In the Bible, Egypt is a picture of bondage, depression, slavery, oppression, and darkness. For four hundred years, God’s chosen people suffered under the hand of Pharaoh. But in Exodus 2, God heard their groaning…
I have often wondered why one thief believed and hoped while the other laughed. Why? I wondered if the one might have had a praying mother. Maybe he had a mother who prayed, and prayed,…
There are many examples of unbelief throughout the Bible. There is not enough space to write them all, so for now we will look at a few examples from the book of Acts. We read…
History of the Amish Series Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Part 6Part 7Part 8Part 9Part 10Part 11 Dividing Paths Our history begins after the split of the “Ammannisch Leit” (Amish) from the remaining Anabaptists (Mennonites)…
To me, this is a deep thought-provoking question. Do I practice it? According to Jesus: “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,…
John 13:1-5 1 Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were…
One time, Jesus was in a house having a meal when publicans and sinners crowded around Him. They wanted to hear more from Him. He had a message that resonated with them, but it upset…
The enemy of our soul must find it very annoying when we are so immersed in the new life, the born again life, the ever-living life, that we overcome sin by sheer neglect. We are…
Depending on which commentator you follow, there may have been as many as three million Jews who left Egypt. Finally, the Israelites were free from slavery. Soon they would move into a land that was…
I can remember for most of my life, I thought people that weren’t in our denomination (same religion as ours) were worldly and ungodly people because that’s what we were taught, and I believed what…
