Friday, April 19, 2024
There’s a moment I vividly remember from my childhood that I had never shared with anyone until recently. I had locked it up deep in my memory, hardly daring to unlock it myself. I was 11, and my parents were going through a divorce. I remember this specific day when […]
In 285 AD, the Emperor of the Roman Empire, Diocletian, decided that his territory was too large to rule by himself, so he split the empire in two. He maintained his rule in the eastern half and appointed Maximian to rule the western half. Diocletian and Maximian each held the […]
In the past three decades, short-term mission trips have become an increasingly popular American church outreach effort. Professor Don Fanning at Liberty University concludes that between one and four million short-term mission trips occur every year. Typically, these trendy trips take young adults overseas or out of state to complete […]
Throughout history, people have yearned for justice. Everyone wants to see their enemies get pay back for their wrongs. However, the ‘justice’ humans give out is rather empty. Human vengeance can never make up the offense, because the guilty person deserved the consequences, but the innocent did not (McKelvey 220). […]
The Bible first uses the word “church” in Matthew 16:18, where Jesus states: And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Matthew 16:18 This prediction was fulfilled at Pentecost (c. AD 30) […]