In 1809, Dr. Ephraim McDowell’s examination of a patient revealed that she had an abdominal tumor that would soon kill her. Though abdominal surgery was unheard of in those days, the woman finally persuaded the doctor to operate. After a twenty-six minute surgery the doctor removed a twenty-two pound tumor. Since there were no anesthetics […]
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A Few Words about Our Thrill-Seeking Culture
In the recent years we have developed a thrill-seeking culture – a culture moved more by emotional stimuli than careful thought – that affects many facets of our lives. I have not been to a movie in years, but I have seen trailers on TV and digital video, and heard people talk about them. I […]
Nothing to Live For
Somebody once said, “Many people have everything to live WITH and nothing to live FOR.” How true that is. Many wealthy people live hollow, meaningless lives. They have more than enough possessions to make life comfortable, but they have little purpose in life to make it meaningful. It takes decades before some people eventually realize […]
Jesus Was Raised Before He Was Buried?
I have asked this question before, but I want to ask it again. Did Jesus’ resurrection occur before He was buried? Before you think I have completely lost all sense of sanity, you need to understand that millions of people, maybe even you, appear to believe that is what happened. Let me explain. Romans 6:4 […]
Christians with No Denominational Ties
God places great emphasis on names. He changed Abram’s name to Abraham (Gen. 17:5), Sarai’s name to Sarah (Gen. 17:15), and Jacob’s name to Israel (Gen. 32:38). He gave to John and Jesus their names before they were born (Luke 1:13,31). He has given to His people of this age the name “Christian” (Acts 11:26; […]
Don’t Be So Insecure!
Did it cause the Pharisees to “do all their deeds to be noticed by men” (Mat. 23:5)? It may have tempted Jeremiah to be afraid of the faces of those who he had to confront (Jer. 1:8, KJV). It certainly led Peter, Barnabas, and the rest of the Jews in Antioch to stop eating with […]
The Shoulder of Christ
Job said, “Man, who is born of woman, is short-lived and full of turmoil” (14:1 NASB). Even though we may not have suffered as Job did, we can testify to the truth of Job’s statement. There are physical struggles of life as well as mental struggles. Sometime there are attacks from friends and foes! Sometimes […]
Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, Lent, Palm Sunday, Good Friday Easter
About this time of the year, there are lots of religious terms used by some, which most folks do not understand. These terms are not found in the Bible but, it is helpful if we understand what they mean so that we can communicate with our religious neighbors who use these terms and maybe practice […]
“The Weight Of Guilt”
A service station was robbed in the Dutch town of Terneuzen on January 18, 2016. The cashier on duty was able to give police a detailed description of the thief and an investigation was launched. But for nine years the case remained unsolved with no arrests made. Recently a 28-year-old man turned himself in to […]
How I Learned To Stop Fearing, And Start Loving, The Book Of Revelation
When I was a boy I loved to visit my grandmother, partly for her chicken and dumplings, and partly for her magazines. Grandma knew I was a voracious reader, so she would save old copies of National Geographic and Life magazines, and I could spend hours blissfully browsing through back issues. When I was about […]