The Roman poet Ovid, in Metamorphosis, portrayed Pygmalion as a sculptor who fell in love with a statue that he carved. Based on this,...

In a good story, fiction or real, the author ties up all loose ends before the story finishes. Some examples are Holes (2003), The Green...

The Quest for Jesus is a mission among New Testament theologians who wish to remove “myths” associated with “the historical Jesus” They...

Preachers often portray Joseph of the OT as a prefigure of Christ. They both fled sin while tempted, accused wrongly, and punished...

Karl Barth was a Swiss reformed theologian. He was well-known for his multi-volume theological work, Church Dogmatics, a commentary on...

God gave clear instructions concerning the veil (or curtain) that separated the Holy of Holies (the inner chamber) from the front...

While the earth revolves around the sun, the moon revolves around the earth. As it does, periodically, the moon comes in between the sun...

We have fixed hours with sixty minutes in each hour. The Hebrews used relative hour (aka Halachic), meaning they assigned twelve hours to...

American Lung Association’s opening page says, “We caution the public against smoking marijuana because of the risks it poses to the...

F. F. Bruce was a renowned New Testament scholar from Scotland. His book, New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable? (1943) was voted by...

Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ, a 2004 movie, received terrible reviews for its violence. Perhaps we have been so sanitized to...

After King Herod died, Archelaus became the ruler of Jerusalem and Judea. Rome wouldn’t give him the title “the king,” as his father was....

This phrase, implying unnecessary investigation or experiment, can bring harm originally was “Care killed the cat,” meaning worry or...

In 2006, Laura van Ryn and Whitney Cerak, two schoolteachers, were in a school van that was in an accident. Among the dead was Laura,...

These words are different in different circumstances. A thief would be someone who enters a house in the cover of darkness and steals...

English is my second language. Yet, God entrusted me with writing and editing English books. So, I seek help from spell-checkers,...

In seminary, I had a dear friend named Gregory. Soon after graduation, he and his family went to Africa while my family and I went to...

When we moved to Maui nine months ago, I didn’t know what to expect. I knew it was an island surrounded by water, beaches, and shores....

The Hebrews celebrate the Passover diligently and with precision. Among all the preparations, drinking wine is crucial (even children...

Coming from Latin for “all” omni and “to know” sciens, omniscience means “to know all things.” It’s an attribute of God. David spoke of...