Does Halloween have Christian roots?
The answer is, “No,” but it does have Christianity “grafted into it.” What we know as Halloween was originally celebrated before Christ was even born! It goes back to the Celtic calendar in which the Celtic Tribes divided the year into the Dark Half (winter) and the […]
“If I Were The Devil,” by Paul Harvey (1999)
I would gain control of the most powerful nation in the world;
I would delude their minds into thinking that they had come from man’s effort, instead of God’s blessings;
I would promote an attitude of loving […]
I’ve been reading Max Lucado’s MAX ON LIFE in which he has compiled the questions that he has received throughout his ministry combined with his answers.
In one chapter (Chapter 28) he discusses how we have ample resources to reach out to the world.
Ours is the wealthiest […]
“Good people celebrate when justice triumphs, but for the workers of evil it’s a bad day.” — Proverbs 21:15 (The Message)
“Today, I celebrate justice, not vengeance. Peace, not violence. Closure for victims, not feelings of wrath. The end of an evil era, not the end of another child […]
In the wake of disasters such as the recent Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan there are always people that ask the question, “Where was God and Why didn’t God do something?” Those questions outline what theologians often call “The Problem of Evil.” It’s been said that the “Problem of Evil,” is the Achilles Heel […]
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