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theology August 16, 2024

Revealed in Upper Room: Holy Spirit & New Testament :: By Paul J. Scharf

As Jesus taught His disciples in the Upper Room on the night before His death, He addressed them in light of their collective position as “the foundation” (Eph. 2:20) for the forthcoming church. The church age would begin on a specific “day” (John 14:20), which we know would occur on Pentecost Sunday. Once this age […]

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FEATURED, theology August 16, 2024

Improve Your Prayer Life

I sincerely believe that if you can improve your prayer life you will improve your whole life. The God of the universe has invited…

theology August 15, 2024

Is America at the End of the Road? :: By Jonathan Brentner

Is America nearing the end of the road as a nation? Have we reached a place similar to that of Judah just before Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem and the temple? Three times in the book of Jeremiah, the Lord tells the prophet not to pray for the people of Judah (Jeremiah 7:16, 11:14, […]

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theology August 15, 2024

The Old Man and The Cross :: By C. Gray Adams

In a previous article, “The Hyphenated-Christian,”[1] the idea was set forth that one cannot do the will of the Father while holding on to the old nature. Here we will attempt to put some meat on the bones of this idea by examining ‘The Old Man and The Cross.’ Some may have decided to read […]

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FEATURED, theology August 15, 2024

And he is the propitiation

And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for THE SINS OF THE WHOLE WORLD. – 1…

bible, FEATURED, theology August 14, 2024

Did the giving of the Law on Mount Sinai occur on Shavuot?

by Saber Truth Tiger
In Exodus chapters 19 and 20 we read of the giving of the Law at Mount Sinai. Many believe this momentous event occurred during the first week of Sivan, the third month in the Hebrew calendar (see Exodus 19:1). Many Je…

theology August 14, 2024

Revealed in the Upper Room: The Rapture :: By Paul J. Scharf

We are fast approaching that time of year in which we remember the death of the Lord Jesus and celebrate His victory over death through His resurrection. Over these next three weeks, I would like to focus on Jesus’ ministry following the Passover meal He shared with His disciples in the Upper Room. There Jesus […]

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FEATURED, theology August 14, 2024

Creation: From the Earth Looking Up

We explore the creation narratives of Genesis within their natural ancient Near Eastern context and then ask how that changes the way we read the text.Keep your eye open for this class to start soon. Israelite Creation in ContextRead this sho…

FEATURED, theology August 13, 2024

‘I Am Resolved’ :: By Paul J. Scharf

I experienced all kinds of weather playing eight years of high school and college football in Wisconsin—from the burning heat of August to the frigid cold of November. I only remember one snowfall, during a practice in my last season in college. But I remember rain—lots and lots of rain and especially lots of mud. […]

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theology August 12, 2024

Land of the Living :: By Candy Austin

Psalm 27:13-14 “I had fainted, Unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait on the LORD: Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.” My husband and I love to travel, but there are just some places […]

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theology August 11, 2024

The Magnificent Glory That Awaits Us in Eternity :: By Jonathan Brentner

It’s a word that we often hear, but what does “glory” really signify? A popular worship song includes the phrase “show us your glory,” but can that request have an eternal ring to it? Dictionaries provide several facets of meaning for the word “glory.” I looked it up in the Merriam-Webster online dictionary and discovered […]

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FEATURED, theology August 11, 2024

Egalitarian Nature of Village Life

Dr. Nakhai is the Associate Professor at the Arizona Center for Judaic Studies. She is an archaeologist and Biblical scholar, She has written extensively about ancient religion and culture, especially the lives of women in ancient Israel and t…