“You need wisdom to understand the number of the beast! But if you are smart enough, you can figure this out. Its number is six hundred sixty-six, and it stands for a person.” (Revelation 13:18; Contemporary English Version) Where did it ever happen that we thought we should be afraid of a number? I know […]
Christ Follower or Christian?
June 3, 2010 by
“‘If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.’” (Mark 8:34b) There’s a lot of talk about being a “Christ follower” these days. “I’m a Christ follower,” people say. (It used to be Christian.) I think with the change of jargon (not that I’m against […]
Legacy of An Evil Grandfather
May 26, 2010 by
King Herod’s wife held a grudge against John the Baptist because he kept telling her husband he was sinning by being married to her. (Mark 6:18-19) (They were living in adultery after all.) “Herodias” would go on to instruct her daughter, Salome, to have John beheaded because of it. (Mark 6:24-28) So how could a […]
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