A: It is important to recognize the theme of the Scripture: It is contrast. We are told God formed the light and created darkness. Is there a difference between forming something and creating something? To form something points to potential and purpose, while creating something points to bringing something forth. Light functions at different intensity […]
In last month’s, November’s The Bottom Line, I dealt with the subject of liberalism in our faith due to how we handle and approach the Word of God. We may not realize it, but we do take liberty with God’s Word. We choose what we are going to believe, what doctrinal preference we have when […]
This month of November is the beginning of insanity thanks to the commercial push to present the public with various articles and deals from the latest electronic spyware gadgets that will do everything for you but what needs to be done for personal well-being and responsibilities such as relationships and work. Advertisement will tell us […]
When I was young, I used to play hide and seek. The person who had to find the kids in our particular group stood with their back to the rest of us and had to count to ten as they closed their eyes and when they hit that number, they would yell, “Ready or not, […]
By Jeannette Haley Recently there was a great deal of flap over a Republican Sikh woman’s prayer on the second day of the RNC convention. Harmeet Dhillon, with covered head, led the invocation to her pagan god and stated that “Vaheguru, is our one true god.” While we didn’t watch the convention as a […]
A: In order to properly understand this Scripture, you must begin with Psalm 139:19. King David began with the obvious when he stated that God will surely slay the wicked for they speak wickedly against Him and take His name in vain. He then goes on to say in 21, “Do not I hate them, […]
The Bible instructs us to examine ourselves in different ways. Examination is not about judging self, but seeing if we are lining up to our purpose in this world as a saint, our calling in His kingdom, and whether our fruits are in compliance to the Vinedresser of our souls. This examination is crucial in […]
A: The answer is yes. Jesus put His disciples in teams together before sending them out. After all, we are told in Ecclesiastes 4:12, “And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.” We see where Peter and John served as a team, as well as […]
I was recently reading one of my Facebook posts that was four years old. It was about the fact that we needed to brace ourselves. One might ask why must we brace ourselves, but I knew it was in light of the upcoming elections and the unstable issues taking center stage in 2020. I thought […]
By Jeannette Haley How beautiful, entertaining and sometimes hilarious it is to watch thecuriosity of newborns in both the human and animal worlds! What would life bewithout curiosity? There is just something askew when a human being prefers tolapse into a zombie state of mind and chooses to become disinterested anddetached from everything and everybody […]
