A Sabbath day's journey is how far a person can walk on a Sabbath without violating the Law. Generally, it is considered to be 2000 cubits, about half a mile (or 3/5ths of a mile), or about one kilometer. The phrase is used in the book of Acts where it is referring to...
The difference between a heart of stone and a heart of flesh is the same as the difference between spiritual death and spiritual life. The terms are contrasted in Ezekiel 11:19 and 36:26 where the heart of stone is used to mean a person is spiritually dead. Ezekiel...
Mount Horeb is an alternate name for Mount Sinai. Though there is a little debate about this, the majority of scholars consider them to be the same mountain due to the general interchangeability of the terms throughout Scripture. "In many instances “Sinai” and...
Is it wrong for a Christian to hang up a five-pointed star in their homes, or use them in jewelry, or as tattoos? The answer is both yes and no, depending on the context and reason. Let me explain. We are certainly free as Christians to utilize five-pointed stars on...
A common argument among critics of the New Testament is that Luke commits a historical error regarding the census connected with a Roman official named Quirinius. In both gospel accounts of Jesus' birth, it is agreed that Jesus was born in the time of Herod the Great...
When we ask, "What is love?" we are inquiring about one of the most important topics ever. Love is defined in many different ways from self-adoration (self-oriented) to an ongoing sacrifice (other-oriented). Love is what the world seeks. Christians talk about love as...
Recently on my radio show, a woman called in about a practice that is being implemented in schools in her area called "mindfulness." When she told me what the practices were, I became alarmed. After some research, I discovered that the practice of "mindfulness" has...
The term "sons of God" occurs 10 times in the NASB. In the context of each occurrence, it means either angelic beings or people. It first occurs in Genesis 6:2 when it refers to the sons of God who took the daughters of men for wives. Their offspring were...
There is no obvious connection between the eggs and Jesus' resurrection, but colored eggs have become ubiquitously associated with the Easter celebration. This practice is clearly not "biblical" in the sense that the Bible nowhere prescribes or even implies the...
Easter is, specifically, the annual celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. More generally, Easter often refers to the season surrounding that celebration wherein the suffering, death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus are especially remembered and...