The Statue of Liberty-- "Lady Liberty" as we know her-- stands in the New York harbor with a torch that welcomes all those who come to the United States seeking safety, peace, and liberty. In Proverbs chapter one, the writer Solomon creates a female character named "Lady Wisdom"-- who [...]
Stupid criminal alert! When his plan to rob a gambling parlor in England ended in utter failure, Umar Mirza learned the wisdom of that famous saying: "Crime doesn't pay". In Proverbs chapter one, King Solomon gives powerful insights to all those who would desire wisdom. What life-transforming instructions does [...]
Do you ever feel like you're experiencing "information overload"? Information today is growing at warp speed, and its genuinely mind-boggling. Every minute, more than 300 hours of new video is being uploaded to the YouTube website. And that's just one website! The tragic truth is that even though information [...]
King Solomon was the wisest, richest, most renowned king that this world has ever known. Eventually, the LORD used him to write and assemble the book of Proverbs-- one of the Bible's great pieces of wisdom literature. But Solomon's greatness can be traced back to a critical event in [...]
People couldn't ignore Gianna Jessen's testimony before the House Judiciary Committee in September 2015. That's because Gianna is a real-life survivor of a botched abortion. Her story is amazing-- but even more amazing is the way she has used her platform to courageously speak up for the sanctity of [...]
Psalm 119 is not only the longest chapter of the Bible (176 verses), it has also been called 'the Alps' of the Bible or the 'Mt. Everest' of the Bible-- for the way it celebrates the majesty, power, and glories of God's Word. In this towering text, the Psalmist [...]
It remains one of the most controversial sayings that Jesus ever made: "Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you" (John 6:53). What did Jesus mean to say when He uttered these words? Was He being literal? [...]
The most important resolution that many Christians could make for 2018 would be a resolution to join their local church in membership. Sadly, many believers think that church membership is a construct that was invented by pastors or denominations. But this is totally false. Membership in the local church [...]
Police in Philadelphia were chasing a runaway Christmas cow on the morning of December 14th. "Stormy the Christmas Cow" made two daring escapes from a local nativity scene before finally being captured for good. We don't normally put the words "Christmas" and "escape" together-- but that is exactly what [...]
The famous poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas" features this iconic lyric: "...the children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads." In Matthew 1-2, the Bible talks about five supernatural dreams that God revealed to several important characters who were associated [...]