“Extra! Extra! Read all about it!” There was a time when people had to wait for the presses to find out the news of the day. If something big happened, it “made the headlines,” literally. Don’t you love those old movies where they show consecutive close-ups of newspaper headlines to tell part of the story? …
Category: Counter-Culture
Modern-Day Money Changers?
I recently ran across an article on the value of the multi-million-dollar homes of several well-known “celebrity” evangelists/pastors. The values were astounding, ranging from $1 million all the way up to $14 million. Some were pastors of very large churches, but many had made their money from book sales, television programs, and other media. Wealth …
When Sinful Men Prevail
Almost 2,000 years ago, Luke penned the last two chapters of his carefully researched accounting of the life of Jesus on earth. Bible scholars believe he wrote between 58 and 65 AD, a scant 30 years after Jesus had finished the mission for which He came and returned to heaven. The people Luke talked to …
Jesus Foretells The Future
This morning I looked at my Bible reading schedule and saw that today’s passage is Luke 20. So, I promptly proceeded to read Luke 21. 😊 Maybe it was my subconscious directing me to the wrong chapter because Luke 21 is a parallel passage to Matthew 24, where Jesus gives us a description of what …
Which Voice Are You Listening To?
One of the coolest “inventions” of our modern-day world is the technology that allows us to travel easily and find our way to places we’ve never been. I remember taking vacations with my family as a child. If I’m not mistaken, you could call up AAA and ask them to send you a map that …