2018

People should not worry so much about what they do but rather about what they are. If they and their ways are good, then their deeds are radiant. If you are righteous, then what you do will also be righteous. We should not think that holiness is based on what we do but rather on what […]

Mark 9:20-24 Spain’s national motto in the early 1400’s was “Ne plus ultra.”  This is the Latin phrase meaning, “No More Beyond.”  The words were written on the edges of their maps.   The concept was buttressed by Greek mythology.  Evidently Hercules was believed to have constructed to pillars near the Straits of Gibraltar which marked

Genesis 18:9-15 You probably have received an email stating that Bill Gates is giving money to people who will forward the message you received to ten other people.  Nearly everyone in the USA has also received mail from National Publishers Clearing House promising a winning chance at millions of dollars. Whenever a promise is made

Genesis 18:1-8 The Greek word is philoxenia is a compound of two Greek words –philos – “kind affection” or “love” and xenos – “stranger. ” Literally, philoxenia means “one who loves strangers.” In the first century they didn’t have Holiday Inns, Red Roof Inns, or even Motel 6.  A night in an inn would be unpleasant for they were