Posts from December 2025
Three Wise Men (Magi)?
Merry Christmas! This is a special time for so many around the world, particularly children … well, some children. Allow me to explain. We all know that Christmas here in the United States is a traditional holiday of festivities, feasts, family gatherings, and fond gift-giving. Children especially love this time of year because of the excitement surrounding all those presents under the tree. Christmas is celebrated in around 160 countries around the world, by billions of people. Yet, did you…
Why Did God Make Covenants?
There are many important themes woven into the narrative fabric of the Bible. For example, the recurring motifs of the Messiah, blood, kingdom, sacrifice, faith, redemption, and many more provide a beautiful backdrop of divinely inspired harmony throughout the text. One theme that could be considered to be the “backbone” of the Bible is the various covenants God made with mankind. A covenant, by definition, is a mutual agreement between two parties that involves promises on the part of each…
Are You One of the “Few”?
With over eight billion people in the world, it is easy to get lost in the sheer number of the masses. There is much evidence of such a large population. Across the planet, cities are expanding at alarming rates, popular tourist spots are constantly overcrowded, highways and skyways are packed to the limit, and all the while, the global population continues to rise. Quite simply, there is a massive number of people in the world today! Considering we’re each just…