In the old city of Jerusalem, the golden Dome of the Rock dominates the ancient skyline. The gold-encrusted dome covers a Muslim mosque and a site that is sacred, not onlyto believers of Islam, but to Christians and Jewish people as well. Beneath the floor of the sanctuary is a…
Insects and flies are lured by the scent of the sweet. Many times they discover that following a sweet scent can lead to a life of imprisonment or worse. Unable to resist the lure of the scent, they crawl far into a flower only to get so steeped in pollen…
Leprosy is without doubt a terrible disease to have, but not as terrible as feeling unloved, unwanted, or abandoned. One of the worst things that can happen to a human being is to be rejected. Rejection hurts beyond any other state or emotion. It damages one’s self-worth. It makes a…
The question of human suffering, especially that of the just, was a big problem in biblical times. This was the problem Job was wrestling with. Job was a good man yet he suffered terrible tragedies. This resulted in his gloomy view of life. Suffering is still a big problem. There…
The words of Jesus bring us hope. Some people will vehemently claim that they do not need organized religion because they know God in their heart or they find God in nature, and that is enough. These claims are rooted in the truth, but only partly. God has planted a…
