EVERY YEAR, the world pauses on January 1st to celebrate what is commonly called New Year’s Day. Fireworks explode across the night sky, crowds count down to midnight, glasses are raised in celebration, and many speak of “new beginnings.” On the surface, it appears harmless—after all, what could be wrong with acknowledging the start of another year? Yet when we examine the origin, symbolism, and timing of New Year’s Day through history and Scripture, a far more complex and so

[Early Christianity, The Empire, and the Modern Christ] HISTORY does not begin with stained glass or oil paint. It begins in soil, sweat and blood, in real life and spoken words, in laws enforced by the state, and in hope forged under pain and oppression. Jesus of Nazareth did not emerge from a European imagination. He was born into a colonized Jewish world—one shaped by covenant, Scripture, fear, expectation, and resistance. Bethlehem was a Judean village under surveillance.

THE Book of Judges records a sobering indictment of God's people: “There arose another generation after them who did not know the LORD nor the work which He had done for Israel” (Judges 2:10). This was not a pagan nation ignorant of God, but the children of those who had seen miracles—deliverance from Egypt, manna from heaven, victories in the land. Yet familiarity with sacred history did not translate into living faith. Forgetting God did not happen overnight; it happened t

HAVE YOU ever wondered why some believers walk with confidence and conviction while others quietly crumble at the first sign of pressure? The difference is rarely about intelligence, or passion, or even sincerity. Many Christians love God, attend church faithfully, and read the Bible occasionally, yet their faith still feels fragile. Here is the uncomfortable truth: Most believers underestimate how weak their faith becomes when it is not strengthened daily. Not because they d

“Ingratitude is the primary cause of greed. Ungrateful people are greedy people.”--Anon. WE live in a culture that constantly whispers,...

[Commentary] AS WORLD leaders Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin gather in Alaska on August 15 for a high-stakes summit on Ukraine, hopes...

IN MODERN Christianity, the Holy Spirit is often described as the third person of a triune God. But is this idea biblical? Is the Holy...

THE DOCTRINE of the Trinity — the belief that God is one being in three co-equal, co-eternal persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — is...

IN a world increasingly gripped by conflict, militarization, and geopolitical tension, the question arises: Should Christians participate...

FOR CENTURIES, many have taught that Peter was the first "Pope" (Latin: 'papa', or father) and the "rock" upon which Christ built His...

“I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself…” ( Romans 14 : 14 , ESV). FOR MANY, the...

TITHING is often misunderstood, dismissed as “Old Covenant stuff,” or treated as optional for New Testament believers. But the truth is,...

The concept of a "cult of personality," which refers to the deliberate cultivation of a leader's image or persona to create a heroic or...

WAS JESUS born in December? If not, when was he born? And in what year? Any way, what difference does it make? These are questions often...

Syria filled the news headlines in recent weeks for a very critical and historic event happening in this ancient Middle-Eastern nation....

From the Editor: We have been going through the Book of Revelation in a series of articles, alternately or sometimes simultaneously with...

The end of the world…It's a chilling thought, isn't it? Whenever the phrase, "end of the world" would come wafting across my ears, I...

The results of the 2024 US elections is now out. The presumptive president-elect, Donald Trump won a landslide victory while carrying...

What is the 'New Covenant', and what makes it better than the Old? As Christians how are we under the New Covenant (Heb. 8:8)? Hebrews 8:...

To be wise is commonly understood to having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right. True wisdom is...