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.

[Is Romans14:5–6 a Free Pass to Abandon God’s Sabbath and Holy Days?] Romans 14:5–6 is often quoted as a sweeping permission slip—proof, some say, that God’s Sabbath and biblical holy days are optional, subjective, even obsolete. But a careful reading of Paul’s words, within their historical, literary, and theological context, reveals something very different. Far from dismantling God’s holy time, Romans 14 actually defends unity amid non-commanded practices. It does not eras

EVERY YEAR, as October draws to a close, streets and stores fill with jack-o’-lanterns, eerie decorations, and costumes of ghosts, monsters, and witches. For many, Halloween is just a harmless night of fun, candy, and make-believe. But beneath the surface of its festivities lies a deeper spiritual concern—a “trick” that many do not see. Why does this day, rooted in fear, death, and the occult, remain so popular in our modern culture? And what should God’s people make of it? W

THE greatest threat to the Church is not only persecution from without but corruption from within. Paganism—once clearly rejected by the...

[Commentary] “Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands afar off; for truth has stumbled in the public squares, and uprightness...

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[Commentary] THE WORD "corruption" is once again splashed across the news, this time in connection with the Department of Public Works...

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A GROWING number of Christians today are rediscovering the truth of the biblical Sabbath. However, some argue that with the passing of...

FOR centuries, the question has lingered in the minds of sincere believers: Who changed the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday? The answer...

LET'S be honest—many believers want a feel-good Christianity. One that comforts, but doesn’t confront. One that blesses, but never...

MANY Christians today love the comforting words of Jesus—the promises of faith, forgiveness, peace, God's grace, and eternal life. But...

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...