God’s Crossword Puzzle

Do you do crossword puzzles? I have to confess that I always seem to get stuck on some obscure reference to science, history or music that I’ve never heard of. And without those words, the whole puzzle remains a mystery. And that’s the way it was with the...

Yellow Ribbons

The song, Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree, is about a man released from prison who wasn’t sure whether the woman he loved would accept him back, or reject him. He wrote and asked her forgiveness and requested that, if she could forgive him, she tie a...

Mystery Religions

In the first century, the Greek mystery religions were the number one competition for Christianity. They were the ancient equivalents to secret societies in more recent centuries. You were initiated into a mystery religion without knowing very much, and then you were...

The Three Mysteries of Revelation

This week’s Feature Article by Leith Anderson Part 4 from the series, “Bible Mysteries” Revelation 1:20; 10:7; 17:5-7 We are launching a new series of Leith’s extended articles to be posted each weekend.  This is the fourth of four...

Child-like Faith

One of the many things that impress me about Jesus is the way he turned ordinary situations into teaching opportunities. One day, when his disciples were questioning him about who was the greatest in the kingdom of heaven, a small boy wandered into the house where...