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“Something wicked this way comes,” said the second witch in Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, act 4, scene 1. Macbeth is a play about the evils of unrestrained ambition and murder.
A friend of mine told me once that he did not feel comfortable celebrating Halloween, even though he enjoyed attending a “harvest festival” his church held each year on the evening of October 31.
So, what is Halloween to Christians, if anything? What is the origin of the holiday? Is it merely a harvest festival? Should Christians celebrate this holiday, either...
My wife and I were patiently standing shoulder to shoulder on the crowded upper level of the Eiffel Tower, waiting to take a picture of the exhilarating view as the sun slowly dipped into the horizon. I suddenly felt a slight tug at my pocket, and in a flash, my wallet was gone—I had been pickpocketed!
What a heart-shattering end to what was going to be one of...
A cousin of mine has been very successful in several business ventures. He has worked hard over many years and has accumulated wealth and property. He has the accouterments of wealth that one might expect in the form of homes, cars, boats, an airplane, and a farm in the country. This cousin has traveled extensively pursuing his interests and passions. Along the...
Did life as we know it today evolve from nothing? Or was there a deliberate starting point from which all life as we know it today was created?
The Bible says in Genesis 1:1 that the life we see in our world today had a definite beginning. In verse 11 we see that plant life was created. In verse 20 we see that fish, sea creatures, and birds were created. In...
In most modern Western countries, people tend to think of wars as being “over there” someplace and not on their home soil—but hasn’t the United States also seen terrorism like that of the 9/11 attacks? Could we see foreign invaders once again attack cities in America, as well as in Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and other nations—on an even greater scale?
Jesus was often moved with compassion for those in need. Will you learn from His example?
"What's the use? Life is futile. Nothing will ever turn out right." This really is a very sad and self-destructive frame of mind. Many people fall into trials in life and are overcome with feelings of hopelessness and futility. It is an old story.
Is God fair? Some will answer “Yes” without hesitation. Some will seek clarification before answering. And some will immediately answer “No.” It is a fair question—and one God Himself answers.
A staggering 14.4 million abortions occurred worldwide in the first four months of 2021 according to WorldOMeters.info—a respected Internet statistics source (May 4, 2021). This means that the combined number of deaths in the same period from the seasonal flu, HIV/AIDS, cancer, malaria, smoking, alcohol, suicide, and traffic accidents (roughly 7 million) wasn’t...