In Ephesians 5:1, Paul urges us to imitate or follow God–not an easy thing to do. It takes many qualities, not the least of which is good character.
The dictionary defines character as “the combination of qualities that distinguishes one person, group or thing from another.” It is moral or ethical strength, integrity, fortitude, excellence. It [...]

Ancient Greece was a society very much based on religion. With periods of great conquest, the religion underwent many evolutions.
Ancient Greece – Religion
Greek gods were plentiful. You know many of them, even if you don’t realize it. A quick look at the planets in the solar system reveals names derived from Greek gods. For instance, [...]

Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy. He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his [...]

In the past 14 years I’ve rubbed shoulders with more ministers than I can remember. I’ve talked with ministers of large churches, small churches, and every size in between. I’ve hung out with black ministers, Hispanic ministers, Episcopal ministers, Republican ministers, and yes, to my shame, even ministers who are Yankee fans. You name ‘em, [...]

As was pointed out in part 1, righteous is not simple goodness. We know this because the Pharisee was a “good” man and followed religious rules and rituals more than most of us would or should. But, his goodness was unacceptable to God. There will be a lot of so called good people in hell. [...]

Just about everyone these days has heard about ‘ demon possession ‘, it was made a household name by the 1973 movie ‘ The Exorcist ‘, and again it has become popular after the 2005 movie ‘ The Exorcism Of Emily Rose ‘. To myself and thousands of others, we have known and believed in [...]