“Now Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross. And the writing was: Jesus of Nazareth: King of the Jews.” (John 19:19) Courts have long acknowledged that there is no greater truth than the last words of a dying man. They are rarely second-guessed by judges or juries. When Jesus was hanging on the cross, it took nearly six hours for him to die. During that time, he made seven statements. I find it interesting that the number seven in the Bible is associated with perfection, […]

I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven.” (2 Corinthians 12:2) Have you ever thought what Paul meant when he referred to a third heaven? We’ve been taught all our lives that there is only one heaven and then right out of the blue, Paul suggests that there are three of them. What’s going on? A friend of mine once remarked that he didn’t really care how many heavens there were, as long as he was in one of […]

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9) “Winter Sun Helps Clear Snow”. One of the local television stations I watch had this headline on their website several days after a seven-inch snow storm arrived in our area and wreaked havoc with schools and businesses. Unfortunately, cloudy weather and extremely low temperatures did not help melting for a couple of days. Finally on day three, the sun broke through and the […]

“He didn’t have an impressive form or majesty that we should look at Him, no appearance that we should desire Him.” (Isaiah 53:2, HCSB) With the exception of the above verse, the Bible tells us very little about how Jesus looked. If that’s the case, then where did we get that picture of Jesus that hangs over some of our mantles? While there is no biblical support for the picture that our minds conjure up when we think about Jesus, some theologians claim that it came from eyewitness […]