And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Under the Law of Moses, testimony from only one person was not valid.  In order for a charge to be established against a person, at least two witnesses had to testify (Deut 19:15; Matt 18:16).  If the…

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.  Contrast  [n. kon-trast]: a striking exhibition of unlikeness.   Usually when the Letter to the Galatians is discussed, the focus is on Paul’s admonition for the Galatians to reject the temptations of…

His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having…

And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart.  You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. God gave the instructions above from Deuteronomy…

Seventy years ago today (for the sake of clarity, “today” means February 19, when I am writing this article), Operation Detachment began.  It was the beginning of a desperate five-week battle in which three U.S. Marine divisions, ultimately totaling 30,000 men, secured the little volcanic island of Iwo Jima.  Most of us have seen the…