As I entered the county courthouse in the small Southern town where I grew up, it was a special day for me. At age 14, I was going to take my license exam to obtain a driving permit! While I waited my turn, I walked around the old building with its high ceilings and creaking floors. This was the time of the racially segregated South. In an alcove, I saw two identical water fountains, side by side.
The book of Revelation mentions three strange beasts. All are related in some way, but all three are different and all three have something to do with events that are beginning to happen right before our very eyes. Wild speculation surrounds all three of these prophetic beasts, but you can know what they represent. Allowing the Bible to interpret its own symbols, discover the identity of these beasts and what they mean for your future.
Everyone wants to be loved, but not everyone feels loved. Children of all ages want to know that they are loved by their parents. Most teens are driven by a desire to have a boyfriend or girlfriend. And what adult doesn’t want to be loved? But what is love, and how can you have it? Join us “in search of love.”
Are you tired? Frustrated? Overwhelmed? Your Bible offers vital tools for overcoming stress. If you use them, you can find peace and happiness — and can succeed even in difficult times!
Virtually every professing Christian knows something about baptism. If you were born into a Christian denomination, you may very well have been baptized as an infant, or later as an adult. Among professing Christians, practices vary widely, from washing to sprinkling water on infants, to total immersion for adults. Some even ignore baptism entirely. Why are there such differences? What does the Bible actually tell us about baptism?