A curious expression occurs in Genesis 3:15 that might easily escape the notice of the inattentive reader.1 The verse reads: “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.” This prediction is uttered in context by...Continue reading
The coroner closed the door, and another death was recorded. Years earlier a diagnosis had been made and treatment was started. For months doctors tried to get the patient turned around and moving in the right direction. Lab work and scans were ordered, but often the results were ignored or overlooked. A specialist was brought...Continue reading
As one looks at the religious landscape, it can be confusing. One may ask, how did religion get in this position? There are over 33,000 different churches within the United States today. All teach different doctrines and worship God in different ways. Just looking at it all makes one’s head spin. However, this was not...Continue reading
There were about seven of us sitting in a local restaurant telling tales, as men are known to do. We laughed together as some of the men shared embarrassing fishing stories. At some point the conversation drifted from fishing and trucks toward the more serious topic of families and children. I had been conducting a...Continue reading
[NOTE: The following was written by A.P. board member Frank Chesser.] Sin moved from the mind of Satan to the heart of Eve, destroyed her purity and innocence, soiled her soul with consequences for life, and broke the heart of God. Sin is the soothing sound of religious error that blinds the mind and calms...Continue reading
Our current society is in a complete downward spiral with regards to religion. A recent report states that most Americans (over half of the country) do not attend weekly church services. We have musical performances on network television that praise the altar of Satan, along with sin and immorality filling our children’s minds through cartoons...Continue reading
Two fascinating Messianic contexts are found in Psalm 22 and Zechariah 12-13 where a flurry of several very specific anticipations is presented. One of these anticipations predicts that the Messiah would be “pierced.” Compare the Psalmist’s allusion with Zechariah’s: For dogs have surrounded Me; The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My...Continue reading