He was born on June 30, 1747. His parents named him William. In an extensive history that his son, Michael, my 4th-great-grandfather, would later write, he said that his dad “was born on the banks of the Potomac River, near present-day Washington D.C. He described it that way because, when William was born, Washington,…
A few years ago, on one of my visits to Egypt, I asked our guide about what I perceived to be discrepancies in Egyptian history. He replied very quickly and very candidly, “We erase the history we do not like and rewrite it to suit what we choose to believe.” The revisionists in America…
Someone has said, and rightly so, I believe, that if man had written the Bible, certain parts would not be included—parts where some of the key people’s weaknesses, failures, and outright sins are revealed. Jonah is near the top of the list of stories that I probably would have left out if I had…
2 Samuel 12:7, “And Nathan said to David, You are the man.” Reconciliation depends on the guilty party’s response, and we have a clear example of this in the Bible. He tried to hide his sin, but when confronted by the prophet, he acknowledged that he had done wrong. I can tell you from…
Matthew 26:17, “On the first day of the Feast of the Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying to Him, Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” The Jewish people sacrificed a lamb each year during the Feast of Passover to remind them that God brought them…
There are so many things going on right now that grieve my spirit from people who profess to be Christians. Hateful language fills social media pages. Immoral lifestyles are flaunted as being normal. The sanctity of marriage is being tossed out the window while adulterous lifestyles are glorified. Biblical truths have become relegated to…
Leviticus 20:26, “You are to be holy to Me because I, the Lord, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own.” In the Old Testament, the word “holy” appears 431 times, not counting the word “holiness.” The Hebrew word for holy is “qodesh,” which means “apartness, sacredness,”…
Matthew 24:12, “And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.” We live in a day of stark contradictions. So-called Christian organizations that once held to firm Biblical truths have strayed so far from the teachings of the Bible that they certainly cannot be identified as Christian any longer. Sadly, over…
Jeremiah 1:9, “Then the LORD put forth His hand, and touched my mouth. and the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put My words in thy mouth.” Jeremiah was not very popular in his day. He certainly would not be popular in our day. God said He knew Jeremiah while he was still…
2 Samuel 11:2, “One evening, David arose from his bed and walked on the roof of the king’s house. And from the roof, he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to behold.” King David’s sin was not instantaneous; it began with a look that lingered too long. Instead of looking…