In every generation, there needs to be a Phinehas if the truth is to thrive and survive the onslaught of immorality.

It was very early in the morning. The sun had barely begun to lighten the sky when the old man arose and hurriedly roused two of his servants. Then he went to wake his son.

The Simi Hills Preaching Fund (SHPF) was started 22 years ago for the purpose of assisting ecclesias in their efforts to accomplish their mission to preach in their communities, and to serve their ecclesial members.

 When we carefully read our Scriptures, we are awed by the “project management” we see by our God and His angels. He is steadily working in the nations to bring about the fulfillment of His will.

We live in an attention economy. Put simply, this means that organizations have realized that our attention is a valuable commodity.

Long musical compositions are often separated into short movements to facilitate performance and comprehension; these often contrast in tone to convey mood such as tension in discord vs. peace in harmony.

Often the mention of publicans comes as part of a set:  “publicans and sinners”.  What is so bad about running a public house, that it becomes almost synonymous with being a sinner?

Zechariah 12-14 is not just another series of prophecies about the “last days”: It is specifically about the creation of God’s People, the New Jerusalem, the Kingdom of God. It is the time of the new heavens and earth, the new order of things that replaces the world as we know it now. We are standing with Zechariah on the very threshold of the Kingdom of God on this earth, and he is about to reveal to us how it will all come to pass.

Zechariah 12-14 is not just another series of prophecies about the “last days”: It is specifically about the creation of God’s People, the New Jerusalem, the Kingdom of God. It is the time of the new heavens and earth, the new order of things that replaces the world as we know it now. We are standing with Zechariah on the very threshold of the Kingdom of God on this earth, and he is about to reveal to us how it will all come to pass.

None of the four accounts of Jesus's last 24 hours gives us the complete picture.  We have to do some assembly, and even then we find there are some gaps and some details that take a bit of work to reconcile.  Why make it hard?  Well, maybe to make us think through, think beyond.

So, what is an "evil eye?" 

First, you'll have to understand what it was like when my mother was growing up in the depths of the Great Depression.