When someone declines to acknowledge the interpretation of the divine Interpreter, he in effect assumes or expresses the belief that: “My know… Read more

“I know that You can do all things, and that no purpose of Yours can be thwarted.” Job 42:2 Read more

Purple is a nice color. Grapes are purple, and I like grapes. My wife has a pretty, purple, church dress. Hatch Motors had a purple Dodge Chal… Read more

It would be utterly irrational and egotistical for anyone to believe and to expect that the divine Interpreter, the supreme Savior and Redeeme… Read more

“A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still.” It was certainly true of the Pharisees in this story (Matthew 12.1-21). Mark … Read more

The message contained in the preceding biblical verses, namely man’s inability to interpret the divine Words, is so fundamental and so far-rea… Read more

It’s the Year of the Bible. It’s a fresh movement endorsed by many Christians world wide to network together in lifting up the Word of God. Read more

In this story Matthew (12.1-21) explains that Jesus and His disciples were passing through the grain fields on the Sabbath day, and because th… Read more

Pew Research, that specializes in polling the American religious community to spot and track trends, just came out with new stats. They found … Read more

For my thoughts are not yours thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my… Read more

In this age, the world has changed and continues to change at a rapid pace. This change requires an equal change in our thinking and the way w… Read more

Isaac Watts wrote one of the most familiar of all the Christmas carols that turns out actually, not to have been intended as a Christmas carol… Read more

The Bahá’í Faith fully acknowledges, not just the eternal greatness of the Lord Jesus Christ, but also His miraculous birth on this terrestria… Read more

In the movie Forest Gump, we find Forest rescuing his friend Bubba during a fire-fight in the Vietnam jungle. Bubba is mortally wounded, and a… Read more

dThe Church Of Our Saviour (Episcopal & ELCA Lutheran), 5147 Show Low Lake Road in Lakeside (Turn at Walmart/Hospital light): Read more

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius w… Read more

Immanuel Lutheran Church, 4839 Vallery Lane in Lakeside, will hold Christmas Eve service at 6:30 p.m. and Christmas Day service at 10 a.m. Read more

The public is invited to join the congregation of First Baptist Church, 700 N. Central in Show Low, for a candlelight Christmas Eve service at… Read more

The Christmas lighting is going up, and it’s beautiful. I especially enjoy the Show Low street lights along the Deuce. They change colors! How… Read more

When Jesus came the first time, “who” or “what” saw Him? Every “eye” in the head or every “eye” in the heart? What about the second time? Will… Read more

Maranatha Bible Church will hold its Christmas Eve  candlelight service at 6 p.m. at 581 E. Old Linden Road in Show Low. Read more

Here is one more guide—one that can never fail. We can consider a sign symbolic or non-symbolic simply on the authority or testimony of the ne… Read more

December 7, 1941, is “the day that shall live in infamy,” or, at least that’s what we used to think. It was the day the Japanese attacked our … Read more

God is merciful! This is a wonderful, uplifting, thrilling, and encouraging revelation. It is especially wonderful because it is our only hope… Read more

It’s within the connivery of men to seek an advantage over opposing forces by stealth, trickery and ambush. More popular is the ambush. It’s a… Read more

As I look back at 2019 and past, I am reminded of the faithfulness and blessing of our Heavenly Father. There are victories and there are defe… Read more

And now the fourth guide with which to separate the symbolic from the literal: the sacred Words can best be interpreted and understood in the … Read more

Let us now consider the third guide to the distinction of the figurative from the literal. We can distinguish the two sets of sayings by study… Read more

No one likes to think about judgment, and we are relieved that Jesus moves on from this point to talk about the electing grace of God and to i… Read more

No, not the car, but the Massachusetts town founded in 1620 by our Pilgrim forefathers. Among other distinctions, it’s the site of the first “… Read more