If you’ve ever wondered how the Bible survived through the centuries, the story is nothing short of incredible. Unlike books that come off modern printing presses, every early copy of Scripture was made by hand. That long and careful process shaped the Bible’s journey into our hands today. Before copy machines and laptops, the only way to spread a book was to copy it by hand. That’s where scribes ...  Read More

"To me the Bible is not God, but it is God’s voice, and I do not hear it without awe." - Charles Spurgeon When you hold a Bible in your hands, you’re holding more than a book. It isn’t magical ink on paper, as if the pages themselves carried power. No—it’s much more powerful than magic. It is the very Word of God. In it, we find life.Martin Luther called the Bible not antique, not modern, but eter...  Read More

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: that the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: - 1 Peter 1:6-7 When I was a little boy I really looked up to my grandfather. He was such...  Read More

Ring out the old, ring in the new,Ring, happy bells, across the snow!- Lord Alfred Tennyson I feel like having snow in Texas is like finding a four-leaf clover - enjoy it, celebrate it, and don't expect it to happen again for a very long time! For followers of God, we're encouraged to be attentive to what God says and what God does. God speaks most clearly and directly through the special revelati...  Read More

Fasting is an interesting subject in the Bible. It is prevalent and, clearly, important. However, there are very few passages that describe it as a topic.   Read More