It is never easy to swim upstream - to buck the tides and resist the currents. But, by the very nature of the case, true Christianity calls for an upstream lifestyle.

Almost everyone has a home town. For many of us, it is the city of our birth. For others, it is the place where much of their lives has been spent.

In the previous article it was noted that, although the Old Testament promised the New Covenant specifically to the literal nation of Israel, the Church also has a relationship to the New Covenant...

What child has not heard the stern voice of his father, "Son, you must be disciplined for what you did!" The word discipline struck fear in the son's heart as big tears poured from his eyes, for he knew the punishment  that awaited.

Occasionally the Authorized Version employs a word which current in English usage. This is due to the fact that it was produced in 1611, and the language has undergone changes in over three and a half centuries.

It seems that there is always something new coming upon the scene, and in Israel our something new is a new holy one. He is a rabbi whose father, a very famous rabbi him­self died about a year ago.