By Mary Carothers Jesus taught us with parables. He must have known that this was the best way to teach the principles that God wants us to understand. In Matthew 25, Jesus told the parable of the talents. In this story, the talents represented money. However, the principle that Jesus was teaching is not limited to money. The principle He …
“Merlin, if I don’t learn to praise the Lord as you teach, will I not be able to go heaven?” What an incredible question for anyone to ask, but I hear it often. It’s sad to me that people are being taught such false ideas about God that they live in doubt and fear. Some people feel that God is …
By Mary Carothers Did you know that every New Testament letter begins by bestowing God’s peace on the readers? Remember when the angels announced Jesus’ birth to the shepherds? Their message was peace from God to all mankind. After His resurrection Jesus appeared to His disciples when they were hiding in fear (definitely not at peace!) His first words? Peace …
