As a young girl I encountered what was considered to be harmless fun by some Christians. I was a pastor’s daughter and learned what I did in the home of Christians, from students in my public elementary school, and from my neighbor. The types of “harmless” witchcraft I encountered included:

Hebrews 10:25 instructs, “Not forsaking the assembling of yourselves together….” The word assembling in this passage is translated from a Greek word meaning Christian meeting for worship (Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible). God is here instructing us to gather regularly for worship. Matthew 4:10 states, “Thou shalt worship the LORD thy [...]

Sometimes it’s good to ask why we do things the way we do them. When I was growing up in a pastor’s home, going to every activity the church offered, helping on the bus, teaching in classes, going to camps, cheering at sports events, I was absorbing ideas about how things are to be [...]

“Remove not the ancient landmark which thy fathers have set.”   I’ve read that lots of times but this morning the verse speaks to me.   In the past I’ve read the verse and thought about the landmarks that divided property.   Of course it would be wrong for a person to arbitrarily move the property line, stealing [...]

There are many reasons to teach but the one I am concentrating on today is a benefit for the teacher.