Every modern Bible translation removes the word easter from Acts 12:4 and replaces it with passover. The King James Bible didn't make that swap — and one word in the very next verse tells you exactly why. The answer is one word. Then. "Then were the days of unleavened bread.
Most people in church pews would say they know Jesus. They said so at the altar. They said so at the water. They'll say so again before Sunday's over. But John doesn't ask what you say. He asks how you live. There are two kinds of knowing in 1 John
Most people think of Jesus as Savior. Fewer think of Him as Advocate. But 1 John 2:1 is plain: "we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous." Not "we had." Not "we will have." We have. Present tense. Right now. Picture the courtroom. Satan's prosecuting. The
You stand up to preach, and there's a war going on that nobody can see. Dry mouth. Butterflies you can't pray away. Thoughts scattering. A split second where you wonder if any of it is going to land. So you plant your feet. You take a breath. You open the
That's the unspoken motto of too many institutions — and too many hearts. Say it out loud. Cheaper not to care. You can hear the boardroom that birthed it. Cut the corners. Minimize the exposure. Protect the margin. But God never built anything that way. "Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily,