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A Biblical Focus on Prayer – Part 5 – Tal Davis

September 27, 2024 | Freddy Davis

Every year between 1984 and 2017, Harvard University awarded its Harvard Foundation’s Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award. It went to individuals whom the foundation deemed worthy because of their philanthropic support of various humanitarian causes. In 2017, it last prize went to singer Elton John. Other past honorees included Archbishop…

A Biblical Focus On Prayer – Part 4: Praying for Ourselves – Tal Davis

September 2, 2024 | Freddy Davis

Greek mythology is full of fanciful tales of gods, goddesses, and heroes. One of the most thought-provoking stories was about a man named Narcissus. Narcissus, according to the myth, was the son of the river god Cephissus and nymph named Liriope. He was an extremely handsome young man. One day…

A Biblical Focus On Prayer – Part 3: A Prayer of Humble Submission – Tal Davis

August 5, 2024 | Freddy Davis

“I’m humble and proud of it!” Ever heard someone say that? Probably not, but you may have met people who seem to have that attitude. Pride is a two edged sword. On the one hand, we tell our children how proud we are of them when they do something extraordinary.…

A Biblical Focus On Prayer – Part 2 – Tal Davis

July 28, 2024 | Freddy Davis

When I was a new Christian, I naturally did not know how to pray very well. I thought effective prayers had to be said with lofty words and following a complex formula. However, early on, someone introduced me to a simple and easy to remember outline for praying based on…

A Biblical Focus On Prayer – Part 1: The Object of Our Prayer – Tal Davis

July 20, 2024 | Freddy Davis

The friendly barber was intently cutting my hair. As he clipped and combed we talked casually about the weather and sports. Then he asked what I did for a living. I told him I was pastor of a church in the community. “Oh…” he said, a bit sheepishly. I think…

A Journey to the Acts of the Apostles – Tal Davis

July 13, 2024 | Freddy Davis

Recently, my family took a trip of a lifetime. We flew to Rome, spent sometime there, then took a six day cruise around the Greek Islands and western Turkey. Needless to say it was exciting for all of us, but for me it was specially meaningful because I was able…

A Message to a Pastor on a Greek Island: Titus 3:1-11 – Tal Davis

June 18, 2024 | Freddy Davis

As I write this article, my wife Barbara and I, along with my two sons, my daughter-in-law and two grand-daughters, are preparing for a trip of a lifetime. We will be touring Rome, the Mediterranean Greek islands, and stopping in Ephesus. My greatest excitement is to see first hand some…

Who Won the War of 1812?: A Short History of History – Tal Davis

June 4, 2024 | Freddy Davis

O say can you see, by the dawn’s early light,
What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last gleaming,
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight
O’er the ramparts we watch’d were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave …

What’s with the New Latter-day Saints’ Temples? – Tal Davis

May 14, 2024 | Freddy Davis

(Note: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints now prefers to be called officially simply the Church of Jesus Christ. However we will continue to use its traditional abbreviation of LDS to differentiate it from other churches. Also we will occasionally still refer to members of the church by…

Jesus’ Letters to Seven Asian Churches – Part 7: Laodicea – Tal Davis

March 31, 2024 | Freddy Davis

In this seven part series we have been examining the seven letters the exalted Jesus dictated to the Apostle John on the Island of Patmos, and that John included in the book of Revelation chapters two and three. The last remaining city on the risen Lord’s letter writing circuit is…

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