False Religion Masquerading as Christianity

October 12, 2024   |  

Probably beginning in the early 1400s, shepherds began placing a bell around the neck of the lead wether. A wether, in Middle English, was a castrated male sheep. The sheep with the bell was the lead weder, and was also called the belle-weder. By using the bell, a shepherd could…
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How to Get Back at Those Who Mocked Christians at the Olympics

September 5, 2024   |  

There was a massive amount of publicity around the opening ceremony of the recent Paris Olympics. The event that created the biggest stir was a display featuring drag queens parodying Leonardo de Vinci’s iconic painting of “The Last Supper.” When the blowback started, the organizers first tried to say it…
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A Message to a Pastor on a Greek Island: Titus 3:1-11 – Tal Davis

June 18, 2024   |  

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…
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Jesus’ Letters to Seven Asian Churches – Part 5: Sardis – Tal Davis

March 16, 2024   |  

Most major cities in the ancient Mediterranean world had what was called an acropolis (high city). These were fortified citadels high on a hill or plateau, the cities’ citizens took refuge there in the event of an enemy attack. It was also where sacred buildings were built to be safe…
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Jesus’ Letters to Seven Asian Churches – Part 4: Thyatira – Tal Davis

March 3, 2024   |  

In this seven part series we are analyzing the seven letters dictated to the Apostle John by the resurrected Lord Jesus Christ as recorded in the book of Revelation chapters two and three. Previously we looked at the first three letters written by the risen Jesus to churches in Ephesus,…
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Jesus’ Letters to Seven Asian Churches – Part 2: Smyrna – Tal Davis

February 11, 2024   |  

In the first installment of this seven part series we recounted how, late in the First Century AD, the aged Apostle John was exiled on the Island of Patmos in the Aegean Sea. Patmos lies off the coast of the Roman province of Asia (now eastern Turkey). While languishing there,…
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Jesus’ Letters to Seven Asian Churches – Part 1: Ephesus – Tal Davis

February 2, 2024   |  

Introduction
After His death and resurrection Jesus’ twelve apostles scattered throughout the world preaching the gospel as He had commanded. One of them was the Apostle John, the brother of James and the son of Zebedee. He was known as the “Beloved Disciple” because of his special relationship to Jesus.…
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What Happens When Life Is Not Valued

January 25, 2024   |  

Something happened recently that I consider a huge tragedy. Indi Gregory was born in the United Kingdom with a degenerative mitochondrial disease that was life threatening. This is a rare metabolic disorder that affects cell function, and it caused Indi brain damage. As a result, this little girl was on…
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