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This dystopian novel was written by Canadian Margaret Atwood (from Ottawa, born in 1939) back in 1985. The book appeared as a Jeopardy answer last month, and somewhere there was a protest recently with women wearing the outfit of the “handmaid”—a full-length red dress with a white bonnet
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During our Bible Quiz competitions, we usually have a Word Scramble. The congenial host gives a series of letters which need to be unscrambled to make a legitimate word. In order to help in the process, a clue is given that might help to determine the answer. The letters from
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[Editor’s Note: Much of the terminology in this article comes from the Roman Catholic religion and is not found in the Scriptures. The information below comes from an on-line article by the Associated Press (“Pope Suggests Blessings for Same-Sex Unions may be Possible,” posted on October 3,
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Two weeks ago was our annual One Day Lectures, and we discussed Seven Deadly “Spins” as it relates to society trying to soften accurate language. Many of our members bought the book, which contains 72 pages (8½ x 11, spiral bound). If it were in regular book format (like a
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No, this is not an endorsement of the old Jehovah's Witness book by the same title, even though the subtitle is the same: but every man a liar (from Romans 3:4). This book contains the outlines of the 23rd Annual Standing in the Gap Lectures\—with additional
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"We live in a postmodern world," we often hear. The same basic philosophy, however, has been tried in previous generations. Judges 21:25 tells us, for example, "In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes." In
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The first article in this series dealt with a major difference between Baptists and the Scriptures. Baptists do not agree (generally) that baptism is “for the remission of sins” (Acts 2:38) and therefore essential to a person being saved (Mark 16:16). They believe one is saved first; then
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Occasionally, I’ve heard certain Christians say something to this effect, “I don’t read commentaries; I just read the Bible.” Now there is nothing wrong with this statement. It is good for people to read the Bible, and if they only have time for reading a single book, I’
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Last week, we began an examination of what the Baptists “generally believe” concerning baptism, based in part on what the Baptists’ own Manual teaches but also including the description found in the Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia. Last week’s analysis of these two sources mainly dealt with the purpose of baptism,
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Some people might wonder why the Bible spends so much time talking about sin. The simplest (but not the only) answer is to ask a question in return: “How else will we know what sin is?” We find as early as Genesis 3 that sin is harmful to mankind. Adam
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A large portion of the religious world sprinkles or pours water on babies; they call the practice baptism. Others believe that baptism involves immersion. Who is correct? Does it really matter? That question will be a part of the material presented in this series, but first we should point out
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According to Wikipedia, the standard list of "the seven deadly sins" includes pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony, and sloth. One cannot find this list in any of the passages that lists sins in the Bible. One finds seven listed in Proverbs 6:16-19, but they are