Joseph M. Jordan 
Being a born-again Christian, I feed on the word of God. One thing that has caught my mind lately is why the Scripture mentions leprosy so much. In both the Old and New Testaments, there are several mentions of leprosy that depict this disease as ugly and connect it to sin. What I seek to … Read more
I strongly believe in the healing powers and the effectiveness of essential oils. Perhaps this stems from the fact that we always used essential oils in our home, and my parents always mentioned something about the oils being healing balms. At first, I didn’t understand, but as my faith grew, studying the Bible, the mention … Read more
As a born-again male Christian, having been born and raised in a pastoral family with my father and grandfather being pastors, this brought me closer to God at a young age. With the 15-year experience I have in both campus and youth ministry, I have encountered numerous Biblical intrigues. I have always wondered if the … Read more
Last night, I led a Bible discussion in which we talked about different things in the Bible. Some of these aspects have a deeper meaning. One of the topics that had us going back and forth was the moon. Many verses mention it, but what does the moon symbolize in the Bible? In the article … Read more
After I started going to Bible School and reading through different scriptures in both the Old and New Testaments, I realized quickly that the Bible is full of symbolism, including the use of animals to describe different things. One of my favorite animals happens to be the bear, and that led me to do further … Read more
As a born again Christian, I’ve always been fascinated by the symbolism of snakes in the Bible and Theological studies in general. Therefore, I was excited and eager to learn when my Bible study group decided to tackle this topic last Sunday. The opening question to this interesting topic was, “What does the snake symbolize … Read more
A few months ago, we had a mega-church service that spiritually impacted our lives. During the service, the invited guest speaker shook us after he arrived with several boxes carrying honey. He then ordered the ushers to give every house member one tin of honey with a little spoon to scoop with. He then revealed … Read more
I’m a firm believer in numbers that carry Biblical significance. On the 8th Sunday of this year, I had intended to preach about the importance of the number 28 because I had so many encounters with it, and I felt like it was communication from God. Although the number is not mentioned so many times … Read more
As a born-again Christian and pastor, I love teaching my kids the word of God. Last week, I bought them some books full of pictures of Biblical characters and animals. As I was teaching them the story of Samson, they came across a fox in one of the books. Since my younger son thought it … Read more
During my previous Bible study, my fellow members and I were discussing Samson’s story and the significance his hair had in regards to God’s purpose for him. As the discussion went on, we decided to delve deeper and find out the answer to the question everyone had, “What does long hair symbolize in the Bible?” … Read more