I have learned through the years that words used in the Bible can easily lose meaning or their meaning misconstrued, depending on how those words are used and the reader’s depth of understanding of the Bible. This is the one thing I pride myself in as a Christian; I can look beyond the surface meaning … Read more

During last Sunday’s service, I witnessed a slight commotion in the church just as the pastor was winding up the preaching. I rose to see what was happening, and I was met with five white doves making rounds in our church. This was a little odd to everyone in the church as we had never … Read more

As a born-again Christian and Sunday school preacher, I know that some of the words used in the Bible tend to hold a deeper meaning. The authors of the Bible used symbolism in various books and scriptures. White hair is an example of a term in the Bible used to imply a deeper meaning. During … Read more

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