The Word

In the third chapter of Ecclesiastes, Solomon meditates on the ever-changing character of our time here in this life. Good things come and go, as do our challenges. The first eight verses of the chapter […]

The book of Ecclesiastes is at once pessimistic, inconsistent and hopeful. The entire book reads like a study of human existence and the meaning of life. Solomon is traditionally noted as the author of Ecclesiastes, […]

While Jesus performed many miracles — turning water into wine, walking on water, feeding the multitude — his most frequent miraculous acts were curing the afflicted. The blind, paralyzed and diseased came to Jesus for […]

Persecution is alive and well in our times. Faith communities across the globe are targeted with a range of pressures that range from subtle acts of bullying to institutionalized oppression. Some suffer torture and murder. […]

As summer break comes to a close across North Carolina, students and parents have familiar challenges — buying supplies, planning carpools, shopping for new clothes — along with new concerns over masks, politically charged curricula […]

The Book of Jude completes our look at the five shortest books of the Bible. The penultimate book of the Bible ranks the fifth shortest book behind Obadiah, Philemon, Third John and Second John. All […]

Obadiah follows the books of Philemon, Third John and Second John on the list of the shortest books of the Bible. Like the others on this list, Obadiah is a single chapter. It has fewer […]

The Book of Philemon, or the Epistle of Paul to Philemon, ranks third in our look at the shortest books of the Bible after Third John and Second John. This single-chapter book has just 25 […]

We are taking a look at the shortest books of the Bible. Second John precedes Third John in the Bible but follows it on the list of shortest books in the Bible. With 13 verses […]