By Christy Barritt Creationist Billboards Attract People to Answers Answers in Genesis, a creationist organization based in Kentucky, recently put up billboards that encouraged people to visit AiG’s website and watch a video presenting the case for God’s existence. One billboard was placed in Times Square in New York City and three others were […]
What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?
By Bob Russell I’ve never been very fond of New Year’s Eve. When I was a boy, our family usually went to church for a Watch Night service on December 31. The activities started around 9:00 p.m. and included some children’s games and light snacks. We gathered for a devotional service just before midnight, […]
Jesus Is Presented in the Temple–The Uniform Lesson for December 29, 2013
By Sam E. Stone This month’s lessons have followed the theme, “God Sends Jesus,” based on Luke’s Gospel. We have seen how God called various individuals to have part in these events. In today’s study Simeon and Anna touch the life of Jesus when he is just a baby. Their hopes were realized in […]
Why Was Jesus Born?–John 18:37
By David Faust Jesus said nothing about the Christmas holiday, but he did mention his birth. The Bible tells us where, when, and how Jesus was born. Where? In Bethlehem of Judea. When? At the intersection of BC and AD, “when the set time had fully come” (Galatians 4:4). How? Miraculously a virgin conceived […]
A “How Art Works” Encore
By Dr. Charlie W. Starr In 2011 I wrote a yearlong series on the purpose and function of the arts, something I’d done a little bit from time to time beforehand and want to keep doing from time to time still. Art appeals to the imagination and the imagination mimics the senses. When done […]
