Ecclesiastes 12:10

  Genghis Khan was a brilliant military leader who united the Mongol tribes and created a fearsome army with himself at its head. He ruled an empire that stretched across Asia, from the wintry woods of Ukraine to the Eastern shores of Korea. An empire twice the size of Alexander the Great and four times the size of the Roman Empire.     In 1207, his men swept across the Gobi Desert to attack China, but they were halted at the walled city of Voloha. Here the hard-riding Mongols discovered that their cavalry tactics were virtually useless in attacking a heavily fortified city. There seemed to be no way to defeat the city from the outside.   Khan offered to end the siege in exchange for an unusual tribute: one thousand cats and ten thousand sparrows.   The request was unusual but rather a cheap price for security and seemingly benign, so they decided to comply.  It turned out to be a terrible choice.   Shortly after they delivered th...

Who Wrote It? Give the author of the book or passage quoted Psalm 23 David Moses Asaph Solomon The fourth chapter of Daniel Daniel Nebuchadnezzar Shadrach No one knows Revelation Paul Peter John An angel The last chapter of Proverbs Solomon Agur King Lemuel Ezra 1st Timothy Timothy Paul James Peter Hebrews Paul Barnabas Apollos We don't know for sure Acts Paul Peter James Luke

  I’d argue that the greatest cultural change in the last fifty years has been the cell phone. The first mobile phone call was made 45 years ago but the greatest change came with the introduction of the smartphone in the early 2000s. Now everyone has information and entertainment at their ready. A single tool that can do all kinds of amazing things that were revolutionary in numerous separate devices just a few years back.   Yet like any tool, it can be a danger.   The ease at which the internet can be reached can be made for good but also evil. The social media interaction it provides can be a helpful boost but also a harmful habit. It can take us across the globe at the punch of a button but can also remove us from our friends and family.   Lots of good things can be made into evil. Anything that we allow control of us can be turned into a master for evil. I think we are just at the tip of the iceberg for how these new inventions will shape and chang...

Catch Phrase Which of these idioms is NOT found in the Bible? By the skin of my teeth Can a leopard change it's spots The apple of my eye Raining cats and dogs What phrase used by Abraham Lincoln in one of his famous speeches comes from the Bible? Four score and seven years A house divided cannot stand Malice towards none The better angels of our nature Who first uttered the phrase, 'Am I my brother's keeper'? Cain Reuben Jacob Aaron What quote by the Cretan poet Epimenides did Paul use about the Cretans? They the masters of their own universe Are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons. Sail the seas only to return again What a piece of work they are! How noble in reason, how infinite in faculty! What king saw the 'handwriting on the wall'? Darius the Mede Belteshazzar Nebuchadnezzar Belshazzar What king inspired the proverb, 'Is (name) also among the prophets'? Saul David Solomon Asa Who spoke of the blind...

  Abel has been dead longer than anyone.  His murder at the hands of his own brother makes his the first recorded death in human history. We don’t know how exactly how old he was when he perished but it was relatively minuscule compared to the people of his time. Yet his impact is still being felt today. By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through faith, though he is dead, he still speaks. Hebrews 11:4   The Hebrew writer tells us some things about Abel. He was righteous. God was pleased with him. His faith is an example. And he still speaks to us today.   Pretty good for a guy that has been gone longer than anyone else.   Righteous people leave a mark on this world. The Spirit testifies in Revelation 14:13 that the Godly dead are blessed and their actions still are important. Wickedness might garner fl...

Yum See if you know these tasty treats What substance was described as tasting " like wafers with honey" Temple showbread Apples of Eden Manna Locust Who prepared a feast for David and his men that consisted two hundred loaves of bread, two jugs of wine, five sheep, five measures of roasted grain, a hundred clusters of raisins and two hundred cakes of figs? Nabal Abigal Saul Absalom To what prophet did God say of Israel, " they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes."  Jonah Obadiah Micah Hosea Who had his wife prepare a meal of tender calf with curds and milk to men that turned out to be angels? Abraham Moses Daniel Jesse Who sold his birthright for a red stew? Joseph Jacob Essau Samuel Which of these foods did the Israelites long for that they had in Egypt? Cucumbers Quail Figs Coriander What did the disciples give Jesus when he asked "Have you anything here to eat?" after his resurrection?  Broiled fis...

  There are the things we want to know and the things we need to know. Maybe we are a bit nosy, wanting to know more, or it could be it's just curiosity. The disciples were that way too.   In the first chapter of Acts, Jesus is spending the forty days proving himself and preparing the disciples for their coming mission. He has promised them shortly the Holy Spirit will guide them in what they will need to know.   Yet they want to know more. So when they had come together, they were asking Him, saying, "Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?" Acts 1:6    Jesus response was direct, “ It is not for you to know ”.   They as Jews were naturally curious about the fate of their homeland, but that wasn’t what they needed to be concerned with. God had a plan for Israel (Romans 11:25-27) and he would be taking care of that. They needed to focus on the task that was before them.   Sometimes Bible students fall...

Always A Women To Me Which of these women do we know her name? Lot's Wife Women At The Well The mother of James the less Widow of Zarephath What New Testament woman was a seller of purple fabrics? Dorcus Tabaitha Damaris Lydia In Acts 16:1 we are not given the name of Timothy's mother. What do later learn it is? Lois Mary Eunice Priscilla How long had the woman with the issue of blood been suffering before she touched Jesus and was healed? A year 12 years Her whole life That morning How many times had the Samaritan woman Jesus met at the well been married? Twice Five times Seven times She was never married just living with a man To whom did Jesus say, "Woman, what does that have to do with us"? A Canaanite woman with a demon-possessed daughter A Syrophoenician woman whose child was sick The Samaritan women that asked where to worship His mother What was the name of the midwives that refuse to kill the Hebrew babies? Shiph...

   Out of context, it seems a very strange question Jesus asks in Matthew 12:48, " Who is My mother and who are My brothers ?" When you add on the fact that those very people were standing outside the door, having come to take hold of him because of the rumor circulating about his insanity (Mark 3:21), it makes it seem all the more suspect.   Yet Jesus here is making a very profound statement to all of us.  He says in verse 35,  For whoever does the will of God, he is My brother and sister and mother. " Jesus isn’t confused, he’s explaining that spiritual family is of higher concern than physical.    Later Jesus would exclaim " If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple”( Luke 14:26) . Family can’t be first, God has to be.   I love my mother. I hope you do too. However, a mother’s love no matter how great is...