The words “giant” and “giants” appears twenty-one times in the Bible, and are used in three specific connotations. The first one is a rare one, appearing in Job 13:14: gibbor, or “a powerful warrior, a champion; chief, mighty man, strong man, giant.” The meaning also stretches to include “tyrant.” Its adjective form is gibber, “valiant.”
The […]
In the children’s section of any bookstore, books on the birth of Jesus stand next to Cinderella and Jack and the Beanstalk. The same parents who describe Santa Claus so convincingly also tell their children of Another who knows if they’ve been “naughty or nice.” No wonder many children cast aside the Father and the […]
Move over…weddings, sweet sixteens, and bar and bat mitzvahs. Here come the First Communion celebrations! While First Communion celebrations were relatively low-key small family celebrations years ago, the last decade has demonstrated a trend toward extravagance and elaborate celebrations. Parents of children who will be receiving the sacrament of First Holy Communion begin […]
All most everybody worries about what will happen if they are in
a stressful and scary situation. The prospect of not knowing
what to do can be frightening. As a result, here is a list of
techniques and suggestions on how to manage the fear of an
upcoming situation by using the help of God.
When using the help of […]
God has given everyone an open invitation to be His child.
He never said you had to be of a certain race, nationality,
color, creed, denomination, sex or status. There’s not one
thing that would exclude you, but there is one thing that you
do have to admit to being. That is a sinner who […]