Ramona and I were watching “Jeopardy” recently when something very unexpected happened. A $200 dollar clue that seemed to be quite easy stumped the trio of contestants: “Matthew 6:9 says, ‘Our Father, which art in heaven,’ This ‘be they name.’” “Hallowed be Thy name” might be one...

Many people, even avid Bible readers, are unaware that it wasn’t until the 13th century that chapters were added to Scripture. Verses, as we know them today, weren’t added until the 16th century. This is why I (and many others) caution against cherry-picking verses when...

On October 14, 1987, Jessica McClure, age 18 months, fell into a well in her aunt’s backyard in Midland, Texas. For the next 58 hours, as rescue crews worked around the clock to free her, “Baby Jessica,” thanks to cable TV news coverage, became “everybody’s...

When I was in elementary school and a student would use bad manners, several teachers would ask: “Were you raised in a barn?” Well, in a way, I was. So were a lot of my classmates. You see, I grew up in farm country and...

It might be the most controversial passage in the New Testament: 22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of...

If you were a fan of the animated TV series “The Jetsons,” you missed an important birthday last year. It’s estimated that George Jetson was born on July 31, 2022. If you’re not a fan of the show, George is the patriarch of a family...