The Magi and Saint Nicholas, they are two of the most recognizable characters of the Christmas season. What is their stories, and what can we learn from these famous men?
This episode of Christian Circle podcast covers their backstory, their legend, and what we can do to make Jesus the focus of our Christmas celebrations. Continue reading “Pivotal Christmas Characters Podcast”
By Charles Johnston:
Gideon is a well known person from the Bible, not so much for his own exploits, but because of the Gideon’s International. If that name sounds familiar it’s probably because you’ve seen it printed on the front of a Bible inside a hotel nightstand. Continue reading “The Story of Salvation; Gideon “
By Charles Johnston:
In my previous post (The Story of Salvation; Joshua part 1) we looked at Joshua’s life leading up until he arrived at Jericho. It is in Jericho that Joshua would gain his ultimate victory. If you ask any Christian, or Jew, what Joshua is known for they would most likely say it’s for conquering Jericho. Although he had an eventful life up until this point, and had won some impressive victories, I’d have to agree, because Jericho wasn’t just another military victory. When the walls came down it was through a very unlikely means, and that ensured that all Israel knew who to thank for the victory. (Hint, it wasn’t Joshua) Continue reading “The Story of Salvation; Joshua (part 2)”
By Charles Johnston:
In an earlier post in this series (Intel Report ) I wrote about Joshua as a supporting character, now is his time to step up to the main stage.
Throughout the children of Israel’s time wandering the desert, Joshua was Moses’ lieutenant and the commander of his army (as can be seen in Exodus chapters 17, 24, 32, 33, just for example in one book). Continue reading “The Story of Salvation; Joshua (part 1)”
By Charles Johnston:
The Story of Salvation so far has took us from the garden of Eden, to the land of Canaan, to slavery in Egypt, and now we find the Israelites wondering in the desert.
Continue reading “The Story of Salvation; The Bronze Serpent “
By Charles Johnston:
God requests an intel assessment
The LORD said to Moses, “Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I give to the sons of Israel; from each tribe of their fathers shall you send a man, every one a leader among them.”
Numbers 13:1-2
Continue reading “The Story of Salvation; Intel Report”
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By Charles Johnston:
Up until this this point all the parts of this series (The Story of Salvation) have focused on people of the Old Testament, this one will be a bit different. In this installment, I will be focusing on a “what” instead of a “who”. Continue reading “The Story of Salvation; The Ark of The Covenant “
By Charles Johnston:
The story of Moses is a well known one, probably one of the most well known stories in the entire Old Testament. Ask anyone about Moses and they’ll know a general outline overview of his life, even non believers. Continue reading “The Story of Salvation; Moses “
By Charles Johnston:
The story of Joseph begins in the land of Paddan-aram, but he is only mentioned as being born in chapter 30. His story doesn’t start in earnest until chapter 37 of Genesis, at this point his story is the primary focus for the rest of the book. Continue reading “The Story of Salvation; Joseph “
By Charles Johnston:
Jacob, like his grandfather Abraham, is a central character in the history of the people of Israel. So central, in fact, that the Israelites derive their very name from Jacob, but I’ll get to that latter. Continue reading “The Story of Salvation; Jacob “
