Marriage Vows: Should Herod have kept his oath?

But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company and pleased Herod, so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask. Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.” And the king was sorry, but because… Continue reading Marriage Vows: Should Herod have kept his oath?

The Shame of Abuse: How Jesus Christ Rolls Away Our Shame

(Joshua 5:9  ESV)  And the LORD said to Joshua, "Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you." And so the name of that place is called Gilgal to this day. Shame is a subject that we all need to devote considerable effort to study and understand, especially in regard to how it… Continue reading The Shame of Abuse: How Jesus Christ Rolls Away Our Shame