Lumbley Library Weighs In On Mother Teresa- Part One

Wasted Lives
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Mark 8:36
I was reminded of this verse recently when the world paused to remember the death of the ‘King of Rock & Roll’ Elvis Presley. Well, maybe it wasn’t the whole world. I’m pretty [...]

How to Study the Bible- Part 4: Lexicons

“But you are those who forsake the Lord, who forget My holy mountain, who prepare a table for that troop and who furnish a drink offering for that number”- Isaiah 65:11.
Be honest, now, and if we hadn’t discussed this topic in our commentaries section, what would be your reaction to this verse? What comes to [...]

The Faith Movement Pushes Dialing for Dollars

“WE ARE NOT, AS SO MANY, PEDDLING THE WORD OF GOD”- 2 Corinthians 2:17. “WHEN I PREACH THE GOSPEL, I MAY PRESENT THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST WITHOUT CHARGE, SO THAT I WILL NOT ABUSE MY AUTHORITY IN THE GOSPEL”- 1 Corinthians 9:18.
The following DO abuse their authority in the gospel and often!
“It takes money to [...]

The Shaman and Their Use of Symbols- Part Two

The Shaman often make use of animals or colors in symbolic meanings for their usage. My thanks to Rod France for his thoughts in Part One and he will again be posting next in this series regarding Totem Poles, but we wanted you to have some understanding of the symbolic meanings of many symbols that [...]