December 25, 2025 by Sam Marr in Blog - belief, Elf, John 4, John 5:24
Is Jesus Dependent on Our Faith

In the movie Elf, starring Will Ferrell, Santa Claus’s magic sleigh is powered by belief. Since there are no longer enough people who believe in Santa, his sleigh crashes and gets stranded in Central Park. While Buddy the elf tries […]

How does Rev 218 shed light on Rev 2215

But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.   Pastor Chet called the other day and suggested that the vices listed here are like those […]

December 23, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - Christmas, Fear, Grace
What motivates you to do good

I recently came across a rather disturbing bit of folklore: The Icelandic Yule Lads (Jólasveinar). It’s a 17th-century tale of thirteen figures, or lads, each representing a different threat, who arrive on the days leading up to Christmas. One is called Spoon-Licker. He represents the importance of eating your food. […]

What is the difference between Apologetics and Apologizing

Bible college and seminary students learn about a subject called apologetics.   In our online seminary, GES is offering a free thirteen-week elective on apologetics, taught by Dr. Jeff Spencer.i   New students can apply to the school by clicking here. Once […]

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Abimelech was an evil man. He killed sixty-nine of his half-brothers to rule unchallenged over the area around the town of Shechem. The men of Shechem wanted Abimelech to rule over them and supported him in the slaughter of his brothers. These events […]

How can a dead man respond to God

GES has an online seminary. While the education is quite expensive, our donors are paying the cost of the faculty, teaching assistants, and administrators. Classes are free for the students if they maintain at least a B average.  Starting in January, […]

Are we Teachable

In 1 Timothy 3, Paul gives the requirements for an elder in the church. In v 2, he says that he must be “able to teach” (NKJV). That makes sense. […]

Does Perishing mean annihilation (1)

Christian actor Kirk Cameron indicated in a podcast recently that he now thinks that annihilationism, also known as conditional immortality, may be what the Bible teaches. You can see his […]

How is our Spiritual Health

In Judg 12:8-15, the author mentions three minor judges. There are six such judges in the book (3:31; 10:1-5). There are also six major judges. The major judges meet Israel’s enemies on the […]

Fashion

Bible students who are open to its teachings soon discover that often, the word saved does not mean being saved from the lake of fire. Most readers of this blog are already aware of that. […]

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