While their names may not roll off the tongue with the alacrity of John, Paul, George and Ringo--the Fab Four Beatles--in their day John, Paul, James and Peter, were something of a Fab Four themselves, who transformed an obscure Jewish sect into a national religion that stretched to the far reaches of the Roman Empire. John, Paul, James and Peter.  Who were they? JOHN was Jesus' "beloved disciple". He would write the fourth Gospel (The Gospel of John), and the Book of Revela

The Three Wise Men of yore were, of course, the Three Wise Men from the east, who came to Bethlehem bearing gifts for the new-born Jesus.  Little is known about these three, who they were, nor exactly where they came from. The Three Wise Men that I'm referring to we do know a great deal about, and the gifts they offered were so much more precious than gold, frankincense, and myrrh.  These three came bearing the greatest gift of all--divine Love.  I'm referring to Jesus of Na

After graduating from college, I worked in a retail store for a large company. There seemed to be few prospects for advancement, so I...

The word "gospel" means literally "good news". Indeed, The Four Gospels are among the most celebrated books of the Bible, as they present the culmination of biblical prophecy dating from the days of Moses. What exactly is this "good news" To quote Christ Jesus, it is as follows: "Where two or more are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them" (Mathew 18:20). "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand:" (Mark 1:15); "With God nothing sha

All Bible scholars agree: without the missionary work of the Apostle Paul, Christianity would not have survived the First Century AD, as Jesus left nothing in writing, and created no churches to carry on his religious ministry. Thanks to the Apostle Paul's three journeys throughout Asia Minor and southern Europe, early Christian churches were created that kept the infant Christian faith active and alive in the hearts of a few faithful followers.  In the time before the Gospe

"I was staying with a party of friends in a country house during my visit to England in 1884. One Sunday evening as we sat around the fire, they asked me to read and expound some portion of Scripture. Being tired after the services of the day, I told them to ask Henry Drummond, who was one of the party. After some urging he drew a small Testament from his hip pocket, opened to the 13th chapter of I Corinthians, and began to speak on the subject of Love. "It seemed to me t

It seems ironic, but most of all very cruel, that there should be war once again in the Holy Land; that in these villages, towns and...

There are three things you need to know about the early life of Mary Baker Eddy. First, from young childhood she refused to accept the...

Book Review: "Christian Science in East Germany: The Church that Came In from the Cold", by Gregory W. Sandford This book is about the...