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- Why Thanksgiving?Updated: December 2, 2025 Here in the United States we have a special day in November dedicated to giving thanks. Back in 1789, our first president George Washington (with the approval of Congress) made a “Thanksgiving proclamation,” designating a “day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many …
- Why Hate?Updated: November 17, 2025 Is it wrong to hate? The Bible teaches that God hates, and that His people should hate certain things too. We are not supposed to hate people though! We are supposed to love people enough to tell them the truth, even if they hate us for it. They hated Jesus Himself …
- Why Christmas?If Jesus had not been born, He certainly could not have died for the sin of mankind. The world was waiting thousands of years for a promised Messiah to come. Is it wrong to celebrate His advent (arrival)? If we can’t celebrate this, just what can we celebrate? We celebrate Christ the Lord, the Savior …
- Why a Young Earth?Updated: November 17, 2025 The theory of evolution requires what is called “deep time,” that is, millions and even billions of years. This is necessary because evolution attributes nothing but impersonal, unintelligent processes to finally arrive – after much trial and error – at the traits and features that we see in nature today. Evolution …
- Why Marriage?Updated: October 8, 2025 Because two are better than one! Marriage God’s way as described in the Bible is a beautiful and powerful thing. While there is a danger in marriage of being hurt or even betrayed, the potential good far outweighs the possible bad. Many people regard the decision to marry to be the …
- Why a Global Flood?Updated: November 17, 2025 The Bible book of Genesis (chapters 6-9) describes a worldwide flood killing all but eight humans and several “kinds” of land animals all preserved in a giant boat known as Noah’s Ark. There God tells us exactly why He did this horrific thing: the wickedness of mankind. Mankind — the stewards …
- Why Creationism?Updated: November 17, 2025 If you can’t trust what the Bible book of Genesis has to say about the creation of the world and the events of early history, why would you trust what the rest of the Bible says? Jesus Himself validated Genesis by referring to Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham, and Moses as …
- Why don’t Christians follow the Law of Moses?Updated: December 2, 2025 Isn’t it curious that Jesus never took ownership of the Law of Moses? Speaking to the Jews, He always referred to it as “your law” not “my law” or “My Father’s law.” What is that about? He certainly followed the law as it was given, though He didn’t follow the ridiculous …
- Why the Jews?Updated: October 27, 2025 The Jewish nation is a testimony to the existence of God and the truth of the Bible. These are the people of promise, those to whom God has shown His power and patience by preserving them for so long. Has any other people survived millennia of such suffering and irrational hatred? …
- Why Delay?Updated: August 6, 2025 Delay may be the biggest reason many people have given up on their faith. They pray, they don’t see the answer within a preconceived time frame, and so they conclude that God doesn’t answer their prayers, that He doesn’t want us to have the things we really desire, or that God …