By Tom Walker Barabbas was a nationalist and a freedom fighter – an insurrectionist who fought for Israel to drive out the Romans, for many Jews believed that only God was legitimately allowed to rule over Israel. The pagans needed to be expelled, even if brutal force was needed. HisContinue Reading
By Tom Walker Idolatry is a term we often associate with the worship of statues of carved rock or wood or of cast metal. And, the Old Testament is full of examples of straying Israelites who forsook God to worship idols. But idolatry is more than that. AN IDOL ISContinue Reading
Guest Column by Tom Walker They are to bring to the priest as a guilt offering a ram from the flock, one without defect and of the proper value. In this way the priest will make atonement for them for the wrong they have committed unintentionally, and they will be forgiven.Continue Reading
Guest Column by Tom Walker In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, consider the wisdom in this directive God had provided the Israelites through Moses:45 “Anyone with such a defiling disease must wear torn clothes, let their hair be unkempt, cover the lower part of their face and cry out, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’ 46 AsContinue Reading
By Tom Walker, guest columnist Several of my friends are down playing the severity of COVID-19 (aka “The Corona Virus”) as some sort of media hype or maybe even a political stunt. HEED A WORD OF ADVICE! If or when you have elderly loved ones DIE from this outbreak, youContinue Reading