It is a wonderful coincidence that 1st January follows seven days after 25th December when we celebrate the birth of Christ. For on the eighth day, according to Jewish practice, newborn males are circumcised and named. This festival actually marks three scriptural events: Firstly, the naming of the infant; Secondly, circumcision as the sign of … Read more
Over 2,000 years ago on a dark winter night, an amazing event occurred. A star of incredible brightness appeared over a small town in the area we now call the “Middle East”. This star was a signal that the Savior had been born. Its brightness drowned out the light of all the other stars, a … Read more
Eleven And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on Matthias. And he was numbered with the eleven apostles. (Acts 1:26) The number eleven is the number of disorder, imperfection and incompleteness. Eleven signifies a state not yet full. After Judas betrayed Jesus, he committed suicide. One might ask why replace Judas since Jesus … Read more