Monthly Archives: November 2019
Written by Donald Brake Oct 22, 2019 LEWISVILLE, TX: While Halloween glorifies ghosts and goblins, death and mayhem, and maybe entertaining, don’t miss one of the most important events in Christian history: Martin Luther’s nailing of the 95-Thesis protesting the selling of indulgences to absolve purchasers from sin. All Souls’ (Saints) Day (November 1) is a Roman Catholic, Anglican and some Protestants’ celebration of Christian saints. The celebration is reminiscent of the Celtic festival Samhain (following the last harvest and…..
Written by Donald Brake Sep 5, 2019 LEWISVILLE, TX: In 1971 a young Bible teacher and his family began a ministry in Soddo, Wallamo, (now Wolaitta) Ethiopia. The province supported the largest group of protestant Christians in Ethiopia—a worldwide phenomenon. The local SIM Bible school taught grades 1-4 with an advance division for post-elementary 6th-grade students. All classes were taught in the national language, Amharic. In addition, Ethiopians from our Bible school system taught in 13 district Bible schools. The…..
Written by Donald Brake Nov 13, 2019 LEWISVILLE, TX: It may or may not surprise you that the Bible does not mention December 25 as the day of Jesus’s birth. Actually, the Bible is completely silent on the day or the time of year. As far as we know the earliest Christians did not celebrate his birth—they focused on His death and resurrection, a date more easily fixed because of Passover celebrations. It is generally accepted that it was Emperor…..
Written by Donald Brake Aug 22, 2018 FLOWER MOUND: Christianity is the world’s largest organized religion at 2.2 billion people. Christianity stands or falls on the veracity of the Old and New Testaments. While the archaeological evidence, including the Dead Sea Scrolls, don’t prove the Bible’s authenticity, it supports many of the details it has uncovered. An earlier article (Discussing Religious Authority: Who wrote the Bible, God or man?) suggests that scholars assume the accuracy of the Scriptures when assessing…..
LEWISVILLE, TX: Meandering through the narrow winding roads surrounded by hedges brushing the car from time to time and meeting cars that seemed to be on the wrong side of the road, I finally arrived at a picturesque two-story manor—the home of the Walkers. The long search for a legendary bookseller in Lydbury North, Salop, England began a longtime friendship with Les Walker. It also set me on an unusual life’s journey. My first encounter with Les Walker was a…..
