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Religious Beliefs of the Pilgrims

Religious Beliefs of the PilgrimsDuring the reign of Queen Elizabeth, Puritan-leaning religious opinions were generally tolerated, but when King James came to power in 1604 the Church of England again began to root out, prosecute, and jail those who openly believed...

Hebrew Calendar

Hebrew Calendar Names of Months. The names of the months of the Hebrew calendar are:    Abib or Nisan (Exodus 12:2-37; Exodus 13:4; Nehemiah 2:1; Esther 3:7);         Iyar or Zif (1 Kings 6:1);    Sivan (Esther 8:9);    Tammuz (Ezekiel 8:14);    Ab;    Elul (Nehemiah...

Hebrew Calendar

Hebrew Calendar Names of Months. The names of the months of the Hebrew calendar are:    Abib or Nisan (Exodus 12:2-37; Exodus 13:4; Nehemiah 2:1; Esther 3:7);         Iyar or Zif (1 Kings 6:1);    Sivan (Esther 8:9);    Tammuz (Ezekiel 8:14);    Ab;    Elul (Nehemiah...

C.S. Lewis on Evolution

C.S. Lewis on EvolutionC. S. Lewis’ views on evolution come up every once in a while. Lewis produced most of his works before the birth of the modern creationist movement. For this reason (and because his background was in English Litt and not in science) he...

Returning Backslider

The Returning BacksliderThe following is from John Bunyan’s “The Intercession of Christ,” also known as “Christ a Complete Saviour.” A returning backslider is a great blessing (I mean intended to be so) to two sorts of men. 1. To the...