There are many places in scripture where we learn things that perplex us.  “What does that mean?” we may ask, as we scratch our head.  One of those places where scripture confuses is found in the book of Exodus as Moses is sent by God to free the Israelites.  We find these words in Exodus 7, “And the Lord said to Moses, ‘See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh….  You shall speak all that I comman...

As I browsed through the art gallery I was taken by the contrast of styles. From a more traditional painter, the Realist, there were beautiful scenes of landscape and images of buildings and people. Sometimes hidden within the picture were items of symbolism, put there by the artist to make you think, to provide more than a scene, to also provide a message beyond the obvious one. I moved on to an ...

Alfred Lansing  authored a book in 1959 called Endurance, named after a ship that took 27 men on an unbelievable adventure. The intent was to deliver a team led by Sir Ernest Shackleton to the shores of Antarctica below South America. Once there, the plan was for his team to go by dog sled across the continent. It is December 1914 when their ship enters an ice field. It traps them on all sides. Th...