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In 1908, wealthy Norwegian factory owner, Christian Nicolai Mustad, purchased what he thought to be a genuine Van Gogh oil painting.  It was a dramatic landscape showing a church’s ruins on a hilltop.  It was done in the thick brush strokes characteristic of Vincent Van Gogh. Mustad prominently displayed his new acquisition in his home. 

Matthew 28:6 Three days after Jesus’ crucifixion, two women visited His tomb. There, an angel told them, “He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay” (Matthew 28:6). Notice three things the angel told these women about the resurrection of Christ. 1. It was Physical

One year ago (3/26/2021), we were shocked by the devastation left in Newnan, Georgia, from an EF4 tornado. It looked like locusts had stripped away all the lush vegetation from our local neighborhoods. Homes were torn apart, and families were displaced. Church buildings, schools, and businesses were severely damaged. Many lives were turned upside-down. In

On Valentine’s Day of 1880, Theodore Roosevelt announced his engagement to Alice Lee. He wrote in his diary: “I can scarcely realize that I can hold her in my arms and kiss her and caress her and love her as much as I choose.”  About his marriage, he would later journal: “three years of happiness

I was watching Super Bowl 50 when a commercial aired that I immediately predicted would stir up many abortion-rights advocates. I was right. The TV spot portrayed an ultrasound of a preborn baby’s excited reaction in the womb to his father’s bag of Doritos. Abortionists criticized the 30 second, multimillion dollar ad for “humanizing” a

“Away in a manger”. This beloved Christmas carol begins with one of the saddest words in the English language – “away’. Before His birth, Jesus’ family was told to “go away” when there was no room for them in the inn. “Away” from the comforts of home, family, and friends, Mary and Joseph were dispatched