Wolf Creek Christian Writers Network

One of the many ways to come up with a subject to write on is to consider this phrase, “I was … but now I am.” This isn’t that kind of story. A common tale in our society goes something like this: I was a wonderful child, but I had a tragic upbringing and now I’m a murderer. Such a story is not my experience. Now that I’ve told you what I’m not going to say, I can simply celebrate one of the blessings of my life — my daddy. I called him that ‘til the day he died. Some are blessed and some are n…

The Christian faith finds vivid pictures of its major beliefs in the seven prescribed feasts of ancient Israel (Leviticus 23), found in the Hebrew Bible or what Christians call the Old Testament. These pictures foresaw the basic steps needed for the Christian to become like Christ Himself. What should intrigue the student of both scripture and history is this: After the Reformation, when Protestants broke from the Catholic Church and embraced “Scripture Alone” as their guide, there has been a m…

Momentous events are so understated in the scriptures. Can you imagine being a midwife and receiving the instruction from the highest authority in the land to kill all baby boys you usher into the world? That was the command of the Pharaoh to the Hebrew midwives during the time of their enslavement in Egypt. But they were God-fearing and defied his orders, allowing every child, male or female, to be drawn forth into life. They could have been killed themselves for such defiance. That was the ri…