The History Behind "Silent Night"
Ryan Reeves Silent Night is perhaps the most famous Christmas carol in history. Read the story behind this well-known song.
Biblical King's Royal Seal Unearthed in Jerusalem
Tia Ghose The royal seal of an ancient biblical king has been unearthed near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The seal, a clay impression depicting a two-winged sun with two ankh symbols on either side, was once used to seal papyrus documents associated with King Hezekiah, who ruled the kingdom of Judea from 727 B.C. to 698 B.C.
The True Story of Pain and Hope Behind "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"
Justin Taylor In March of 1863, 18-year-old Charles Appleton Longfellow walked out of his family’s house on Brattle Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and—unbeknownst to his family—boarded a train bound for Washington, D.C., traveling over 400 miles across the eastern seaboard in order to join President Lincoln’s Union army to fight in the Civil War...
What's Up with the Witch of Endor
Stephen Dempster Saul’s nighttime séance with the witch of Endor in 1 Samuel 28 is regarded as the coup de grâce on his tragic kingship of Israel. In this text...
Was the New Testament Written Early?
Frank Turek Atheists and skeptics usually try to discredit the New Testament by indicating that it was written hundreds after the events. Is there evidence for this claim?...
When Did Each of the Biblical Patriarchs Live and Die?
The Gospel Coalition If you are reading through the Bible on your own, this information can be difficult to track as it is not presented systematically...
When Did Each of the Biblical Patriarchs Live and Die?
If you are reading through the Bible on your own, this information can be difficult to track as it is not presented systematically...