The Armored Sheep

THE STORY of an infamous murder in Victorian London reminds us of Paul’s warning to Timothy of godlessness in the end times.For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, l

AN ODD STORY recorded by Jerome about a 4th-century monk from Egypt, Anthony the Great, raises an interesting question: Are there demons that want to be saved?According to the story, Anthony traveled into the desert looking for Paulus, the first hermit. After some travel, Anthony encountered a centaur and asked him where to find the servant of God. The centaur pointed and then ran

JESUS CHALLENGED the goat-demon Pan right in front of the gates of Hell!What’s more, our friend Dr. Judd Burton (BurtonBeyond.net) believes Jesus timed his trip to Caesarea Philippi and the Grotto of Pan to coincide with Lupercalia, a religious festival devoted to Pan and his Roman equivalent Faunus.This festival fell on February 15, right in the middle of the nine-day celebratio

WE THINK of February as the time of candy hearts and valentines. But that’s not how it was in Jesus’ day!From Februus, the underworld god of the ancient Etruscans, to Pan, the goat-god associated with, shall we say, fertility, this month has long been associated with horned deities—who weren’t always very nice!

PRESIDENT TRUMP reportedly drinks a dozen Diet Cokes a day. What?!Needless to say, between artificial sweetener, carbonation, and caramel coloring, we don’t recommend this for anyone! If President Trump can function on 5 to 6 hours of sleep a night and a regular routine of 3+ cases of diet soda a week, he’s clearly a genetic outlier.How is your plan to get healthy in 2025 going

IN A world increasingly run by algorithms and artificial intelligence, maintaining a positive self-image in becoming more difficult.Artificial images of how we’re supposed to look are all around us. This is driving a boom in the sale of diabetes drugs, which are being sold off-label as easy solutions for losing weight to help us achieve that “perfect” body type.Here’s truth

THIS TIME of year can lead to the blues.It may be the post-Christmas slump, a lack of sunshine, or a feeling of being overwhelmed by a to-do list that never seems to get shorter. Often, however, our feelings of depression can stem from priorities that are out of sync with the Lord’s.It may also be a spiritual attack to exploit insecurities. But remember that no matter how low you

Sharon shares memories of her childhood Christmases in southern Indiana along with a reminder from our Savior, whose birth we celebrate at this time of year, that he gave us “a new commandment”: To love one another, just as he has loved us (John 13:34).

A MYSTERIOUS respiratory disease has emerged in Congo that’s been dubbed “Disease X” by the Africa Center for Disease Control.The case fatality rate is high, over 6% (compared to seasonal influenza, which is usually around 0.1%). However, many of the fatalities were children who were malnourished, which may have made them more susceptible to the disease.Meanwhile, another out

A new study found a link between popular cooking oils in ultra-processed foods and colon cancer in young Americans. What types of oils should we avoid?The study is still preliminary, but it indicates that seed oils like sunflower, canola (rapeseed), grapeseed, and corn are linked increased risk of colon cancer among young people. Tumors from 80 colon cancer patients were studied an