Biblical Laws – Beards

Joseph is said to have shaved but this was pre-Moses. Examples of people who is said to have had beards include Aaron (Psalm 133:2), David (1 Samuel 21:14), Ezekiel (Ezekiel 5:1), and Ezra (Ezra 9:3). In 2 Samuel 19:24 it...

Biblical Laws

God’s law reflects God’s Will regarding his standard of righteousness. The word law can be viewed as a term that represents the revelation of God’s standard to humankind. Law began in the Garden with the commandment not to eat of...

Dietary Laws and the Bible

Both the Old Testament and New Testament discuss eating of food and how children of God should view such matters.  I will simply mention a few points.  Each person can seek the Lord as to what he or she should...

Christians Opposing Evil of Racism

Matthew 21:12-13 says: 12 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves, 13...

About Schools and Mathematics

The other day I ran across a Facebook post about an equation that had gone viral.  People were coming up with different answers to the equation. Here is the equation: 6 ÷ 2 (1+2) = Some say the answer is...

USA Annual National Thanksgiving Day

Matthew 15:36 in speaking of Jesus says: “And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.” So should leadership at all levels do!...

Socioeconomics in Various Cities in America

1. USA Today Report of 15 Worst Cities For Black Americans 2. Texarkana USA Income and Poverty Data  

H.R. 1242 400 Years of African-American...

The US Congress (House of Representatives and Senate) has passed the H.R. 1242 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act and President Trump signed it into law on 1/8/2018. Information on the act may be found at congress.gov.  The PDF version...

Family and Other Conflict Resolution

General. Conflicts certainly arise in every person life.  This is largely due to our having to endure the contradictions of us as sinners against one another as we run this race of faith (Hebrews 12:1-4). Conflict exists in two broad...

God’s Covenant With His Creation

Introduction This message addresses the Old Covenant and New Covenant. It does not address everything concerning either, however. The Old Covenant generally is described in the Old Testament. The New Covenant generally is described in the New Testament. Note that...

On the words Jew, Israelite, Gentile,...

Updated: October 28, 2025 The term Israeli applies to only those persons who are legal earthly citizens of the currently recognized geographic nation of Israel. An atheist can be an Israeli. One’s status as a Jew is biological, spiritual, and...

About Hebrew Israelites/Israelism

Updated:  March 9, 2025  Click on the Table Content entry to jump to that entry as desired.   The Question of Who Has the Right to Identify as an Israelite. I emphasize to both those who identify as Hebrew Israelites...