Change Is A Choice!

By Angela Willingham

In John chapter 5 verses 1 thru 9, we read the account of Jesus healing a lame man that had been sick for 38 years. Can you imagine having some ailment or issue for 38 years? In John 5:1-9, the bible says, 1 Afterward Jesus returned to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish holy days. 2 Inside the city, near the Sheep Gate, was the pool of Bethesda,[a] with five covered porches. 3 Crowds of sick people, blind, lame, or paralyzed lay on the porches.[b] 5 One of the men lying there had been sick for thirty-eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him and knew he had been ill for a long time, he asked him, “Would you like to get well?” 7 “I can’t, sir,” the sick man said, “for I have no one to put me into the pool when the water bubbles up. Someone else always gets there ahead of me.” 8 Jesus told him, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk!” 9 Instantly, the man was healed! He rolled up his sleeping mat and began walking! But this miracle happened on the Sabbath, (more…)

The Works of LeRoy Ramirez, Gabriel’s Prophecy, Part 7 of 8

By LeRoy Ramirez

The Works of LeRoy Ramirez
Gabriel’s Prophecy, Part 7 of 8
Seventy Weeks

The sense of the original language is that ’490 years are cut off (for the accomplishment of matters concerning your people and the holy city.’) The meaning is that years are cut out of time and appointed. Concerning that time, the text does not indicate anything other than 490 years are appointed for the restoration and building of Jerusalem. (more…)

The Works of LeRoy Ramirez, Gabriel’s Prophecy, Part 4 of 8

Atricle By LeRoy Ramirez

The Vision

The vision given Daniel was for his time and a time to come. Likewise, the vision given to John was for his time and a time to come. Today, the vision is for our time and a time to come. Further the visions and their times are connected. (more…)

Give Me That Old Time Religion!

By Alan Allegra

“New and Improved!” “New Super Giant Extra Maximum King Size!” “Fresher Than the Leading Competitor!” Soon marketers will have to create new words in order to grab our attention and sell their products. Hopefully, we can see beyond the hype and investigate their claims for ourselves. (more…)

There Goes the Neighborhood: The Good Samaritan Story

(Luke 10:25-37)

As we researched for this article, we Googled the words “Good Samaritan” and the request brought us over 281,000 references of the Good Samaritan on the Internet. There were thousands of hospitals and medical centers named Good Samaritan, hundreds of Good Samaritan awards, scores of charitable trust funds named Good Samaritan, and a multitude of newspaper articles on Good Samaritan heroics and helpfulness. But what is the source of all these references? (more…)