Author Archives: George and Benita Wicks
Three verses for consideration in comparing Bible versions
In this post, I want to present 3 verses of scripture for comparison in 5 of the most popular versions of the English Bible. The versions I will compare are the KJV, the Amplified, the ESV, the NIV, and the … Continue reading
Sounds like scripture?
Here are three different sayings that most of America thinks is scripture but is not. The saying – God helps those who help themselves. The source – Benjamin Franklin and Poor Richard’s Almanac. Contradictory scripture – Philippians 2:3,4, Let nothing … Continue reading
A Trip Down Heresy Lane
This weekend I took my family to worship @ the church where I grew up. We got to see many old friends and people were actually nice to us in the church. That is right up there with the Red … Continue reading
The Tithe and the Resurrection
One of the greatest needs in the Church today is God-centered or Christ-centered preaching and teaching. The entire Bible points to Jesus Christ and if we miss Him in whatever we are preaching or teaching we have missed the point. … Continue reading
Considerations Before Giving A Rebuke
Tonight during our family devotions we considered one of my favorite passages of scripture, Matthew 26:1 – 13. I love the contrasts in this passage and it reveals much about why people do the things they do. I have taught … Continue reading
Quick Update
This is a quick update for our blog. I just updated a teaching page in my Bible Prophecy section for the tribulation. Due to some health and personal challenges, I have not been able to add posts and pages over … Continue reading
What Does Your Home “Say”?
So… today we explore how the sounds of our home life affect the atmosphere. Take a little test. Sit in your home – right in the middle – in the midst of a normal day. What do you ear? Technology? … Continue reading
Where the gold is
I have been working on finishing my lesson on the nations of Genesis 10 for the Old Testament Survey study. I noticed something from the list of men in Genesis 10 that formed the nations that I took the time … Continue reading
Page Update
I wanted to put out a quick post to let our readers know of a few updates on my teaching pages and what my plans are for updating the O.T. lessons. This evening I updated my teaching on the #17 … Continue reading
Decor and Home Atmosphere
So.. we have seen that it is so important to work on establishing routines and basic management strategies to our home life. This helps to create a safe, secure, predictable, calm, and comfortable atmosphere in which to live the life of … Continue reading