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What is Apologetics? Why Should You Care?

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. What is apologetics? Let’s start with what it is not. Many are not familiar with the word “apologetics,” and some wonder if it has anything to do with apologizing. It’s really quite the...

How Did the Wise Men (Magi) Know This Was the Messiah? How Did They Know to Follow His Star?

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. How did the Wise Men know? The Wise Men/Magi were educated and notable men who studied the stars and apparently knew the prophecies well. (Read Who Were the Three Wise Men? Why Did Herod Fear Them?). It is...

Why Do We Call It Good Friday?

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. [Watch Video Below] We read the accounts of the crucifixion in the Bible and we often see it portrayed in movies and videos. The day in which Jesus was crucified was a day of darkness and death— and it seems to be...

Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. (VIDEO BELOW) All too often we rush through life without stopping to remember and reflect on the really important things. The day Jesus was crucified is sometimes thought of as a dark and sad day, and it was such a...

Pro-Life Matters Because Pre-Life Matters

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. January 22 is the anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade Decision It is also National Sanctity of Human Life Day and is recognized on the Sunday closest to the 22nd. (Read more about Sanctity of Human Life day.) On...

Was Mary a Levite, making Jesus both King and Priest?

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Was Mary a Levite because she was Elizabeth’s cousin? Does that mean that Jesus was from both tribes — Judah and Levite — thereby making Him both King and Priest? Let’s start with what we know: Elizabeth was...

Does Satan Have a Stronger Influence on Halloween?

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Question: I live in an area that is steeped in tradition and religiosity, and people tend to think I’m a bit strange since I believe there is a spiritual element in everything around us, especially...

9. A Stone of Remembrance in 1 Kings

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. This is the ninth in a series of articles about stones in the Bible. We know that stones were used as an instrument of capital punishment in Israel, but these articles consider stones in a different light. ...

7. A Stone of Deliverance and Memorial in Joshua

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. This is the seventh in a series of articles about stones in the Bible. It’s about a stone memorial on the shore of the Jordan. We know that stones were used as an instrument of capital punishment in Israel,...

Did Jesus Call Joseph “Father?”

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. What did Jesus call Joseph? The Bible provides no record of Jesus addressing Joseph in any way, and the only recorded uses of “Father” by Jesus are in reference to God the Father. Jesus spoke of God the Father as...