The world “popular” will never describe Christianity.  Even during the time of Christ, His apparent popularity (crowds following Him everywhere) ended in a mob crying for His death, His crucifixion, and His true disciples hiding in fear, wondering if they would be next.  Jesus’s followers scattered when they realized what true devotion to Him might mean.  Only a few of His closest followers became His apostles, and almost all of them were eventually martyred. In spite of a high likelihood...

In today’s society, we hear a lot about hate.  “I hate this weather,” someone might say, or “I hate it when [he or she] does that...

Because I am familiar with the Biblical account of the first Passover, and also familiar with the stories of various Jewish kings who...