September 1998 melted away and October took its place. I did my best to keep my emotions in check and told myself that the holidays were coming and I would hear from my daughter any day. I thought for sure that the break from family she seemed to need would only last for a few weeks. How wrong I was. After reading the second chapter of Haggai, I began to notice the world around me more than I had before. First, an old friend from church called to tell me about a Bible study she was involved in. "Come and see!" she said. "You'll love it." I had nothing to lose and everything to gain since I had not been to church in more than a year. I needed spiritual healing badly and decided to attend at least one of the studies. If I liked it, I would continue. If not, I would just bow out. But I not only liked the study, I loved it. The Pastor of the church was leading it, and he had a lot to say about the life of Jesus and how important it was to accept Him as Lord and Sav...
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Damascus Moments — by GAIL LOWE
In the Book of Acts, as written in the Bible's New Testament, while on the road to Damascus, St. Paul, formerly known as Saul, experienced what he later believed to be a divine encounter with the resurrected Jesus of Nazareth. While riding his horse along the road, a bright light sprung up before him and he was instantly blinded. And then a disembodied voice said, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?" Up to that moment, Saul had been on his way to Damascus to continue his pursuit of Christians. His goal was to murder them, one by one, because the rise of Christianity following Jesus' resurrection threatened what the Jewish nation held dear—their beliefs and traditions. They did not believe that Jesus could have been their Messiah because He did not fit the criteria. After he was blinded, Jesus instructed Saul to go to a nearby town where a man would restore his sight. Saul wisely followed Jesus' command and his sight was restored. But life was never the same. T...