The author identifies the characteristics and categories of verbal abuse, and offers some biblical principles to help victims gain perspective on the abuse they are enduring.

Should women be silent in church? This article examine 1 Corinthians 14:33b-36 to answer this question. It looks at the literary structure of the text, and different interpretations of the text. Then it looks at a possible solution to the meaning of women being silent in the churches.

Knowing God's will and following his guidance should not be a superstitious exercise. It should be the result of the work of the Holy Spirit as he works renewal in the believer, through the Word, applying it to concrete life situations in the context of godly advice. In this way believers are able to have good discernment. This is what the article explains.

This satellite map shows a big part of the middle section of the Jordan River valley, including some upper sections of the Dead Sea.

This is a satellite map showing the southern sections of Palestine, with names from the period of Old Testament Israel. In the map, the Dead Sea and the very southern sections of the Jordan River valley are clearly visible, and it also indicates the places where the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah might have been located.

This map shows the general extent of the Babylonian and Assyrian empires.

This map shows the general position of the contested border between Judah and Israel according to 1 Kings 15.

This map shows the allocation of land given to the twelve tribes of Israel as described in the book of Joshua.

This map provides a picture of some of the travels of the patriarchs Abraham, Jacob, and Joseph through Canaan, as is recorded in Genesis.

This map shows the probable journey of Abraham from Ur to Canaan, the land that God had promised him.