In the 8th century BC, amid personal and national injustice, the prophet Isaiah was used by God to awaken the conscience of His people. Their convenient spirituality had led them to violence and insensitivity toward their fellow human beings (Isaiah 57).
A querist asks, “After we die, will we recognize one another in the spiritual realm?”
Jesus once told the story of a sower, a seed, and four kinds of soil (Matthew 13:1-9 – NKJV). The soil among the thorns represented those who permit the Word of God in their
In Deuteronomy 4:1 – NKJV, the people were being handed a gift from God — “the statutes and the judgments” that would allow them to live properly in the land of God’s
The children of Israel had not gone far from the shore of the Red Sea when the realities of their new freedom began to register. They no longer enjoyed the ample food and water supply of Egypt. Now, after
The word “amateur” has been redefined over the years and has lost the luster of its original meaning. Our English word comes from the Latin word amatorem (nom. amator) “lover,” from amatus, pp. of amare “to love.”
In the summer of 1989, my grandmother passed from this life to be with the Lord. She was my mentor and inspiration in becoming a Christian as well as encouraging me to study my Bible on a daily basis
Most people respect service and those who serve. For example, we honor police officers who serve our communities. We pay homage to military personnel who serve our country.
Poet Claude Mermet once made this astute observation: “Friends are like melons; let me tell you why: To find a good one, you must one hundred try!”
The story is told of an English “gentleman of the road” (we would call him a hobo) who stopped by a restaurant named the “Saint George and the Dragon.” Because he was
For almost 70 years, my Aunt Lee lived confined in a wheelchair because of crippling rheumatoid arthritis, yet she never once complained about her circumstances or condition.
A survey was once taken asking employers what makes a good apprentice. Their response was that they seek to hire “someone who wants to learn.”
As a small boy growing up in a rural community, I can still vividly remember my Bible class teachers reading the stories of Noah’s ark and the flood (Genesis 6-8 – NKJV), Samson and Delilah (Judges 14-16 – NKJV), David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17 – NKJV), Daniel in the lion’s den (Daniel 6 – […]
A Navy corpsman (medic) had told his parents that he thought it would be several months before he would be departing for Iraq. Then the phone rang late that night — the young
On June 15, 1957, a brand-new Plymouth Belvedere was buried in a concrete vault under the courthouse lawn in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In June 2007, the car was unearthed as the city celebrated Oklahoma’s 100th year of statehood.
One of several rulers of the Northern Kingdom of Israel was Jeroboam (926-909 B.C.). He is a prime example of one who usurped God’s
It is reported that Abraham Lincoln once stated: “I do not boast that God is on my side, I humbly pray that I am on God’s side.”
In Acts 28, we see the recorded account of Paul’s shipwreck on the little island of Malta. This great apostle to the Gentiles, preacher to thousands, worker of miracles, and writer of much of the New Testament, was stuck on this island as a prisoner.
Walking through a religious-based campus one day, a professor came upon a custodian reading the Bible during his lunch hour. The professor asked what he was reading
If man’s greatest need in life was pleasure, then God would have sent an entertainer. If man’s greatest need would have been money, then He would have sent a financial consultant. If man’s greatest need would have been for information, He would have sent an educator. But God in His