The story is told of a tribe of Seneca Indians who lived along the Niagara River who had an annual tradition of making an offering of the fairest maiden of the tribe to propitiate the Spirit of Niagara Falls. On one occasion, the maiden chosen was the daughter of the chief, who was a

A note to all of you men that are experienced in leading worship: You should know that the young men and new converts are in awe of you. They don’t know how you can be asked at a moment’s notice and be ready to lead a prayer. All they know is that if THEY are […]

We are either masters or victims of our attitudes. Who we are today is the result of the choices we made yesterday, and we will become tomorrow what we choose today. If we want to truly change, we’ll

In his book, “See You At The Top,” Zig Ziglar tells the following humorous story: John Jones was in New York City. He wanted to go to Boston, so he went to the airport and bought a ticket. Having a few minutes to spare, he walked over to some scales, stepped on them, inserted a […]

As a Jewish boy, our Lord’s desire was to be in His Father’s temple listening to His Father’s teaching. When Jesus was 12 years of age, He went with His parents to Jerusalem

The story is told of a man who saw a house on fire while driving down the road. As he drew near the house, he saw a man sitting on an old couch surrounded by an assortment

There’s no doubt that New Testament Christians are the most spiritually blessed people on the face of the earth (Ephesians 1:3). The church of our Lord has more highly educated members in the

The story is told of a father who taught his boys a practical life lesson by tying a large bundle of wood with a cord. None of the boys could lift it, much less carry it. Then the

Our God is with us wherever we go. Of a certainty, He is in the commonplace, whether we know it or not. Jacob said of a most unlikely spot:

When Mohammed Ali was at the height of his boxing career, he was often called “The Greatest” — referring to the fact that he was considered by many, the greatest fighter in

Paul once told the brethren in Corinth that they should  “earnestly desire the best gifts” (1 Corinthians 12:31 – NKJV). They were guilty of desiring less than the best when they wanted to

In Isaiah 40:31, the inspired writer states: “But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.“ The phrase “wait on the Lord” in the above verse, is the Hebrew way of saying […]

An individual at my workplace recently became angry with someone over a perceived injustice. A colleague of mine listened to his grievance and sensed that his temper still ran high. He gave him the following

We know the holiday season is almost upon us when we begin to receive catalogs in the mail. Working as a mail expediter for a local school district, I am discovering that every

According to shark experts, the shark can be placed in a tonic immobility state, or a natural state of paralysis, by turning them upside down. The shark remains in this state of paralysis for an

A querist asks, “I’ve heard of John Calvin’s doctrine regarding hereditary total depravity. Proponents often refer to Psalm 51:5 and Psalm 58:3 as two of their proof texts. Is this

Preachers in generations past used to conclude every sermon or article with a strong warning against drifting away from the faith (cf. Jude 1:3 ). They had a profound love for God’s truth (John 17:17; Ephesians 4:21), and they guarded against being “tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine” (Ephesians […]

As a substitute teacher/librarian in our public schools and a Bible class instructor, I have observed that learning is a cooperative effort between the student and the instructor. This is why teachers try to get their students involved in class participation. The teacher has to do

A friend of mine has a Global Positioning System. Before we began a short journey to test the device, my friend programmed our destination into the GPS and the device did its job in plotting our

Man has always planned elaborate schemes of his own wisdom to plot out his own salvation, but God says: