As the book of Revelation opens, the apostle John had been banished to the island of Patmos “because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus” (Revelation 1:9 NASB). On the Lord’s Day, he received a revelation of Jesus Christ. Marvelous indeed are the things which are told! By the time one reaches […]

There’s a whole lot of truth in the above titled phrase. Time does indeed change all things. Whole societies and the individuals who make up those societies are changed — sometimes very dramatically. For example, in just the past twenty-five years, I have lost a great many of my relatives and friends due to death. […]

After the terrorist bombing of New York’s twin towers on September 11, 2001, there still remains this truth: From New York to Indonesia, warnings and threats of terrorist attacks continue to this day. Terrorism derives its sting by exporting fear. In our country today, a paranoia of fear exists because no one feels safe.

The story is told of a man who loved to collect antique books. One day, he met a fellow book lover who had just thrown away an old Bible that had been stored in the attic of his ancestral home for generations. “I threw it away because I couldn’t read it,” his book lover friend […]

Brother Brad Harrub, director and co-founder of Focus Press (see article) and co-editor of Think Magazine, wrote the following encouraging comments on Facebook this morning:

A delightful and innocent little girl by the name of Mary Margaret uniquely tells the story of Jonah and the big fish that God prepared as a wake-up call to get Jonah’s attention (Jonah 1-4). She is one of the best Bible story tellers I’ve ever heard, and it does my old heart good to […]

The story is told of a cowboy who one day applied for an insurance policy. The insurance agent asked him, “Have you ever had any accidents?” After a moment’s pause, the cowboy responded, “Nope, but a bronc did kick in two of my ribs last summer, and a couple of years ago, a rattlesnake bit […]

Unbelief, laziness, busyness, and just plain indifference, are just some of the reasons folks give for not reading the Bible. Gamaliel Bradford, one of the most distinguished biographers of modern times wrote, “I do not read the New Testament for fear of its awakening a storm of anxiety and self-reproach and doubt and dread of […]

Over the years, this writer has observed that there are folks who have an eternal perspective of life, and then there are folks who are preoccupied with the present. One individual is absorbed with the permanent, while another individual is absorbed with the temporary. One stores up treasure in heaven (Matthew 6:20), while the other […]

In Psalm 34:14, the Psalmist tells us regarding peace: “Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.” Unity in the church, the home, and the community are both “good and pleasant.” King David said, “Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity” (Psalm 133:1). Christians are […]

Journeying from Jerusalem to Jericho, a traveler will encounter a narrow, treacherous path along a deep gorge in the Judean wilderness called Wadi Kelt (see article and more pictures) — “the valley of the shadow” (source). It is believed that this is the location which inspired David’s writing of Psalm 23. The landscape offers very […]

Looking at all of the motorists who exceed the posted speed limit on our local freeway, makes me ask, “What in the world are they all in a hurry for?“ Long ago, I decided that driving within or under the posted speed limit, not only gives me a wonderful sense of freedom, but a peace […]

1) I would gain control of the most powerful nation in the world; 2) I would delude their minds into thinking that they had come from man’s effort, instead of God’s blessings (cf. Deuteronomy 6-8);

On Brother Wesley Walker’s blog this morning, I noticed his latest article entitled, “Abortion by a Different Name.” As brother Wesley points out, “Another area where semantics is played, is in the discussion of abortion.”

The story is told of a woman who was flying from Seattle to San Francisco. Unexpectedly, the plane was diverted to Sacramento along the way. The flight attendant explained there would be a delay, and if the passengers wanted to get off the aircraft to stretch their legs, the plane would re-board in 50 minutes.

Some of my earliest experiences working with Dad around the house involved my having to be what we called the ‘gofer’. The gofer was the one that never really got to do the interesting stuff like hammering, sawing, or operating the electric tools; he had to just ‘go-for’ and get whatever was needed out of […]

In college, I enjoyed playing golf — so much so, that I once took a course in golf during a summer session. And while I’m still not a great golfer, years of playing have taught me that the more thoughts an individual has in their head as they swing the golf club, the less likely […]

On a rocky knoll called “Little Round Top,“ just south of  Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, is where one of the decisive battles was fought that turned the tide of the American Civil War (1861-1865).

Freedom is dangerous in the hands of those who do not want to be responsible. That’s why criminals are confined in prisons with barbed wire, steel bars, and concrete barriers. Or consider someone setting a campfire during a record summer heat wave that spreads into a dry forest, quickly becoming a blazing inferno. Unchecked freedom […]

The story is told of a young mother who was trying to get her 2-year-old son to make a choice. “You can have fish or chicken,” she told him. She limited him to just two choices because he was too young to understand any further choices.