A young Christian was working at his first job on the night shift at a refrigerator assembly plant, trying to earn enough money so he could attend a Christian college. His fellow

Joshua 22:1-34 records an instance of incorrect first impressions. The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh had built an altar near the Jordan. When the other

The story is told of a mother squirrel who one day had taken up residence in a bat house attached to the side of a tree. When her young son climbed out and fell to the ground, the mother rescued him and brought him back up to the bat house and repeatedly tried to stuff […]

A querist asks, Can you please explain what “Corban” meant to the Jewish mind in Mark 7:11? The text in Mark 7:11-13 (cf. Matthew 15:1-9) reads:

When I was learning how to drive back in the early 1960’s, there was never any mention of “road rage” or being “cut off.” Angry drivers weren’t a big problem in that era.

On Saturday, January 14, 2012, CBS News reported that a man with a cell phone experienced the alarm of that cell phone to go on and off repeatedly, interrupting a performance of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. The ringtone on the cell phone was so distracting, that the conductor of the orchestra had to simply […]

As Christians, we know about the blessings Jesus spoke of in His Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-10). However, there is a “blessing” from the Old Testament that is less well-known: “Blessed is he who considers the poor” (Psalm 41:1).

The following questions may sound “strange”, but are they really? Let’s seriously think about these questions and take action to correct our thinking if we are guilty of any of these:

In ancient times, the elder men in every city sat alongside the gate, to greet visitors and to dispense wisdom and judgment to the citizens of the community as they came and

We all have walked rose-strewn paths And wept tears of joy through the years. Then suddenly the dark clouds gather, And we cry, “Dear Lord, dry our tears.”

A querist asks, “One of the arguments used to minimize the importance of baptism is found in 1 Corinthians 1:17 where Paul states: “For Christ sent me not to baptize….” Can you please explain in context what Paul

Randal Matheny, missionary to Brazil, has produced an informative website called, “Quick Bible Truths.” The site can be accessed on both Twitter and Facebook.

Sometimes…. We must be hurt in order to grow; We must fail in order to know, We must lose in order to gain. Some lessons are learned best Only through pain.

Over the years, I’ve learned not to write or say anything that I wouldn’t sign my name to. If we ever receive a negative, anonymous note, we need to just ignore it. If the person is not willing to sign their name, it’s not worth reading anyway, so we need not take heed of it.

When a certified letter is delivered to our door, it usually means we are receiving a very important document. According to several Bible scholars, Phoebe may have been the faithful servant who hand-delivered Paul’s inspired letter to the church in Rome. The letter points

Because of rampant immorality, we could call today’s generation “crooked and perverse,” just as Paul described his own generation in Philippians 2:15. Even Moses would have understood what Paul was talking about, for he said of Israel:

Like joy, genuine gratitude is an attitude that cannot be concealed and must be expressed. It is much more than mere lip service or more than a polite and perfunctory “thank you” uttered in return for a favor.

The above title is not original with me, but I love it nonetheless.  The message concerned a special needs child and the compassion of the person who gave him attention and treated him with great respect.

We all need words to live by, To inspire us and to guide us, Words to give us courage, When the threats of life betide us.

Wouldn’t life be lots more happy If the good that’s in us all Were the only things about us That folks bothered to recall?