In Psalm 55:8-14, David writes about his dire circumstances in the form of violence, oppression, and strife, stirred up by the disloyalty of a friend. Fear, terror, pain, anxiety and restlessness overwhelmed him (Psalm 55:4-5).

Unless a man can control his passions, desires, and fears, he is not in possession of himself (Proverbs 16:32; Proverbs 25:28). No man is truly free who is not in command of himself. Since the Scriptures teach that a man’s worth is measured, not in terms of what he possesses (Luke 12:14-15), but by the […]

After getting stocked up on some groceries and putting them in the trunk of my car yesterday afternoon, I unlocked my car, opened the door, and heard a “ping, ping, ping, ping, ping” sound. That sound should have alerted me as to something not being quite right with my car, but it didn’t register in […]

Women love shoes. Just look in their closets. It was discovered that Imelda Marcos, wife of the deposed dictator of the Philippines, had hundreds of pairs of shoes.

In our world today, we have need of filters of all sorts. We filter the air and water in our homes. We use filters for fuel, air, and oil in our automobiles. We even have various filters in the human body. Lungs, kidneys, stomach, and even hair serve in such capacities. Many of us also […]

The formation of a natural pearl begins when a foreign substance (such as a grain of sand) slips into an oyster between its mantle and shell, irritating the mantle (see illustration).

Anyone who has undergone any kind of adversity, knows that adversity tests whether or not we will turn tail and run or stand up to life’s challenges as people of faith (cf. Acts 4:1-21; Acts 5:17-41). One might think that the opposite of adversity is prosperity, but that’s not so. Rather, prosperity is a character […]

Have we ever gone to the store to buy a needed item, later to discover we already had the very thing we wanted —  tucked away and forgotten?

In Luke 9:23, the text reads: “And he said to them all, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.” Brother Edwin Crozier, preacher for the Brownsburg congregation in Brownsburg, Indiana, provides us with the following interpretation of the above verse in this […]

Have we ever been stuck in an foreign airport four thousand miles from home due to flight delays caused by inclement weather? While most of us would find such an inconvenience intolerable, one man experienced God’s providence in his delay. As he waited out his forced stay, he looked for opportunities to connect with his […]

According to researchers who examined parts recovered from the Titanic, impure rivets made of wrought iron rather than steel caused the ship’s hull to open like a zipper. The sinking of the Titanic proves the foolishness of spending resources on fancy equipment and public promotion gimmicks, while neglecting the seemingly “insignificant” parts.

T ake delight in the Lord, and He will give you your heart’s desires (Psalm 37:4). H ow great are thy works, O Lord! (Psalm 92:5 KJV). A scribe to the Lord the glory due His name (Psalm 96:8 NASB).

In our fast-paced society, we don’t like motorists who travel too slow on the freeway because of the fact that they tend to slow other motorists down. This in turn causes traffic jams, especially during the five o’clock rush hour. Many times, the traffic can get so congested, that it slows down to a snail’s […]

From time to time, I receive some humorous emails from various individuals on my email list. The following are six humorous stories which demonstrate the innocence and straightforwardness of a little child (Matthew 18:1-3; Matthew 19:13-14):

In Paul’s letter to the brethren at Philippi, he expresses the importance of focusing on the right target in our Christian life, when he tells us, “I press toward the goal [mark – KJV] for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:14).

From today’s Montana Street bulletin, comes the following article by brother Lewis G. Hale, preacher for the Southwest congregation in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, regarding “our heritage“:

When troubles come and problems arise in my life, I often turn to the encouraging passage in Romans 8:35, where Paul asks, “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?”

In the Old Testament, God’s people learned from their forty years of wilderness wonderings, that rocks were more than simply masses of stone. For example, they understood that a rock could serve as a shelter from a sudden storm or provide a cool shadow from an oppressive heat. They learned that a rock could also […]

The following above titled poem by an unknown author, well illustrates the fact that we can’t accomplish much if we continually gripe or complain about life’s circumstances. Rather, we need to follow the inspired instructions found in 1 Corinthians 15:58, knowing that our time here on earth is short (John 9:4; cf. James 4:13-14). We […]

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 […]