You do not naturally furnish your clothing. Reindeer and polar bears do not need winter coats. You are naturally as naked spiritually as...

You likely have significant religious advantages like the Jews Paul describes in Romans 2:17-3:8. You were born into a Christian family....

In junior high school, I played basketball during lunch break. I stole the ball from Arthur several times.   Suddenly, he whipped the...

A five-year-old took a bathroom scale to show and tell. He said, “Standing on this makes my mom mad.” God’s wrath is His great...

Those who care most about what others think about them are the most easily embarrassed. They allow others’ reactions to define their...

George MacLeod said, “The mystery of man is that he is bad when he wants to be good.” 1 We have experienced the three-letter word— sin ....

My earliest memory of a bow and arrow in action was watching a neighbor boy fire an arrow straight up into the air. It was not the wisest...

“It was a God thing,” I said. I will explain why later. I was a church’s guest speaker.   I am a retired pastor. I have preached hundreds...

I had no idea how to pay for all the Bibles. In the spring of 2022, a pastor in Malawi used material I sent him to teach forty people the...

The same thing that happens when men say yes to God! There is no predicting the outcome.   Small beginnings produce colossal effects...

In several track and field events, the wind can enhance performance. They include the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 100-meter hurdles,...

Jesus is the power and wisdom of God (1 Corinthians 1:24); yet many settle for attending church services. They associate with Christians,...

You can locate thunderstorms by counting the seconds between a lightning flash and its rumbling thunder. Sound travels a mile in about...

Mission officials assigned Herbert Jackson, a new missionary, a car that needed a push to start. He parked it on a hill or left the...

For at least ten years, I have grown vegetables in containers. Without significant rainfall, I must water them daily. If I ignore them...

A better understanding of God strengthens our faith. A better understanding of ourselves reveals how dependent we are on Him.   We cannot...

The early Christians spoke freely, even recklessly, about Jesus, without worrying about what might happen to them. The Holy Spirit, who...

In 1758, Robert Robinson wrote, “ Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, prone to leave the God I love" in his hymn, Come Thou Fount of Every...

A multitude surrounded Jesus on the southeastern shore of the Sea of Galilee. He had fed them spiritual food for three days, but now they...

History is about overcoming the opposition to God’s rule on the blue planet. The devil and the power of death are the enemies (Hebrews...