We are born in bondage to sin and death. We naturally consider what tickles our fancy a friend. We live like God is our enemy.   Paul...

God’s law equips us to recognize our neighbor’s sin! Meanwhile, our sin is invisible to us.   It blends into our chosen way of life. To...

Imagine a husband who mercilessly demands that his wife keep the house spotlessly clean. There is no help.   There is no allowance for...

Jesus is one of a kind. He is the image and exact likeness of the invisible God. He is the brightness of God’s glory. He is the express...

It is a struggle to affirm that right standing with God is by faith alone. We are tempted to follow a list of rules and regulations in...

Pancreatic cancer’s symptoms do not appear until the disease is far along. Those afflicted with it initially feel fine, but they will die...

Wars are bad. Unwinnable ones are worse. Unbelievers stubbornly hug the chains that bind them in their war against God. They are losing....

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...

A mother was in tears. She was embarrassed and discouraged. Her heart was broken. In the middle of a church worship service, her much...