Articles: 215
Practical teaching on prayer, Scripture, self-discipline, and growth in the life of faith.
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life,…
He was born in a stable, meant for beasts of the field. It was from the beginning that His will He would yield. He was never well-liked; despised by all men; Laughed to scorn, reviled—again, and again. Yes, His mission…
I have heard many Christians say they are not satisfied with their relationship with God. They wonder why God does not speak to them like He spoke with people in the Bible, or even in the early church. I have often…
And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him. But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your…
Wars and rumors of wars, a pandemic sweeping across the world, whispers of economic collapse, carefully made plans disrupted. This is our world today. Why would God allow a tiny microbe to encroach on all of humanity,…
There was a time in my life when I volunteered on the ambulance with two local EMS stations in Pennsylvania where I lived. I was a trained EMT and equipped to help a hurting person. During my times of duty, I was…
Is it only in the heartbreak, When confusion ‘round me churns, That I truly seek my Savior’s arms And my will toward Him turns? Is it only in the darkness, When I cannot see my way; Or when asked of something I do not…
How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach, except they be sent?…
Picture yourself on a hot, humid, sunny day hiking back to a remote village in the mountains of Haiti. You are there to share the gospel with the many hurting and dying souls who need to hear about Jesus. As you are…
Sitting squarely on the great divide of our measured timeline of years lies the incarnate birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. He rightfully owns this place, for no other advent could so astutely impact humanity. The years…
I used to pray for sunshine, No storms to mark the sky. For cool breezes and flowers To please and turn my eye. I used to pray for happiness, For smiles, joy, and peace. That all things would be easy, And all harsh…
Sometimes we can learn things from everyday situations. A few years ago, my three-year-old son and I went for a walk. We were in an unfamiliar area with lots of vegetation. I told my son to stay close by me. He was doing…
The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me. Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician…
O, Lord, breathe your life in each word that I speak; Help me in each sentence your honour to seek. Refrain me when words that will do no one good Would come to my lips; help me speak what I should. And when opportunity…
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven –Mat 5:3. Jesus says the poor in spirit are blessed! This is where the blessing of God begins. To be poor in spirit is the gateway to a blessing that…
Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving... -Colossians 4:2 The judge with whom the widow pled Would have ignored, But she implored Him to avenge her. So he said That he would heed And fill her need.…
If marriage is a covenant, what is the significance of covenant relationship? What makes it a covenant relationship, and how does this differ from any other relationship? These are answers that we must pursue if we are…
If we step back and look at our own life, can we honestly say that we trust in the Lord with all our heart? I often think of my children—they trust in me with all their hearts; there is no fear within them; they do not…
My Help and My Deliverer Psalm 40:1 I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and…
Behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud –Exo 16:10. What a strange phenomenon is this concentrated mass of vapor that navigates the sky above us. In one instance, a cloud can minister such immense blessedness…
As a man was dying, his thoughts went back. Will I leave a good mark, that none can attack? I forsook all, on the alter I went Keeping nothing back, not even a cent. I wanted to do, all that was right. I sometimes…
It was 2:30 p.m., Tuesday afternoon. “Señora!” a chorus of voices hollered from outside our property hedge. “Open the gate!” “Just wait,” I called back. “It’s not three o’clock yet.” Disgruntled murmurings sounded from…
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