The tribulation will be “unmatched from the beginning of the world until now” (Mt 24:21, BSB). What will the faithful sing? Although we’ve had hints of this before (in Psalms 5, 10, 17, and 35), when we come to Psalm 58, we are reading a fully-developed Imprecatory Psalm. An imprecation is “a calling down of God’s judgment […]
CHRIST OUR FOUNDATION: “For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ” (1 Cor 3:11). Sir William Dobbie was the heroic governor of Malta (biblical Melita, scene of Paul’s shipwreck) when, in 1940, it was bitterly besieged. But “the most bombed spot on earth” did not fall. He […]
“And Elisha prayed, and said, ‘Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.’ Then the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire…” (2 Ki 6:17). I’ve been told that angels appear in about 100 Bible stories. I […]
Christian apologist Josh McDowell explains that the change in his life when he trusted Christ convinced his father that there was hope for him as well. McDowell writes: “After I trusted Christ, my life was changed in six to eighteen months. But my father’s life was changed right before my eyes. It was as if […]
For several years I had a free literature table in the university’s student union. My son-in-law Chase and our friend Dom continue the practice each Tuesday from 12 till 2. Those who visit find them winsome and engaging. It’s intended to spur students to set aside their studies of The Societal Impact of Taylor Swift, […]
“All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth, to such as keep His covenant and His testimonies” (Ps 25:10). David is still on the run! Having been anointed by Samuel as Israel’s king many years before, recognized as Israel’s champion in the Valley of Elah, and effectively doing the work of the king in […]
CHRIST, LORD of CREATION: “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth” (Mt 28:18). Only the miracle of creation and divine maintenance preserves our planet and its wonderful adaptations and provisions for the propagation of human life. Within our earth itself wind, wave, lightning, storm, flood, drought, avalanche, earthquake, fire, heat, […]
“I entreated Your favor with my whole heart; be merciful to me according to Your word. I thought about my ways, and turned my feet to Your testimonies. I made haste, and did not delay to keep Your commandments” (Ps 119:58-60). David’s prayer for mercy is among five statements of personal action. The first four […]
“No man in the world today has such power as he who can make his fellow men feel that Christ is a reality.” So wrote Henry Van Dyke (1852-1933). What does the Bible say? “To His saints…God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which […]