“His enemies I will clothe with shame, but upon Himself His crown shall flourish” (Ps 132:18). We’ve noticed that Psalm 132 is in two parts. The first part (vv 1-10) is a Request; the second part (vv 11-18) is the Reply. We see the covenant with David has two aspects— some of it was conditional, some […]
CHRIST CONSIDERED FOOLISHNESS: “We preach Christ crucified,…to the Greeks foolishness” (1 Cor 1:23). “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing…” (v 18). H.A. Ironside writes: “I was on a ferry going from Oakland to San Francisco with a group of Christians. Among us was a dear friend who played […]
“I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead” (Rev 3:1). What’s in a name? Obviously a great deal! When we take the name believer, it ought to mean we agree with God, and that we act on it. When we claim to be saints, our lives […]
Shintoism: The indigenous belief of Japan, from shen-tao, meaning “the way of the gods.” A very ancient concept based on the superiority of the Japanese people to all others. Japan is “the country of the gods and its inhabitants are descendants of the gods.” At the heart of their beliefs is kami, a mysterious creating […]
Blessed but stressed? Learn to distinguish your needs from your greeds, and don’t let what you don’t have rob you of enjoying the blessings you’ve been given. […]
“Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and let Your saints shout for joy” (Ps 132:9). Psalm 131 was by David, but Psalm 132 is about David. It’s the longest of the Songs of Ascent, and shares with us the historic importance of David’s taking Jerusalem and making it both the civil and religious capital of the nation. God by […]
CHRIST the FATHER of ETERNITY: “And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father…” (Isa 9:6). Certainly one of the most curious titles of the Messiah, the term “Everlasting Father” (Heb, abi ad) is “Father of eternity.” But why should it not be? He provided us with an eternal salvation (Heb 5:9) […]
“Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus, that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Rom 15:5-6). If I were to give a rustic but reliable paraphrase of this two-fold name […]
Vaughn Shoemaker (1902–1991) was a widely-published American editorial cartoonist. He won the Pulitzer Prize not once but twice for his work, and is remembered for creating the character John Q. Public. During World War II, he had the dubious honor of having his cartoons criticized by the German Reichsmarschall Herman Goering, founder of the Gestapo […]