“Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth” (Jn 17:17). Noah Webster (1758-1843) was born in Hartford, Connecticut, to a weaver and his wife. Educated at Yale, in 1783 he wrote A Grammatical Institute of the English Language, earning its nickname, the “Blue-Backed Speller,” because of its blue cover. For over 100 years, Webster’s […]
Tommy Rowden had just been gloriously saved and couldn’t wait to tell his friends during coffee break at the plant where he worked. But the in-house infidel was quick to retort, “You can’t believe the Bible! It’s full of mistakes.” “For instance?” “Like, where did Cain get his wife?” Tommy hadn’t heard that one, but […]
“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His hands what He spoke with His mouth” (2 Chron 6:4). One thing you can say about Solomon—he didn’t do anything by halves! If the temple “must be exceedingly magnificent” (1 Chron 22:5), as David said, his son was the right man for the job. So when […]
“The righteousness of Your testimonies is everlasting; give me understanding, and I shall live” (Ps 119:144). Few things last. Shakespeare penned the words: “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more” (Macbeth). Or in more contemporary terms: “Some things matter, […]
There is great irony in the notion that salvation means “giving your life to Christ.” Sinners are dead and have no life to give; it is Christ who gives His life to us. Note four precious New Testament phrases that remind us of God’s four bank accounts from which He pours out His resources to […]
“I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus, that you were enriched in everything by Him in all utterance and all knowledge, even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you, so that you come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for […]
Johnny Wagner fled from a drunken father and an abusive stepmother when only eight. He was drinking by age eleven and, apart from a stint overseas with the 132nd Infantry, Johnny spent most of his life begging money for liquor on Chicago’s Skid Row. He was well known to the police and a frequent occupant […]
How fast and far do you have to travel to run away from God? David tells us. God has very long arms. Here are two stories in one to encourage you to pray for runaways. […]
“And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho,…behold, a Man stood opposite him with His sword drawn in His hand. And Joshua went to Him and said to Him, ‘Are You for us or for our adversaries?’ So He said, ‘No…’” (Josh 5:13-14). Sometimes we may feel that, if not the Lord Himself, […]