Nineteenth century evangelist William Taylor tells the story of a prisoner awaiting his execution. Various Christians visited him in his death row cell, but all they said seemed only to make him harder and more resistent to the gospel. Then, writes Taylor, the townspeople requested a man “known of all men for his holiness and […]
Caesar Augustus, founder of the Roman Empire, famously boasted, “I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.” The Carrara marble quarries on the north coast of Italy had opened just before he came to power, and he set himself to beautify his capital. But the glory of Rome has […]
“We have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins” (Col. 1:14). The word forgiveness in its primary sense means to send away or to abandon. Forgiveness is agreeing to pay the damages done by another, and then never bringing up the account again—sending them away, much like the scapegoat, the azazel. As far as […]
Touched by tragedy. Hugged by heaven. A recounting of one of Boyd Nicholson’s most moving stories. […]
“The children of Israel cried out to the Lord” (Ex 14:10). There may have been close to 2,500,000 Israelites. This describes their spontaneous prayer meeting as the Egyptian army approached! I don’t imagine it sounded to God the way I hear it when my little grandchildren all clamor for my attention at once, but this […]
The narrowing of the world down to one Man was to be inclusive, not exclusive—a Savior for all! The lineage that links Adam and Abraham (1 Chron 1:1-54) includes the crucial line, “Abraham begot Isaac. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel” (v 34). Here are two of a series of decisive bifurcations in the historical […]
The narrowing of the world down to one Man was to be inclusive, not exclusive—a Savior for all! The lineage that links Adam and Abraham (1 Chron 1:1-54) includes the crucial line, “Abraham begot Isaac. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel” (v 34). Here are two of a series of decisive bifurcations in the historical […]
“But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly” (Mt 6:6). It’s getting harder all the time to find a quiet place and time to pray. Part […]
“…the Gentiles, to whom I now send you, to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins…” (Acts 26:17-18). Thus reads the commission to Saul of Tarsus. John Birch (unfortunately linked in most minds with a […]