In his biography by Johannes Gossner, Martin Boos (1762-1825), a Roman Catholic priest, tells how he was saved: “In 1788 or 1789 I visited a sick person respected for her deep humility and piety. I said to her, ‘You will die peacefully and happily.’ ‘Why so?’ she asked. ‘Because you have led such a holy […]
JESUS the JUDGE: “God…commands all men everywhere to repent, because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained” (Acts 17:30-31). George Whitfield and Ben Franklin were well acquainted. Franklin printed Whitfield’s sermons and invited him to stay with him when in Philadelphia. […]
“Let my supplication come before You; deliver me according to Your word” (Ps 119:170). Does the Lord hear me? This is the only place in the psalm where David almost repeats himself. The previous verse, which we already considered, says: “Let my cry come before You, O Lord; give me understanding according to Your word” […]
“We preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block, and to the Greeks foolishness” (1 Cor 1:23). I want to ask you a question. When the real Jesus was on earth and people met Him, how did they respond? Thankfully, some bowed before Him in adoration. Think of the cleansed Samaritan leper, or the […]
CHRIST the TREE: “Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down in his shade with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste” (Song 2:3). The One who grew up as a tender plant (Isa 53:2) has become the mighty tree […]
“If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin […]
In These My People, Lil Dickson tells the story of a mountain village in Formosa during Japanese occupation: “The policeman there was like a little king. It seemed he could do anything. He became enraged because many were becoming Christians. So he issued an edict: within three days everyone must take an oath, ‘I will […]
If you wanted a picture to insert in a dream that illustrated an overturned court case, what would you use? […]
“It is possible that God says every morning, ‘Do it again’ to the sun.” —G.K. Chesterton As the Lord begins His questions about animals, it’s quite touching where He starts. “Can you hunt the prey for the lion, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions, when they crouch in their dens, or lurk in their […]