CHRIST the JOY-BRINGER: “Enter into the joy of your lord” (Mt 25:21). Look at how the Savior brought not just joy, but GREAT joy, into the world. The wise men, searching arduously for the Child-king, “saw the star” and “rejoiced with exceedingly GREAT joy” (Mt 2:10). The shepherds heard the amazing news when the angel […]
“Those who regard worthless idols forsake their own mercy. But I will sacrifice to You with the voice of thanksgiving” (Jonah 2:8-9). Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale, was “discovered” in Copenhagen at the age of 9 when overheard singing to her cat. She rose to sweep all of Europe before her. When she sang at […]
How do you answer those who embrace the idea of reincarnation? Sometimes called the transmigration of the soul, it is an attempt to overcome the hopelessness of thinking there is nothing beyond death, while refusing to accept the Bible’s teaching as stated in Heb 9:27, “It is appointed unto men once to die, but after […]
Half full or half empty? It all depends on whether you’re pouring something in or drinking it up. To coin a word, here’s the dominant question in the book of Job: Is the problem of evil, by merely human wisdom, figure-outable? The secularist might think Job was a pretty good man with a singularly awful […]
Read More… from September 12, 2025 — Another Look At The Problem
“The SPIRIT of CHRIST” (Rom 8:9). The Venerable Bede (c. 672–735) was an author, teacher, and scholar. His work, The Ecclesiastical History of the English People, gained him the title “The Father of English History.” In writing about Pentecost, he said, “The Law was given on the fiftieth day after the slaying of the lamb, […]
“You have granted me life and favor, and Your care has preserved my spirit” (Job 10:12). After all he had gone through, this is Job’s testimony. He could have added, “My body is ravaged, my family is decimated, my wealth has evaporated, and my friends criticize me, but “Your care has preserved my spirit.” He […]
George Hucklesby shows the simple but effective method used by the one who led him into full assurance. After hearing a gospel message, a kind lady asked him if he was sure of being saved. No, he was not. “Would you like to be saved now?” she asked. “Yes,” he responded, but wondered how that […]
How could just two verses from the German Bible, memorized in his childhood, help the downed airman in Nazi territory? It’s both “living and powerful,” as he found out that night. […]
In an unexpected way, the grim waves of words crashing against Job drove him into the arms of God. “Listen carefully to my speech, and let this be your consolation [Heb, tanhûm, meaning “comfort” or “solace”]” (Job 21:2). Thus begins Job’s sixth speech. The sentence is brimming with irony. Aren’t these “friends” there to comfort him? Instead, he finds […]
Read More… from September 11, 2025 — “Comfort, Yes, Comfort My People!”