CHRIST the CONQUEROR: “When a stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes him, he takes from him all his armor” (Lk 11:22). Both from the case of the Gadarene demoniac and the one in the synagogue of Capernaum we learn that, great as was the sway of Satan over the bodies and souls of […]
“As your life was valued much this day in my eyes, so let my life be valued much in the eyes of the Lord, and let Him deliver me out of all tribulation” (1 Sam 26:24). Much can be gained in Bible study by asking: How did I expect this to conclude? Your life… valued […]
“The Lord is near to all who call upon Him” (Ps 145:18). William James Taylor, alias Bill Hennessy, alias Ed Lynch, learned he couldn’t hide from God. At the age of three, at his father’s San Francisco bar he grew to like the taste of liquor by dipping his fingers into the used glasses. By […]
“Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest…I myself should become disqualified” (1 Cor 9:26-27). The world is full of gifted failures. What marked the patriarchs and prophets, conquerors of Canaan and the early Church, […]
I had little interest in touring Bible lands. I’d seen too many slideshows by those with no idea what they saw, confessing, “I ran where Jesus walked.” I had zero desire to see old churches and hear imaginary tales. “This”—pointing to a rock indentation—“is Jesus’ footprint when He pushed off to go back to heaven,” […]
For 40 days Jesus “was with the wild animals” (Mk 1:13, BSB), yet they left no mark on Him. Man, however… Psalms 20 and 21 formed a couplet, but Psalms 22-24 are a triplet! Psalm 22 presents the good Shepherd who “gives His life for the sheep” (Jn 10:11). Psalm 23 portrays “that great Shepherd of the sheep” (Heb 13:20) who, […]
CHRIST our ONLY SAVIOR: “I, even I, am the Lord, and besides Me there is no savior” (Isa 43:11). “And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be Savior of the world” (1 Jn 4:14). “…There is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must […]
“I have declared my ways, and You answered me; teach me Your statutes. Make me understand the way of Your precepts; so shall I meditate on Your wonderful works” (Ps 119:26-27). My ways and His way — how eloquent! I try this road — and find it a dead end. What I think is a […]
Without question, fear of rejection is the Number One reason for lack of witnessing. But is it a good reason? We wouldn’t worry what people thought of us if we realized how little they did. And besides, what people think of you won’t matter a snap of the fingers, but what they think of Christ […]