CHRIST the SUSTAINER: “And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist (hold together) (Col 1:17). By appointment of President Woodrow Wilson, Henry van Dyke became Minister to the Netherlands and Luxembourg in 1913. The following year, World War I threw Europe into disarray. In the thick of it, van Dyke, though […]
“…do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises” (Heb 6:12). Graham Scroggie points out, using Mark 5 as illustrative, that sometimes our petition is answered but the desire denied; sometimes the desire is answered but the petition denied; and sometimes both petition and desire are answered, or denied. […]
Mrs. Nisbet, an upright woman living in Dumfernline, Scotland, met an evangelist who asked her if she had experienced the great change without which, the Lord declared, no one can see the kingdom of God (Jn 3:3). In the course of the conversation, Mrs. Nisbet exclaimed, “With all my religion, I have never been born […]
“Have you not two eyes, man? Must you needs put one of them out in order to see clearly?” —C.H. Spurgeon Darius found that “King Cyrus issued a decree concerning the house of God” (Ezra 6:3) to have it rebuilt. Then it must be! Darius is also featured in the book of Daniel. When the palace co-conspirators […]
“OUR SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel” (2 Tim 1:10). Dr. Howard A. Kelly, one of four founders of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the father of modern gynecology, was a serious believer. He prayed before every operation. He read the Bible […]
“Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word” (Acts 4:29). Henry Ward Beecher (1813–1887) was a controversial Congregationalist preacher who, from his pulpit, thundered against the liquor and gambling interests in his city, naming names. One evening, as he walked in the city […]
Evolutionary paleontologist Niles Eldredge confesses: “That individual kinds of fossils remain recognizably the same throughout the length of their occurrence in the fossil record had been known to paleontologists long before Darwin published his Origin. Darwin himself…prophesied that future generations of paleontologists would fill in these gaps by diligent search…120 years of paleontological research later, […]
Who but the Lord could use Richard Dawkins as a testimony? This story is like a stone skipping across the waves. Discouraged SS teacher? Doubting college student? Disheartened evangelist? Despairing mother or father? God says, “I’ve got this.” […]
I don’t doubt that America could use some economic, political, and societal changes for the better. What that would look like I’ll leave to others. But when Jesus was on the planet He rarely spoke about those large-scale changes. His plan encouraged radical INNER change. How serious is the human condition? Fatal, I’m afraid. So […]