“Let my cry come before You, O Lord; give me understanding according to Your word” (Ps 119:169). Five times in this monumental psalm (vv 34, 73, 125, 144, and here) David prays, “Give me understanding.” The state where I live has a commonly heard refrain: “Stay in school!” They tell young people that it is […]
Does the Bible allow for the theory of evolution? Josh McDowell writes: “We must first understand what we mean by the term evolution. If it is defined as simply change—as the development of an infant to an adult or a change within a kind, such as dog or cat—then this would pose no problem. This […]
“Forgive Your people who have sinned against You” (1 Ki 8:50). On April 30, 1863, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a National Day of Fasting, Humiliation & Prayer: “We have been preserved, these many years, in peace and prosperity. We have grown in numbers, wealth and power, as no other nation has ever grown. But we have […]
Yale-educated evangelist R.A. Torrey (1856–1928) worked with D.L. Moody in his early years and became superintendent of what became Moody Bible Institute. He served as a chaplain during the Spanish-American War and World War I. Following this, he held gospel series worldwide, which were greatly blessed. Following this, he was led to found the Bible […]
“Cursed be the man before the Lord who rises up and builds this city Jericho; he shall lay its foundation with his firstborn, and with his youngest he shall set up its gates” (Josh 6:26). What a strange petition! The destruction of Jericho, gateway to the conquest of Canaan, was at the same time a […]
The Lord is the expert at non-verbal communication. On occasion, Jesus said something like: “I couldn’t help overhearing what you were thinking” (see Luke 5:22). But He hears a lot more than that! […]
“My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God” (Ps 84:2). William Davidson (1848-1929), Scottish professor of logic at the University of Aberdeen, wrote: “Human nature in its entirety postulates God. Man’s intellect, dealing with the systematic interpretation of the universe, demands Him as the ultimate explicatory term: He is the supreme unity […]
God is a perfect Gentleman. If you don’t want Him, He’ll withdraw so as not to impose on you. I recall a talk at our dinner table when I was a boy. The topic was H.R. Palmer’s hymn, “Yield Not to Temptation.” My father said he didn’t think one line was true: “Each vict’ry will […]
The great monotheistic religions of the world all trace their history to the little region east of the Mediterranean that still dominates world news. One of the uniting features of all three beliefs—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—is their conviction that we are not left to our own religious inventiveness because GOD HAS SPOKEN. How did He […]