“…Tormented day and night for ever and ever” (Rev 20:10). Lorenzo Dow (1777–1834) preached to more people than any other man of his time. During more than 30 years of ceaseless travel, mostly by foot, Dow preached in almost all parts of the U.S., as well as in Canada, England, Ireland and the West Indies. […]
We can do no better in introducing this story than to quote the beginning words of Anna Olander’s hymn: “If I gained the world, but lost the Savior, Were my life worth living for a day? Could my yearning heart find rest and comfort In the things that soon must pass away?” […]
“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity” (Prov 17:17). Do I have a friend, a brother or sister, going through a hard time today, who needs a call, a card, a visit, no matter how difficult—was I not born into God’s family for such a time as this? […]
“You rang, m’lord?” This doesn’t refer to a phone call. It was the response of household servants when summoned by a bell. One result of placing our faith in Christ as Savior is a remarkable communications device. The moment we believe, God “put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to […]
You may have heard it said (it’s still good advice) that talking to the Shepherd is better than counting sheep. Psalm 4 carries over many of the themes of the previous psalm, as well as three Selahs. In the first part (vv 1-2), you see David is desperate to have God’s answer to his present […]
CHRIST the OVERCOMER: “Be of good cheer; I have overcome the world” (Jn 16:33). If you look at this claim of Jesus without the eye of faith, does it not seem extraordinary? We can imagine Napoleon speaking thus when he had crushed the nations beneath his feet. We can imagine Alexander speaking thus when he […]
“That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead” (Php 3:10-11). John Nelson Hyde was born at Carrollton, Illinois, on November 9, 1865. When his oldest brother, Edmund, died […]
Luke wrote more of the New Testament than any other author, including Paul. There has been no shortage of critics to call in question the historical veracity of his writings. For example, he calls Iconium a city in Phyrigia. Scholars disagreed, saying that Iconium was in Lycaonia, not Phyrigia. They declared the Book of Acts […]
“He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the beggar from the ash heap, to set them among princes and make them inherit the throne of glory” (1 Sam 2:8). Who would go looking for the future rulers of the universe in ash heaps and dunghills, except our God—whose own Son qualified for the […]