CHRIST OUR FOUNDATION: “For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ” (1 Cor 3:11). Sir William Dobbie was the heroic governor of Malta (biblical Melita, scene of Paul’s shipwreck) when, in 1940, it was bitterly besieged. But “the most bombed spot on earth” did not fall. He […]
“And Elisha prayed, and said, ‘Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.’ Then the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire…” (2 Ki 6:17). I’ve been told that angels appear in about 100 Bible stories. I […]
Christian apologist Josh McDowell explains that the change in his life when he trusted Christ convinced his father that there was hope for him as well. McDowell writes: “After I trusted Christ, my life was changed in six to eighteen months. But my father’s life was changed right before my eyes. It was as if […]
No one to encourage you? With all the tools provided for the believer to face life’s challenges, David tells us the one he found essential when he seemed to be working solo. […]
“Love is patient and kind;…it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way” (1 Cor 13:4-5, ESV). The garden party had been going on for a week. On the last day of the feast, Ahasuerus gave proof that another king was right when he wrote, “Wine is a mocker, strong drink is […]
CHRIST, LORD of CREATION: “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth” (Mt 28:18). Only the miracle of creation and divine maintenance preserves our planet and its wonderful adaptations and provisions for the propagation of human life. Within our earth itself wind, wave, lightning, storm, flood, drought, avalanche, earthquake, fire, heat, […]
“I entreated Your favor with my whole heart; be merciful to me according to Your word. I thought about my ways, and turned my feet to Your testimonies. I made haste, and did not delay to keep Your commandments” (Ps 119:58-60). David’s prayer for mercy is among five statements of personal action. The first four […]
“No man in the world today has such power as he who can make his fellow men feel that Christ is a reality.” So wrote Henry Van Dyke (1852-1933). What does the Bible say? “To His saints…God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which […]
CHRIST TRIUMPHANT: “Behold! My Servant whom I uphold…He will not fail nor be discouraged” (Isa 42:1, 4). Pengwern Jones, fellow missionary to India and biographer of John “Praying” Hyde, wrote the following concerning a message Hyde gave about Christ’s victory at the cross: “To all appearances, the struggle was over and His life had come […]