If ever there was a man whose life mocked his own name, it was Ahaziah, meaning “Jehovah holds.” It’s more than coincidence (and very confusing!) that kings Ahaziah and Jehoram ruled in Israel while kings Jehoram and Ahaziah ruled in Judah. It reveals the tangled web of baneful connections between the two kingdoms. You’ve heard […]
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It is sometimes assumed that our Lord’s use of the title “Son of Man” is meant to emphasize His humanity. But is that true? William Lane Craig writes: “‘Son of Man’ is often thought to indicate the humanity of Jesus, just as the reflex expression ‘Son of God’ indicates His divinity. In fact, just the […]
“Let my soul live, and it shall praise You; and let Your judgments help me” (Ps 119:175). Here’s a good reason for old age! A very godly woman I knew was sister Grace Pell, from Grand Rapids, Michigan. She taught me valuable lessons about being real in prayer. She said once, “I have learned to […]
My father worked in advertising before giving his full time to preaching the Word. He had opportunity to help a young man with his first employment, who eventually rose to a key post in Mercedes-Benz Canada. Meanwhile, my father had ventured into preaching, a virtual unknown. One of his first series was a few weeks […]
“Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, ‘Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?’ which is translated, ‘My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?’” (Mk 15:34). The question “Why?” is one of the simplest yet profoundest petitions sent heavenward by multitudes of people through the ages. This question has two parts. “Why…You?” and “Why…Me?” More […]
It is a serious thing…to remember that the dullest and most uninteresting person you talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship, or else a horror and a corruption such as you now meet, if at all, only in a nightmare. All […]
Christmas greetings from your friends at Uplook Ministries! This story reminds us that it’s a good time to be thankful—and thoughtful, too. […]
“David therefore pleaded with God for the child…David perceived that the child was dead…So David arose…and he went into the house of the Lord and worshiped.…And he said, ‘…Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him…’” (2 Sam 12:16-23). A friend who had lost two children told me how he found comfort […]
Will and Peter Pell once were preaching at a conference in Hamilton, ON. At lunch, a woman asked if they would visit her unsaved brother in the hospital. When they arrived, the nurse told them the man had been in a coma for some time, a detail the sister had not given them! But they […]