“So shall I have an answer for him who reproaches me, for I trust in Your word” (Ps 119:42). In the spring of 1947, a Bedouin was searching for a lost goat near the shore of the Dead Sea at Qumran. He threw a stone into a cave which contained not his goat but jars […]
The MYSTERY of CHRIST’S INCARNATION BODY: Christ’s co-eternal deity and sinless humanity are mysteriously bound together. He became what He never was (truly human) without ceasing to be what He always was (fully divine). He is one Person with two natures, illustrated beautifully by the garments of the high priest, made of two materials—gold and […]
“‘Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!’ So God granted him what he requested” (1 Chron 4:10). This prayer of Jabez has been popularized, but I wonder how much it […]
It is true that salvation is based on certain historical facts: “Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. After that He was seen by over […]
“Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer” (Rom 12:12). William MacDonald and I stepped into a room in a retirement home. Aunt Essie sat by the window, knitting an afghan. The preacher and the prayer warrior were old friends. I stood in the background as they began a round-the-world journey. Stopping at […]
“There is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). Not in empty words do Christians testify to the sufficiency of their Savior and the supremacy of His Name. They tell us that He is far better than even His own promises…In Him all the longings of […]
You may think “honest politician” is an oxymoron like “deafening silence” and “jumbo shrimp.” But it happens every now and then. […]
The King who doesn’t break bruised reeds was given a reed as a scepter by men. How fitting! Psalm 2 is the first of the Royal Psalms. While the 150 psalms form a continuous revelation, we see groupings of psalms that share a common theme or purpose. We’ll study these as we meet them, but […]
“Though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs” (Lk 11:8). Author Fay Smart writes: “We find an excellent illustration of intercession in Luke 11:5-10, when one man, on behalf of a friend, woke […]