Malignant melanoma! A new word had entered our family’s vocabulary, a synonym for fear. It was February 1973 and we had been on the mission field in Lima, Peru for nine years. It had been more than long enough to prove the confidence we had put in the Lord. After eleven years of praying, asking, […]
It is a peculiarity of Paul that the most ordinary of facts suggest to him the sublimest of truths. There is not an event he observes but he can find a road from it up to the cross. The love and the sacrifice of Christ form the focus to which every line of experience converges, […]
He knows our need of a king. He knows the hopeless anarchy, not only of a world, but of a heart, “without a king.” Is there a more desolate cry than “We have no king”? None to reverence and love, none to obey, none to guide and protect us and rule over us, none to […]
The famed “Physician of Harley Street” visited Israel in 1905, long before the land was commercialized. He has some fascinating observations, particularly the inn at Bethlehem. There are some inferences stated as fact, but he weaves a series of interesting threads together. The Jaffa Gate of Jerusalem is always crowded. It is the portal by […]
It is fascinating to note that two celestial messengers transmitted two sets of information to two people—Mary and Joseph—and were recorded by two authors, Luke and Matthew. Instead of attesting the copy, therefore, in the mouth of only two witnesses, we may be certain that the account of the virgin birth is nothing but the […]
The Old Testament is full of exquisite portraits of our Saviour. He can be observed everywhere to those who have eyes to see. But one of the most remarkable of these divine illustrations is the man named Joshua. Although many connections may be drawn, there are three “firsts” that stand out in striking relief. The […]
The writer of the book of Hebrews tells us that Rahab did not perish with the others in Jericho. Why was she chosen from among the many others of this ancient city to become an object of divine grace? Why is Rahab used so frequently by New Testament writers to illustrate genealogy, faith, and theology? […]
In recent months a friend or relative may have experienced some serious illness or injury. You may have gone through these things yourself. In these matters, we often question the role of God and His degree of involvement. Does He cause these calamities? Or merely allow them? How much power does Satan have to inflict […]
Israel’s base camp, whose name means “rolling away,” was intended to be the place of the new beginning. When the Jordan River resumed its flowing, it closed Israel off from their old way of life. They were no longer labor camp slaves, for what was rolled away was “the reproach of Egypt.” They had been […]