My wife and I had occasion recently to visit the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens which sit on a peninsula jutting into Sarasota Bay in sunny Florida. The gardens are noted for their bromeliad and orchid collection (there are 2,500 different kinds of bromeliads in the world, they told us, and 25,000 different kinds of orchids, […]
When the Father brought the Son into the world, it was written of Him, “He had no stately form or majesty that we should look upon Him; nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him” (Isa. 53:2). He was not “head and shoulders above other men” in stature, as was the first king of […]
A silent Heaven! Yes, but it is not the silence of callous indifference or helpless weakness; it is the silence of a great sabbatic rest, the silence of a peace which is absolute and profound–a silence which is the public pledge and proof that the way is open for the guiltiest of mankind to draw […]
Let us look at a passage much dwelt on nowadays: “And when even was come, they brought unto Him many possessed with demons: and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, […]
If we find a tour through the human body breathtaking and mind-boggling, what can we do with these four mysteries but fall down and worship! THE INCARNATION BODY The mystery of the incarnation body of Christ is spoken of in poetic symmetry, “And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in […]
John Hambleton (1820-1889) was raised in the seaport city of Liverpool, England. His saintly mother was one strong link in the events leading to his conversion. “I shall never forget the lovely way she used to place her hand upon my head, and talk about that peerless Person who was ‘God manifest in the flesh,’” […]
I have closed my eyes. My shoes are kicked off, and I am wiggling the small bones in my right foot. Exposed, they are half the width of a pencil, and yet they support my weight in walking. I cup my hand over my ear and hear the familiar seashell phenomenon, actually the sound of […]
Masterfully woven together, its sinews and vessels and nerves forming a breathtaking tapestry, the human body visibly displays its invisible Creator. Scientists have spent billions unlocking the marvels of the human body, answering many of the how questions. But we must turn to the body’s Maker Himself to answer why He designed it so. 1. […]
I was recently taking my daily constitutional, and was stepping it out along an impeccably kept marble concourse. It was in a shopping mall of the ritzy, glitzy variety–Phipps Plaza in Buckhead, on the north side of Atlanta. Having been in the advertising business for several years, I tend to notice the varied attempts to […]