One of the most illuminating names of God is the one especially revealed by our Lord Jesus, the name of Father. While God had been called by many names, Christ alone has revealed Him to us under the all-inclusive name of Father–a name that holds within itself all other names of wisdom and power, and […]
Fathers in the Bible have a mixed record. Some were godly, and so were their children. Some were godly, but their children were not. Some were ungodly, but their children were godly and some were ungodly, and so were their children. God Himself is portrayed like a father in the Old Testament, and the New […]
This surely must be one of the most amazing statements for a sinner, saved by grace, to read. To be brought into fellowship with those who comprise the family of God is a marvel at which angels must wonder. Then to read that this fellowship embraces God Himself, the Father, and His beloved Son staggers […]
Donald Munro (1839-1908) was born in the county Caithness, in the far north of Scotland. His parents, James and Hannah Munro, held the “old Puritan theology of the highlands that conversion is a necessity, the new birth a work of the Spirit in the soul, and the gospel the means used to effect it.” They […]
Having just greeted my family, we were walking from the airport terminal to the car. With enthusiasm characteristic of a three-year-old, my older son burst out, “Daddy, I know my Sunday School verse! Do you want to hear it?” As a dutiful father, but lacking the same enthusiasm, I responded, “Yes, son. What is it?” […]
It was 1968. My dad was making his first visit “home” to Scotland after a 23-year absence. As a family we were able to join him on his journey down Memory Lane. A few things had changed. We stood on a knoll at a place called the Green Knowe, and looked down on what had […]
By the grace and mercy of God, I became a Christian just before my twentieth birthday. Until then, most of the teaching about God and Jesus Christ that I had heard was from the Catholic churches I had attended near my home in Stamford, Connecticut. One very noteworthy event that occurred during the days when […]
If ever there was a case which we might have thought would have repelled Infinite Goodness and Infinite Purity, it is that described in Luke 8. No leper-house more loathsome or polluted than this! Joined to his filthy idols–the trail of the serpent in every chamber of imagery–Christ might well have said, “Let him alone!” […]
The history of Samson is one of sin and sadness, folly and failure. Yet, in spite of this, we do well to remember his noble qualities. He was a man of faith (Heb. 11:32). He delivered Israel from the Philistines and ruled as a judge in Israel for 20 years. Furthermore, he was a man […]