What do you call home? Do you live in an apartment, a house, a nursing home? We all live somewhere, but some of us might be wondering: How can my house become a place of ministry to others, a place of spiritual blessing and transformation? If you desire your house to be more than just […]
It has been said that water is life. Although not literally true, liquid water is an absolute necessity for life because the chemistry of life happens in water. Without water there is only the dry dust of death. It is hard to overstate the importance of water to life. In the ancient world, settlements sprang […]
The Father’s house—what pleasant thoughts that phrase brings to our minds. For the believer, it reminds us that earth is not our home. One day we will go home to our Father’s house. Our Savior has gone before us to make things ready. What a wonderful Savior we have! What a grand homecoming that will […]
Within Rome are found two structures that provide remarkable evidence for the fulfillment of Bible prophecy. To understand this, however, we have to go back to the turbulent 60’s—not the 1960’s, but the 60’s, first century style. In ad 64, Rome ruled much of the world, and much of that world was comprised of slaves. […]
Yes, He loves the people; all His saints are in Your hand; they sit down at Your feet; everyone receives Your words. Deuteronomy 33:3 A love for the Word of God is essential to a healthy Christian life. How can such a love be nurtured? I’d like to offer some practical advice after seventy years […]
In colonial times, correspondents depended on friends, merchants, and Native Americans to carry messages between the colonies. These messages were transported by foot, horse, and ship. It was a long, tough road that had no guarantee of success. Along the way, any number of things could cut off the communication. Loved ones waited days, weeks, […]
Chapters 11 to 15 of Mark form a record of the final few days of the Lord’s ministry on earth. In chapter 14, we come to the penultimate day—the day before the trial and the crucifixion of the Lord. It is a full day! As all the Gospel writers record, Mary’s worship is set against […]
So often the Lord Jesus presented the most remarkable truths in the plainest of language, and inattentive hearers are apt to naively consider them ordinary or unimportant. A prime example is His description of the new intimacy made possible through His Calvary triumph and the Spirit’s Pentecost arrival. In His Upper Room ministry He said, […]
His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. And when He was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast. When they had finished the days, as they returned, the boy Jesus lingered behind in Jerusalem. And Joseph and His mother did not […]