If you leave Jerusalem by the Jaffa Gate and head south, you will first descend steeply into the head of the Hinnom Valley before rising to the Plain of Rephaim. You may not hear “the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees” but, on a springtime morning or just as evening […]
In his book, Abraham; or, the Obedience of Faith, F. B. Meyer entitled his comments on Genesis 19, “Angel Work in a Bad Town.” It might seem strange to think of the presence of holy angels in sinful Sodom, but it is infinitely more strange to think of the holy, sinless Son of God in […]
Andrew was a very ordinary man. His name is only mentioned thirteen times in the New Testament, but each reference to him unfolds something of his character. He lived to introduce others to the Lord Jesus. He was the first home missionary (John 1:41), the first children’s missionary (John 6:9), and the first foreign missionary […]
The ways in which the Lord is presented to us in Scripture show how near to dual personality we have to come in any simple apprehension of its statements. Their very boldness (when we realize who it is that is spoken of) exhibits a characteristic feature of inspiration, which does not concern itself with mere […]
In Acts 2:42 we read, “And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine . . . ” All would agree that this should be one of our goals. But what is the apostles’ doctrine? You might answer that it is what was taught by the apostles as recorded in the New Testament. But is that […]
This commission relates primarily to the apostles, who were first in privilege as they were in suffering, but it applies to every believer today. Each Christian has been sent into the world for a definite object. The words “as” and “so” suggest some parallels between our Lord being sent by the Father and our being […]
The musty smell of a room too long away from sunlight gagged in Curioni’s throat. It reminded him that he too, had been a long time hidden from the reaches of the sun. It must have been two months now that he had been held captive in the castle of Capranio. He wondered if he’d […]
Slowly, very slowly, does this mighty truth grip us. “Redeemed,” “bought,” “ransomed,” are words familiar to us all, but how little we sometimes appreciate what flows out of them! In eternity we shall come to know and happily acknowledge what redemption means, and what it is to be “bought with a price.” In the meantime, […]
In the minds of most people, the last two words they would link together are “peace” and “Belfast.” I was born there on June 13, 1941, in the country of Northern Ireland. My parents trusted the Lord when I was nine years of age. But it would be many long years before I would find […]