“The Lord hath need of them” (Mt. 21:3). What an amazing statement! The One who made this statement is the same One who said, “If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is Mine, and the fullness thereof” (Ps. 50:12). This is the same One who said, “Let there be light: […]
The “facts” need to be brought into focus. Science has many secrets. Not deep, dark, conspiratorial secrets, but practical secrets that are well-known to trained scientists yet not often revealed to the public, and for good reason. Scientists like to project an aura of authority and calm, unbiased rationality, which might be in jeopardy if […]
Things God has prepared for His Son First Corinthians 2:9 declares: “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him.” This is a lofty promise of unimaginable blessing that God has prepared for His children. In order to […]
Going into all the world includes cyberspace. By now, we all know that the internet is not just a fad, as some predicted several years ago. In fact, for many people in the world, the internet has become a way of life. People today are chatting, blogging, tweeting, Facebooking, Youtubing, and a whole list of […]
“You too, be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.” (Lk. 12:40) About twenty years ago, as a new believer reading through the Bible for the first time, I came across a passage that puzzled me. Leviticus 25 speaks of the Year of Jubilee, with each person […]
Lessons from the life and times of Ezra the scribe. In 1994, new teacher Erin Gruwell arrived at her Long Beach high-school and was immediately challenged by the racial turmoil within her diverse classroom. Her first strategy was to lecture her students on the wages of Nazi politics in Europe half a century earlier, which […]
The sword of the Spirit should be used with care. Preaching the Word is serious business. “I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom; Preach the Word … For the time will come when they will not endure […]
When the main business of business is His business. The front is not an easy place. There are soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan and other trouble spots around the world who will not only be in harm’s way, but who are as far away as you can get on the planet from family and friends. […]
“If the trumpet makes an uncertain sound, who will prepare himself for battle?” (1 Cor. 14:8) Our text forms part of Paul’s argument against the public use of tongues when there was no interpreter present. The point he makes in verses 7-11 was that unclear and unintelligible sounds achieve nothing. If the musician fails to […]