When were you last sung to in an airport? I was so treated after missing a flight from O’Hare Airport, Chicago, on November 18, 2006. But I must not get ahead of my story. For months I had been looking forward to meeting with the Kansas City part of our family for their Thanksgiving week. […]
The highest form of worship is concerned not with what God has done for us, but with who He is in Himself. The highest, the holiest, the most sublime ministry of the church is the ministry of worship. God has given us the unique privilege of being able to minister directly to Him and thus […]
The gentleman, an expert in Mosaic law, thought it was a clever question. He posed it, says Luke, to “tempt” the Lord Jesus. Whether there was any malice in his query, or whether it was asked to test what he had heard were Jesus’ unorthodox views, the lawyer did confront the Lord while He was […]
Thanksgiving is the means by which blessings return to glorify God (see 2 Cor. 4:15) It is a strange thing indeed that both the United States and Canada have official government declarations setting aside days for Thanksgiving to God. Canada’s official proclamation states that it should be “…a day of general thanksgiving to almighty God […]
What would you think if a young man in your assembly made the suggestion that there be a second prayer meeting weekly? Let’s be honest—most churches have a significantly lower percentage of people attending the prayer meeting than any other meeting. It would seem from the turn-out, and some of the comments that can be […]
The One who commanded the light to shine out of darkness Himself has shined in our hearts. Such light is ours to share with an ever-darkening world. Dark times. Sooner or later, everyone faces them. Isaiah prophesied over a period of sixty years. There were moments of light in those decades, but, on the whole, […]
Who else could paint the detailed portrait of someone centuries before His appearance? The book of Isaiah overflows with proof of the deity of Christ. Let us consider ten such evidences. 1. The first and the last Three times over (Isaiah 41:4; 44:6; and 48:12) the Lord (Yahweh/Jehovah) declared Himself to be “the first and […]
What unspeakable beauty is seen in the omnipotent Servant’s humility I still remember the first time that I heard someone say that the Lord Jesus Christ is the theme of all the Scriptures. I vividly recall contemplating that statement and wondering if it were really true. For some time I had known that much of the […]
The last year has seen a significant sea change in American public discourse regarding God and the Christian message. If you are not already aware of this new wind blowing across our bow, everyone serious about the Great Commission would do well to batten down for the gale-force storm that is brewing. It is no […]