The Reason Why
The Pauline Epistles must ever stand as the work of a super-genius or a divine revelation. They reveal what happened on the cross and what followed during the three days and three nights until the Man was raised from the [...]
He has entrusted me
I've been reading a book titled The Cure for Insomnia: Preaching that won't put people to sleep by Ken Hensley (available on Kindle), and the author quoted this verse from Titus 1:3, "And at the proper time manifested in his [...]
Tell everyone about the PIN code!
We are all accustomed to entering our PIN code at the ATM or "hole in the wall" when we want to withdraw money. You may not know that it was first conceived in 1967 as a 6-digit numeric code by [...]
Just to take Him at His word
These words from a hymn sung often in my lifetime have been going through my brain today. "'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, Just to take Him at His word, Just to rest upon His promise, just to know [...]
My Testimony: Pins and Hymns
How did I become a Christian? I went to Sunday school each week, But never heard the Gospel news, So for God I did not seek. I heard about Creation and Jonah, They were just fables I was taught, Never [...]
The Believer’s Advantage
The Apostle Paul said his purpose and destiny was to preach Christ; warning all men and to teaching all men in all wisdom in order to present every man mature in Christ. His duty was to present Christ as our [...]
"What my husband was trying to say"
We all need help from other people at points in our lives. The writer of Proverbs 11:14 reminds us that "in an abundance of counselors there is safety" (ESV). Many people in business have partners, and that term is now [...]
Let God be true!
"Let God be true though every one were a liar" (Romans 3:4a ESV). The Greek text actually reads, "Let God be found true" (see ASV and others). This was a favorite verse of Witnesses (of the Jehovah kind), and in [...]
“Do” and “Done” religions
How many religions are there in the world? Would you believe two? The truth is, you can categorize every single religion of the world into one of two basic categories. You can strip away all externals -- from minor differences [...]
Our “how much more” God!
Six times in the gospels Jesus uses the term "how much more" to put strong emphasis on a point (six in the ESV and NKJV, five in KJV). And Paul uses it six times too (KJV), so we can say [...]