My Top 50 Favorite Verses (2)
Jesus said: "The thief comes to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly" (John 10:10). "The thief only comes to steal, to slay, and [...]
My Top 50 Favorite Verses (1)
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who blesses us with all spiritual blessing in heavenly places in Christ” (Ephesians 1:3). Who (the God and Father), us (the blessed ones), and him (Christ) — He, us, [...]
Be an ordinary Christian
Today I was waiting to get my daily dose of the Word from my favorite non-shouting Bible teacher on Christian satellite television. An advertisement aired in the station break for another show at some time and a man was shouting [...]
Get closer to God? Impossible!
For a number of years, I yearned to be and feel closer to God. I struggled to spend a sufficient amount of time with Him in prayer or reading my Bible. Often I fell asleep during the endeavor. I even [...]
Three Christians, Three Boats
With the coming of the victorious life will be the power to live in spite of. Many of us know the power to live on account of, but not in spite of. When our surroundings are favorable, and life is [...]
No Room for Them
"There was no room for them in the inn" (Luke 2:7). As Christmas day brings us around to the blessed story of the Savior's birth, it reminds us of a circumstance connected with that event which still is timely in [...]
“When Prayer Fails, Try Praise.” Really?
Sometimes phrases just stand out on my screen and almost shout at me to think about them. These are "Really?" moments, and the title was one of these. Every day I look through a list of ebooks under the broad [...]
Fully-functioning Faith
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony” (Hebrews 11:1-2). It is obvious from an examination of the Bible record, both in the Old [...]
Except by Faith
I had been taught through the years the Bible and the gospel. But external teaching does not save. It may be fuel for the lamp of the Spirit, that is all. How does God speak then, and how do we [...]
Can we really “enjoy” our Bibles?
To many people, the Bible is an old-fashioned book that's fine for little old ladies and funerals but of limited or no value in their daily life. How wrong they are! The Bible can be an exciting book and more [...]