Be sure to read the first part of this article! Let's go on to II Corinthians chapter 9. "But I want it to be a willing gift, not one given under pressure" (9:5 NLT; I've used the NLT as the [...]

Many writers have pointed out that Jesus spoke more about money than He did about heaven. Paul was not too far behind, with two full chapters on giving plus significant statements in seven other epistles. With so much nonsense and [...]

The title comes from the chorus of Dottie Rambo's song, recorded by numerous artists over the years. The "He" refers to God and the first verse recounts the story of Job, the second the author's life as a Christian, and [...]

I thank Christianity Today magazine for the above title, which appeared on the cover of the May 2011 issue. In case you haven't heard, the first copies of what we call the King James Bible was printed 400 years ago [...]

One of my many favorite verses is found in my favorite book of the Bible -- Ephesians. "Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power at work [...]

Two things stand out very clearly about Jesus' resurrection. It was not expected by these followers, but received at first with incredulity and doubt and stubborn unwillingness to accept it without clear indisputable proof. And then that they were thoroughly [...]

This fascinating phrase, "the word of his grace", appears twice in the book of Acts and nowhere else. I came across it again recently. Here are the two occurrences: "Therefore they stayed there [at Iconium] a long time, speaking boldly [...]

A search on ChristianBook.com for books on "destiny" yielded 1,122 results! One definition for the word I found online was "something that is to happen or has happened to a particular person or thing; lot or fortune." It is now [...]

"Make your tents larger! Spread out the tent pegs; fasten them firmly" (Isaiah 54:2 CEV). "Clear lots of ground for your tents! Make your tents large. Spread out! Think big! Use plenty of rope, drive the tent pegs deep" (Message [...]

The first promise that there would be a Christmas was given by God after Adam sinned, and is recorded in Genesis 3:14-20. "So the Lord God said to the serpent: 'Because you have done this, you are cursed more than [...]