About that time King Herod cruelly attacked some who belonged to the church, and he killed James, John’s brother, with the sword. When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter too, during the days of Unleavened Bread. After the arrest, he put him in prison and assigned four squads of four soldiers each to guard […]
If I am heading along believing something, but then discover that belief was not correct, it is probably wise to realign myself and my beliefs with truth. I may believe that I don’t need to save money. I may believe that the trip takes an hour and twenty minutes. I might think that you are lying. If I discover that […]
Now when this corruptible is clothed with incorruptibility,and this mortal is clothed with immortality,then the saying that is written will take place:Death has been swallowed up in victory.O Death, where is your victory?O Death, where is your sting?Now the sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.But thanks be to God, who gives us the […]
A blind woman standing on a train platform can hear a train arrive, but not see it. Finding the door and stepping through it might require help. If the platform is raised, she could step right into the car. If the platform is at the same level as the wheels, she needs steps. The Kingdom of Heaven is among us. […]
For Christ’s love compels us, since we have reached this conclusion: if One died for all, then all died. And He died for all so that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for the One who died for them and was raised.(2 Corinthians 5:14-15 HCSB ©®) You have not yet been invited to my funeral, but […]
I smile when I read an obituary that states that the deceased entered into eternal rest on whatever the date of passing was. Rest amounts to very different interpretation in different contexts. For Israelis in bondage in Babylon, for Africans sold into slavery by their African neighbors, for believers and Muslims in China forced into slave labor to make products […]
I have been asked by a surprising number of people lately if they should feel guilty for thinking that the church meetings they have been attending are boring. I have never had anyone declare to me that the Kingdom of Heaven is boring. It’s a free call: 1-800-getaclue. Call now, while the lines are still open… The Kingdom is the […]
When you don’t have answers, always look for the Light of the world. The light you receive may not be the light that produces the noon day’s heat. It may be a lighthouse across a sea swelling and crashing from a storm, that only blinks to you as it turns toward you and then disappears again. It may be no […]
Taste and see that the Lord is good.How happy is the man who takes refuge in Him!Fear the Lord, you His saints,for those who fear Him lack nothing.Young lions lack food and go hungry,but those who seek the Lordwill not lack any good thing.Come, children, listen to me;I will teach you the fear of the Lord.Who is the man who […]
Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, to slander no one, to avoid fighting, and to be kind, always showing gentleness to all people. For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, captives of various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, detesting one another.But when the […]