Jesus makes His way down the agonizing pathway to His own execution, along with two convicted criminals. “And a great multitude of the people followed Him” (Luke 23:27). Rough soldiers, with their commander at the […]
“My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” The stooped man, who habitually shuffled through London at night, uttering these bitter words at the sight of a church towering out of the darkness, was […]
1. Unemployment In Germany, people lose their jobs every day. In the spring of 2016, after 15 years of employment with a company, the business owner, with a heavy heart, handed me my termination slip […]
1 John 2:15 states: “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” We must understand that the writer […]
Fear always makes us our worst self. When we look at some of the worst things humans have done, no matter what their social, political, or religious identity is, it is almost always grounded in […]
A while ago, I rode on the train together with a middle-aged man. We were alone in section of the train and he asked me some questions. During our conversation, he informed me that he […]
Salvation does not relieve us from our obligations as citizens in this world, but it frees us from the sinful influences of the world and enables us to have victory over temptation. In his letter […]
Yesterday, Lena again had to do her homework very quickly. In the afternoon, she had played outside with her friends and forgot about it. Only when her mother reminded her of her homework did she […]
“Now the sojourn of the children of Israel who lived in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years. And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years—on that very […]
When the followers of Jesus were first called “Christians” in Antioch, this label did not have the far-reaching meaning as it does today. As a rule today, Christians are those who profess to be followers […]