It was in a hospital. The head nurse had seen both young and old struggling in the agony of pain and the fear deep within their souls. She had observed people from all walks of […]
Recently, I was driving with a friend in West Texas, and we drove by a building that had been started, but never finished. As I have traveled throughout the world, I have often seen buildings […]
Christ is alive in the world, but that is not enough. He must arise in our hearts! Years ago, the director of Manchester College in Oxford published a series of lectures entitled “The Lost Radiance […]
What is needed more in this life than a trustworthy leader and guiding star? Our journey through life becomes desolate without this significant guide. But oh, how fortunate we are if He, the faithful Savior, […]
In Joroco in Africa, a woman named Marierose lived all alone. Her husband had died, and her two boys had been taken away by his brother. It nearly broke her heart, but there was nothing […]
The ascension of Jesus is an event that generally receives less attention than Christmas, Good Friday, or Easter. With Christmas, Good Friday, and Easter, we know the life-changing significance they have for us, but what […]
For some time now, Laura has been thinking about a particular illustration from her children’s Bible. It shows Jesus standing at a door, knocking. Mom had read aloud the words of Jesus: “Behold, I stand […]
The story of Israel’s journey through the wilderness gives us many lessons to learn from, one of which we find in Numbers 21:4-9. The Israelites were getting discouraged along the way, and as a result, […]
“If you love Me, keep My commandments.” John 14:15 How often do we hear: Because of that and that, this happened to me! This seemingly unimportant word has changed the lives of many people. Because […]
“Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him” Romans 6:8 God says to Noah in Genesis 8:22, “While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, winter […]