Unraveling "Dark Sayings" When you hear the expression " dark sayings ", what is the first thing that comes to mind? It might make you...

The Longing for a Heavenly Homeland Can you feel it? I hear many people talk about feeling like they don't belong in this world. They...

Two Men, Two Fates: A Stark Contrast Imagine, if you will, two men, one quivering with fear, a mighty man of war struck down to his knees...

Doubt in the Wilderness: Can God Provide? " Can God prepare a table in the wilderness? " (Psalm 78:19). This question was asked by the...

The Power of Smell and Memory in Scripture  The smell of sweet honeysuckle in the spring is like no other. As a child we touched its...

The grace of God gives us many good gifts. One of these is the gift of generosity. In 2 Corinthians 8:1-5, Paul gives us an example of...

When you and I use the word 'understanding,' we almost always use it in a way that refers to knowledge of something. We have an...

Glorifying God in Our Faith and Tribulations What things do you glory in? That's not a widely used expression today. To glory in...

One of the sweetest things about children is their need to know that their parent is close by. If you go to the park, or sometimes even...

Have you ever met anyone who wanted to be blind? Have you ever known anyone who liked stumbling down a dark alley at night alone? How...

The Tale of Two Trees There were once two trees. One tree was quite lovely. It was brought into a home and had many beautiful...

What’s Shame All About? When I was young people would often say to someone who was guilty of misbehaving, "Do you have no shame?" Shame...

Recently, I have noticed how often I read comments from new Christians such as, "Life is hard as a Christian and I am sick of it," or "No...

A minister has so many jobs. He teaches, he corrects, he encourages, he visits the sick, and he is constantly thinking of new ways to...

Everybody knows the big sins: don't kill people, don't steal, don't commit adultery. But what about those sneaky, so-called, little sins?...

Are you ashamed of your past? Do you feel like God can never use you for His Kingdom because of the things you have done? Of the four...

YouTube is filled with every imaginable person preaching and/or teaching about the Bible. We can find highly educated and qualified...

How many times, when people describe a failed marriage, have you heard them say, "We just drifted apart"? When a person drifts away...

We live in a world full of noise. A person can barely find anywhere that is truly quiet. From the doctor's waiting room filled with...

The God who created the universe dwells in the hearts of those who believe, transforming them into living temples of His presence. The...