I’m glad that the One who made the universe has a plan that includes us! While in one sense there is an infinite and eternal gap between the Creator and the creature—between the infinite God and a person He has made—nevertheless that infinite Creator has made possible a wonderful fellowship between humanity and God. God […]
Stories and picture language are a useful way to help a child understand and remember important concepts. Here’s a picture-tool to help with decision making. When we’re making a choice, we have King Will and three judges to help us. The three judges are Voice of Reason, Voice of Conscience, and Heart’s Desire. King Will […]
Do you ever struggle to choose between what you want to do and what you ought to do? It’s not just a child’s problem, is it? Interestingly, just as child training is all about choices, so the Bible’s message to us adults is about choices too. That’s because all of us—both children and parents—are caught […]
I will never forget the pain in his eyes nor the edge of bitterness in his voice as he related his story. In December 1995, the choir I directed was touring Europe and had just performed a Christmas-themed concert before a packed audience in Strasbourg, France. After the program, a young man approached me. He […]
There are age-old misconceptions about suffering. Their themes resurface in every era. All of them cause us to view God in a distorted way. We experience calamities because we’ve offended God. The Jews of Jesus’ day, including His disciples, believed this. On one occasion, when a Samaritan city refused hospitality to Christ and His disciples, […]
God permitted His beloved Son, full of grace and truth, to come from a world of indescribable glory to a world marred and blighted with sin, darkened with the shadow of death and the curse. He permitted Him to leave the bosom of His love, the adoration of the angels, to suffer shame, insult, humiliation, […]
Into almost every life comes a time of trouble that overwhelms. When I was young, I thought that was my time. While I was in the midst of a prolonged illness, my parents died, my fiancée deserted me, and I was left alone without resources or support in very troubled seas—but that was nothing! In […]
During my childhood in England, I watched a documentary about the life of an Anglican bishop who’d been tortured during World War II. It made a big impression on me. A brief segment showed the twisted face of his torturer looming over him as he inflicted pain. Then the face changed to that of a […]
Bible promises are not magic spells. They are like reliable commitments from a trusted friend. God loves us. He honors His word and wants us to claim His promises. So keep on asking, and you will find His word to be true.
Guidance
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on […]
Jesus told the Jewish leaders, “Search the Scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of Me.” John 5:39. The opening words of Revelation distinctly inform us that its prophecies have been given as “the Revelation of Jesus Christ.” Rev. 1:1. Interpretations of prophecies that do not […]