It was not easy making our way to the Congolese village of Kimolo. The morning river crossing was long behind us by the time the hot afternoon sun gave way to a tropical thunderstorm. We then slogged through the dark jungle in a drizzle. By the time we finally arrived at Kimolo, we were wet, […]
Had Madison Avenue been asked to handle the public relations campaign for Jesus’ first advent, the four Gospels would have recorded a far different story of His life. Mary and Joseph would have been bypassed for a family with royal connections. The stable in Bethlehem would have been scrapped for a palace in Jerusalem or […]
The road to confirmation was looking smooth and easy for Judge Clarence Thomas until what began as a “press leak” turned into a raging flood. It nearly swept away Judge Thomas’s opportunity to become the 106th Justice of the Supreme Court. A former associate, Professor Anita Hill, claimed to be part of a controversial dark […]
If we could travel back to the creation of the first human, we would notice that he isn’t brought into existence at God’s command like the fish, birds, trees, and stars were.1 Instead, God comes personally and forms the man, then gently breathes life into him. And because He wants to connect with human beings […]
A man hires [leases] land to cultivate, and as the oxen plow the soil, buried treasure is unearthed. As the man discovers this treasure, he sees that a fortune is within his reach. Restoring the gold to its hiding place, he returns to his home and sells all that he has in order to purchase […]
Miss Clancy was an elderly Irish Protestant lady from New York City. When she gets to heaven she will be surprised to see how many people will come to her and say, “I learned to have faith in God from you.” Her story began in 1919, when she attended evangelistic meetings in a canvas tent […]
A mother is using a knife in the kitchen, and her two-year-old asks to play with the knife. What would a loving response be? Would love make her say “yes” or “no”? Sometimes love must say, “No.” Sometimes love says, “Wait.” Other times, love gladly says, “Yes.” We must understand this in our relationship with […]
If we search the terms “digital media harmful” on Google, we’re offered nearly 100,000,000 results. The first entry reads, “Excessive digital media consumption may increase vulnerability to addiction and harm mental and physical health.” This is old news, so why are we still glued to our screens for hours when we know it’s bad for us? […]
“Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature.” 2 Peter 1:4. Bill had a problem. A big problem. He had reached a point in his life when his craving for junk foods like candy, snacks, and chocolate completely controlled him. He was […]
There have been many attempts to either ignore guilt in the human experience or to rationalize it away. Since it is sin that causes guilt, modern thinking has concluded that one way to get rid of guilt is to abandon the concept of sin. Nearly 50 years ago, in his famous book Whatever Became of […]