ISAACS
What did Isaac ever do? He is not the “Father of the Faithful” as his dad, Abraham, is. He is not the exciting supplanter his son Jacob was. He never did anything spectacular — he never made some supreme sacrifice. Yet the Bible refers to God as “the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” Abraham was a giant — we can understand a “God of Abraham.” Jacob possessed the...
Read MoreA Time For Forgetting
The New Year should be a time for forgetting. If we are to accomplish anything of value in the days ahead, we must cultivate the art of forgetting. Certain things must be laid to rest in the past before we are ready for the future. Paul recognized this when he wrote: “Forgetting those things which are behind…I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ...
Read MoreNo Ordinary King
By John Witte Jr. The Bible teaches that Christ the King is infinitely more powerful than any ruler on earth, even the Roman emperor or the Jewish King Herod, who were the supreme rulers of Christ’s day. These earthly kings ruled only for a lifetime. Christ rules eternally. These earthly kings ruled only over a limited territory. Christ rules everywhere. These earthly kings had only...
Read MoreIt’s Winter
In a blog called Truthful Conversations, Mike Glenn observes: “Ecclesiastes tells us there is a time for everything and a season for every purpose under heaven. Our lives, like the world around us, have seasons. Our seasons, however, don’t necessarily line up with the seasons of nature, which means we have to pay close attention in our lives so we can discern what season it is for...
Read MoreWhose Needs Are to Be Met?
I was in the supermarket one day, and a lady came down the aisle whom I could barely see over the top of her groceries. I got somewhat frightened because she seemed to be heading straight for me. She screeched to a halt within a few feet of me, peered over her head, wagged her finger, and said, “I left your church. I left your church.” So I said, “Well, if it’s my church, I think that was...
Read MoreThe Wonder Of A Child
It was Saturday evening of Thanksgiving weekend and my family took our traditional trek across town to see the “singing” house. You’d just have to see this house to appreciate what a wonder it is. The electronic genius that goes into it is beyond most of us and we marvel at it every year. The music is beautiful and inspiring and the lights are programmed to go along with the music...
Read MoreDoing It As Worship
He is 7 feet tall and 255 pounds of pure muscle and athleticism. He is known as one of the best centers to have played the game. He led his team to two back-to-back world basketball titles. He was known as the hardest working big man in the NBA. He was a perennial all-star, playing in 10 All-Star games. And he is not even from this country. In addition to English and French, he speaks four...
Read MoreHappy Thanksgiving
It’s no accident that the words “happy” and “thanksgiving” are linked together. It’s a time filled with joy and gladness. This national holiday dates back to Pilgrim days when stalwart souls said, “Our colony is stronger, our cornfields are larger, the woods are full of game, and the streams full of fish; our children have been dutiful and our wives very obedient.” (I’m...
Read MoreDon’t Ignore The Voice
In his book, Focus on the Family, Rolf Zettersten writes about his good friend, Edwin, who bought a car. The car had lots of extra features–among them was a recording of a soft female voice, which gently reminded him if he had failed to fasten his seat belt or was running low on fuel. Appropriately, Edwin dubbed the voice “the little woman.” On one of his many road trips, “the...
Read MoreBible Study: A Formidable Challenge!
By David Chadwell I never have known the words that were adequate to reveal my appreciation for the Bible. It opens my window to God’s mind. The words of human language are woefully inadequate to reveal the whole of God. Yet, God’s revelation of Himself through human language exceeds our intellectual power to comprehend. Just as Solomon realized that the universe was...
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