You can be like Noah. You can set a right example, too. You also can participate in a great work that is, like Noah, properly and appropriately warning this decaying world of its evil ways and urging it to turn to God in real repentance.
Posted June 6, 2003 | 0 comments
James taught about faith, telling us that true faith is demonstrated by what we are, how we live and what we do.
Posted February 3, 2003 | 0 comments
Isaiah was a hopeful, faithful and loving prophet of God. Much of his message is relevant for our time. If we will heed his admonitions, repent of our ungodly ways and turn to God, then the promises he recorded for the entire world in the future can be yours and mine today.
Posted October 9, 2002 | 0 comments
If a common harlot of Canaan could become an uncommon saint of faith and courage and receive the privilege of motherhood in the line of Jesus Christ, then surely nothing is impossible with God. Rahab's amazing story is a lesson for us all.
Posted March 16, 2002 | 0 comments
One of the great lessons we learn from Timothy is to practice genuine faith.
Posted May 21, 2001 | 0 comments
Luke was thorough and comprehensive, unwavering in his commitment to the truth. He didn't assume things. He carefully checked things out. We, too, should be sure that our beliefs are firmly grounded in the ScripturesThe divinely inspired writings of both the Old and New Testaments. The term Scripture is used in the New Testament to refer to both the Hebrew Bible (Luke 24:44-45) and the new apostolic writings accepted as inspired (2 Peter 3:16; 1 Timothy 5:18)..
Posted January 20, 2001 | 0 comments
When you read the book of Acts and Paul's letters, this perspective can serve as a backdrop and perhaps help you better understand why Paul was "all things to all men".
Posted December 20, 2000 | 0 comments
What does Peter's example mean for us? Can we see ourselves in Peter's experience as he stepped out of his boat onto the waves toward Jesus Christ? Do we see a parallel in standing for God and His truths?
Posted October 20, 2000 | 0 comments
Like Matthew, many today are also called to be Jesus' disciples, representing Him on earth. Will you answer that call as Matthew did?
Posted June 6, 2000 | 0 comments
In a world filled with distractions, the story of Mary and Martha can help you set your life in order.
Posted December 5, 1999 | 0 comments
Much of the BibleThe books (Greek, "biblia" ) that are acknowledged as canonical (authoritative) by the early Christian Church. It includes both the books of the ancient Hebrew prophets and those of the apostolic witnesses to Jesus Christ. is about Jesus Christ. Only a small portion of the New TestamentThe 27 authoritative books of the apostolic writings: the four Gospels of Christ, Acts (a history), 21 apostolic letters and the book of Revelation. discusses His parents - Joseph and Mary Yet the details about their lives help enhance our understanding of these two honored parents.
Posted October 7, 1999 | 0 comments
The story of Esther and Mordecai transcends time and culture. The situation they faced still applies and teaches valuable spiritual lessons. We should have godly, loving faith built on a loving, trusting relationship with God.
Posted June 5, 1999 | 0 comments
Ezra the priest was a faithful servant of God who helped fulfill God's promises to the remnant of Judah in Babylon in the 400s B.C. His calling was not self-appointed, nor could anyone on his own fulfill the kind of responsibilities to which he was called.
Posted March 16, 1999 | 0 comments
Elijah's name demands attention. It means, in essence, "That One, and no other, is the only true God!" Without knowledge and conviction of the one true God, people follow the world's evil ways and reap its curses.
Posted September 30, 1998 | 0 comments
Many in the mainstream Christian world have not learned this vital lesson from the life of King Jeroboam. The practices he set in motion—substituting his own days, methods and kinds of worship for those God commanded—have continued down to this day.
Posted August 16, 1998 | 0 comments
