There it was. That little black line on the map leading to a remote hot spring in Grenada. And where there's a black line on the map, there must be a road.When the entrance to the road was where it was indicated on the map, we took courage. We pointed the nose of our...
"But one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her." (Luke 10:42 ESV)In the story of Mary and Martha, we might wonder why it seemed Jesus chided Martha, who was earnest about showing hospitality. Martha had received...
"Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'" (John 14:6 ESV)"For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus." (1 Timothy 2:5 ESV) I love this song:"I'd rather...
"And while He was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as He was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly, and she broke the flask and poured it over His head. ... Jesus said, 'She has done a beautiful thing...
"Fire shall be burning on the altar continually; it shall not go out." (Leviticus 6:13 ESV)"John answered them all, saying, 'I baptize you with water, but he who is mighter than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with...
"And Jesus went on with His disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way He asked His disciples, 'Who do people say that I am?' And they told Him, 'John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.' And He asked them, 'But...
"And immediately He (Jesus) left the synagogue and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. Now Simon's mother-in-law lay ill with a fever, and immediately they told him about her. And He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and the...
The history and archaeological findings about the people of antiquity have interested me for a long time. In fact, we went to Egypt some years ago, partly for that very purpose. We saw the pyramids and the tombs in the Valley of the Kings. We also went to Jordan and...
"I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want." (Philippians 4:12 NIV)"But I want the big doll!" declared...
"Then Jesus answered, 'Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine?'" (Luke 17:17 ESV) Some Christians, whilst reflecting on Genesis 1:27 of God making man "in His own image", inadvertently limit their understanding of the physical dimension of it all. However, this...