"The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. Their line[a] has gone out through all the earth, And...
After Jesus' arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane, He was first taken to Annas, father-in-law to the High Priest, Caiaphas (See John 18:12-24). He was next sent on to Caiaphas (See John 18:24, Matt 26:57, Mark 14:53, Luke 22:54), then at daybreak, He was led before the...
"I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go; I will guide thee with mine eye." (Psalm 32:8) The year I taught a class of 4-year old kindergarten students, I think I learned far more than they did. One little boy in the class just could not say...
I was walking out of a local library recently when I heard the most wonderful sound in the world. It was children laughing. The Kindergarten class had just gone out for recess on a warm, Autumn afternoon. They were running, shouting, and playing with all the joy...
". . . for they will prolong your life many years and bring you prosperity . . . Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man . . . this will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones . . . He will make your paths straight . . ....
With the season coming upon us where we celebrate the death and resurrection of our Lord, I would like to ask each of you to pause for a moment to reflect on the four different trials that Jesus was forced to go through. He was tried first by Annas, then...
"When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus." (Acts 4:13-14) Did you ever wish you had the gift of words? You know, the...
"What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun." (Eccl 1:9) A rather discouraging thought, isn't it? In fact, the theme of the entire first chapter of Ecclesiastes is disheartening! But nothing quite as...
"If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him." (James 1:5) You do not have because you do not ask God. You don't have what you want because you don't ask God for it. James 4:2 With us,...
Continuing our Mini-series on what constitutes a SMART Christian. After reflecting on S and M of the acronym S.M.A.R.T , today let's focus on two more letters of the said acronym: A-ALERT "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and...