A promise from God is a statement we can depend on with absolute confidence. Here are 12 promises for the Christian to claim. God’s presence — “I will never leave thee” (Heb. 13:5) God’s protection — “I am thy shield”…
By: Herbert Farnham God took pieces of everything wonderful to make moms. God took the fragrance of a flower…The majesty of a tree…The gentleness of morning dew…The calm of a quiet sea…The beauty of the twilight hour…The soul of a…
“The time was the 19th of May 1780. The place was Hartford, Connecticut. The day has gone down in New England history as a terrible foretaste of Judgment Day. For at noon the skies turned from blue to gray and…
Our text this week is Genesis 4, and I’d like to share this poetic retelling of Yahweh confronting Cain after he killed his brother, Abel. Consider Yahweh’s relentless mercy! The cursed ground blushed, drunk from Abel’s lifeblood, As Cain, still…
When Queen Victoria was a child, she didn’t know she was in line for the throne of England. Her instructors, trying to prepare her for the future, were frustrated because they couldn’t motivate her. She just didn’t take her studies…
Many of our politicians and psychologists are unwilling to answer this simple question. We hear them dance around the issue with frustrating ambiguity, even using circular reasoning. “I’m not a biologist,” some say, or “A woman is a person…
“For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty. For He received from God the Father honor and glory…
In 1 Samuel 17:4, the Philistine giant, Goliath, is called “a champion”, translating two Hebrew words that literally mean “a man in the space between”. This concept is vitally important in the Bible because it foreshadows Jesus standing as…
This last week I was contacted by a lady who wished to use my name as a reference on a job application. I made sure she knew that she could without hesitation from me. As I thought about that conversation,…
There is a special place in God’s heart for widows. Widows, orphans, and foreigners represent a vulnerable demographic of both ancient and modern culture. Without a steady source of income or strong representation in business and legal affairs, they can…