“On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. ‘Teacher,’ he asked, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ ‘What is written in the Law?’ he replied. ‘How do you read it?’ He answered, ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul...
How often do we hear it, “If you only knew what I was going through.” How many times have we thought, if I had only known what was happening in that relationship I would have related differently. How much time do we spend with some people and conclude, I never really...
“Then Jesus said to them, ‘Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, “Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him.” And suppose the one inside answers, “Don’t bother me....
When our family goes to the beach, we think about sharks. I don’t know how much thought you give to sharks, or if you ever think about them at all. Though sharks are not often present in our beach setting, we have seen them enough to survey the waters. Why? We know...
“But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by everyone, despised by the people. All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads. ‘He trusts in the Lord,’ they say, ‘let the Lord rescue him. Let him deliver him since he delights in him.’” (Psalm 22:6-8,...
They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. (Isaiah 40:31) This word of the prophet Isaiah has been memorized and is the favorite verse of many. But...
“From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands. God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not...
Yesterday’s Commercial Appeal (9/19/21) had this big headline: MORE THAN TALK. It was the story of a Mississippi doctor who bought a hospital that was about to close. Dr. Kenneth Williams, who saw patients there, learned the hospital was likely going to close and...