You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him (Acts 10:38).…

All of us have problems and they can at times overwhelm us. If you come to know anyone deeply enough you’ll discover they too have problems. Usually everyone feels that their problems are the worst of all problems. It is…

Many of us have at least on occasion had eggs and bacon for breakfast. We realize that the chicken was involved in providing the eggs and that the pig was fully committed to providing the bacon. Involvement is fine in…

There are many times that we all fall under a tremendous amount of pressure or stress just from the events in our daily lives. Stress can also occur at times when we are trying to do good things but are…

If we adopt the thinking of Psalm 46, should we expect a miraculous deliverance from trouble? No. God does not need to work a miracle to help us in trouble. The miracles of the past continue to teach us (cf.…

Often we may hear a mother telling her young child to “Be nice” when they have said or done something rash to another child. As adults, we are no less reminded to “Be nice.” We may be too quick to…

We all travel through life looking for signs. When we are going to some place we have never been before, we follow the road signs that give us direction. Even if we are fairly certain of the direction we need…

(Nehemiah 4:6) Sherrye has been reading the Bible nearly each day for quite some time now and as she finishes her daily reading we often discuss what she has read. Currently, she is in Nehemiah and we were discussing the…

Many Christians have been hindered in their efforts to tell others about Christ because of fear of rejection or being shunned. Focus on pleasing God, not man. Remember the words of Paul, who wrote, For do I now persuade men,…