So, what are the last words you say when you are leaving others? I find myself often ending a phone conversation with family members by saying, “Goodbye, I love you.” Those words are not just meaningless words, but are intended to remind those who are so precious to me that I cherish them. Thinking about this led me to wonder what parting…

God chose to reveal His will to mankind by means of prophets.  Hebrews 1:1 says, “God…at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets…”  We know some of the prophets by name (like Moses, Isaiah, Peter, etc.), and some we do not.  Prophets were God’s chosen messengers to proclaim His saving message (both in…

He was just six months from the cross when He saw the blind man whose affliction some attributed to his sins or those of his parents. Jesus seized the opportunity to show His compassion and then to teach that it is wrong to associate sickness with sin. His explanation for interrupting His plans for that day was, “I must work the works…

What is the toughest six hours that you have ever experienced?  Give it a few minutes of thought. Maybe it was the transcontinental flight you took. The one when you had to get up at 3:00 a.m. to catch the first flight out, then you had a screaming baby sitting right behind you.  That was a pretty tough six hours. Maybe it…

The situation in Jerusalem was one of immense danger. The northern kingdom of Israel was being overrun by the Assyrians, and in the southern kingdom the holy city of Jerusalem was being threatened by the same army that had invaded the north. Isaiah was in that city, and his writings allow us to sense what was happening. To study this event gives…

What word comes to your mind when you think of the writings of John? I suppose that the first word which comes to mind is that the disciple whom Jesus loved speaks so much about love. He does. He uses the word love, in its various forms, almost sixty times as he writes about the life of Jesus. The remarkable thing is…

The Sunday morning that Sherman responded during the invitation song will be remembered for a long time by those who were present.  That little country church building had been there for generations and was showing its wear:  discolored windows, rotting doors and a hollow-sounding wooden floor that made for noisy assemblies. With the congregation singing “Just As I Am,” the old man…

Sometimes we hear individuals say, “Why should we be so concerned about doctrine? We should just preach Jesus and ignore doctrine. Preaching doctrine creates division, but preaching Jesus will bring unity.” Those who say these things often are motivated to bring about harmony among those who follow Jesus, but we must begin by asking, “What does the Bible teach about the importance…