God expects His people to be thankful. It should not surprise us that the Bible speaks of giving thanks more than 125 times. In the midst of trials sometimes it is hard to obey His words, “In everything give thanks” (1 Thess. 5:18), but when surrounded by evidences of His blessings we must be thankful. We are truly blessed! I am thankful…

There is only one man in the Bible who is described as the friend of God. He is mentioned over 300 times in the Bible, but the first sixty times he is mentioned, he is called by a name that does not represent the place God intended for him to occupy. His first name, Abram, means “a high father” or “an exalted…

One remarkable truth that is often forgotten is just how much God loves those who are widows. While society may overlook them and their needs, God does not for they are mentioned about ninety times in the Bible. With the exception of the times they are part of a historical narrative or part of instructions about their marriages in keeping with the…

I am not sure about the origin of the expression “bucket list,” but I know the concept. It is a list of all the things one wants to experience before they “kick the bucket.” Sometimes the list is made in one’s youth and can be so imaginative. It might have items like visit the South Pole, skydive over the Grand Canyon, hitchhike…

Think of how many people in the first century had the opportunity to become children of God. For the four hundred years prior to the coming of John the Baptist, God had said nothing to anyone on the earth. The silence must have been deafening! Every man needs God, yet He said nothing to them. Then in the wilderness of Judea appeared…

Imagine a courtroom scene where the future of a man’s life was hanging in the balance. Twelve men and women sat in the jury box and heard evidence presented which was overwhelming. The witnesses gave absolute evidence of all that happened, and their testimony was identical, even down to the very words that were said. The defense attorney made a final attempt…

It was during a presidential election more than forty years ago when I overheard two men discussing the upcoming political race. The moral character of one of the candidates was an issue, yet one of these Christian men was adamant about his support. To him the only issue was the support of his political party. I remember his statement and also the…

Sometimes a complex problem can be solved by asking a simple question. My favorite story illustrating this concerns a group of world-reknowned scientists who had gathered to define the molecular structure of a universal solvent. There are compounds which dissolve in water, others in acids, others in gasoline. What would dissolve everything? Near the end of the day, the janitor who was…