If the President called and asked for your help with something, would you jump at the chance to help? If Steven Spielberg offered you a leading role, would you jump at it? If Tim Cook at Apple wanted you to test the performance of a new product, would you take him up on it? Guess what? There’s something far better than all…

The early church, and likely the efforts of the apostle Paul in particular, had developed quite a reputation. It does not appear that Paul and Silas were on the continent of Europe very long before the Jews in Thessalonica made this sweeping claim, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here too” (Acts 17:6). I don’t believe this was…

The 70-year-old man’s “newest” Bible was well-worn, with a tattered cover and discolored pages. It was obviously used often in his final years, but it was hard to find a single pen-mark on any page of the text. After flipping hundreds of pages, I finally found a mark. It was a small circle drawn with black ink around the number “3” in…

Stretch your mind for a moment. What is the greatest thing you could ever ask of God? I don’t think you’re stretching enough. What is the most extreme thing that your imagination could ever fathom asking of God? Now, read Ephesians 3:20. “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the…

Words that sadly depict the end-of-the-line for some can be a wake-up call for others. Such is the case with the realization that finally came upon Judah while in captivity. Here are some of the saddest words in the Bible: “The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved!” (Jer. 8:20). We are not saved! Could you imagine…