The concept of being a refugee would be hard for most of us to understand. Many of us have grown up in relative safety and security. The very idea that we would have to flee our homes, cities or country to protect our lives and those of our loved ones is hard for us to even imagine. Yet, all over the world…

September 11, 2001 is a day that will be remembered for many things—the cowardice of a few, the bravery of many and the hospitality of Gander. This small city in Newfoundland became one of the epicenters of “Operation Yellow Ribbon.” This operation was enacted to keep planes coming into U.S. airspace. These planes were rerouted to small towns with airports large enough…

As one reads through the New Testament, it is not difficult to find and understand the verses that pertain to music in New Testament worship.  In fact, they all, without exception, emphasize the same type of music—i.e., singing (Matt. 26:30; Mark 14:26; Acts 16:25; Rom. 15:9; 1 Cor. 14:15; Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16; Heb. 2:12; 13:15; Jas. 5:13).  Still, it is often…

Christians in that first-century world faced such great challenges. The pagan world had such a profound impact on mankind that even their religions were given over to sensuality. When men became Christians there was an immediate change which the former friends could not understand. Peter described this when he said, “For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the…

Solomon is often called the wisest man in the Bible. As a youth, he asked God to give him wisdom, and our amazing God answered his prayer abundantly. “All the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart” (1 Kings 10:24). If we want to share in this wisdom from heaven, we must…

Political party loyalty is an amazingly personal matter, and it is so ingrained in people that most will vote for their party’s candidate regardless of who the person is.  There have actually been occasions when voters knowingly voted for a dead man because of their unwavering allegiance to their party.  Some would never consider leaving their party because it has been the…

“Jesus took him aside from the crowd, by himself, and put His fingers into his ears, and after spitting, He touched his tongue with the saliva; and looking up to heaven with a deep sigh, He said to him, ‘Ephphatha!’ that is, ‘Be opened!’ and his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was removed, and he began speaking plainly”…

Life is often so frustrating that we can easily forget the truth that the child of God is never alone. The last two chapters of the book of Acts so vividly illustrate this. Imagine that you are Paul on his way to Rome to be tried before Nero Caesar. Look at the contrast of the faith he had and how so many…