I remember the very first time I ever saw cotton candy. When I was very young the highlight of every year was the county fair in Huntsville, Alabama. Today when there is Disney World, Universal Studios and “Six Flags Over Everywhere,” it is hard for anyone to imagine just how special those “scary” rides were at the fair and how much I…

In Exodus 13, it states that “when Pharaoh had let the people [of Israel] go… God led the people around by way of the wilderness of the Red Sea.  And the children of Israel went up in orderly ranks out of the land of Egypt…And the Lord went before them” (13:17-21).  Chapter 14 states that when they came to the Red Sea…

The relationship between man and woman and the subsequent family is one of the oldest relationships on earth. Only slightly older is the relationship between man and God. It was God that placed the husband as the head of the family. “Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord” (Eph. 5:22-25; 1 Cor. 11:3). Being the head of the…

Whenever you think of the Day of Atonement just remember the importance of that day to the Jews. Each year on the tenth day of the seventh month, God remembered all of the sins of that nation. Atoning sacrifices were always connected with appeasing the wrath of God (see Numbers 16:41-46; 25:1-13), and it was imperative that this holy day of atonement…

If your heart is hurting, what’s the cure?  If your heart is lonely, what’s the cure?  If your heart is grieving or broken or damaged or despondent, what’s the cure? If you asked your friends to respond to those questions, what sorts of things do you think they’d offer as suggestions?  Perhaps some folks would say that if your heart is hurting,…

Evangelism is more than a summertime trip, more than door knocking, more than special mail outs, more than an international move, more than an invite to a friend, more than any act. Evangelism is part of something eternal and powerful. Evangelism is how the church spreads the divine message. “To me, the very least of all saints, this grace was given, to…

Because we do not fully understand the significance of the word atonement, we fail to see several great truths of the Bible. There are many words we use in describing the salvation process—sanctification, justification, redemption and atonement. Each of them refer to the same process, but each emphasizes a different aspect of how God’s mercy is shown. Take a look at the…

Peter learned a very hard lesson in Acts 10.  Having been raised a Jew, it was difficult for him (even though he was an apostle) to lay aside his Jewish heritage and accept the Gentiles as equals in the eyes of God.  He even told Cornelius, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jewish man to keep company with or go…