The first copies of the King James Version of the Bible were printed in 1611, and it was not long before more and more copies were needed. Robert Baker and Martin Lucas were the royal printers (officially authorized to print official documents), who were commissioned to reprint 1,000 copies of the King James Version. They accidentally left out one vital word in…

“Ten Thousand Angels” has been a beloved hymn for sixty-five years. In fact, it has always been one of my favorites. It is hard to find a better song to put into perspective the tremendous personal sacrifice of Jesus Christ. The song is based on our Lord’s statement in Matthew 26:53, where He rebukes Peter, saying, “Put your sword in its place,…

With the growing egocentric and entitled mentality that is spreading throughout humanity (and creeping into our families and the Lord’s church), we would do well to go back and meditate on the words of the great John the Baptist, of whom Jesus said, “there has not risen one greater” (Matt. 11:11).  This forerunner of Jesus—of whom the Holy Spirit prophesied hundreds of…

Satan deceived Eve about death and since that time he tried to use death to lead men away from God. What happens to a person when he dies was not readily apparent in the Old Testament. When Job asked, “If a man dies, shall he live again?” (Job 14:14), he expressed how little was known about death before Christ came.  In fact,…

THAT WAS A JOKE! This year brought a new level of political distraction. For the last several months, our phones have been bombarded with text message after text message from politicians trying to gain our vote. It was annoying and a huge waste of time! The discussion of politics has grown into an ever-present beast of distraction. I remember a time when…

Daniel was in his mid-80s.  He had been taken captive by the Babylonian warrior-king Nebuchadnezzar when he was just a teenager, and he had lived through the entire 70-year captivity (Jer. 29:10).  Then, under Darius the Mede, Daniel was again promoted to a high position in the kingdom, as one of the king’s three governors, “and the king gave thought to setting…

When God heard young Solomon’s request, He responded and gave him wisdom above all men. “All of the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom, came to hear the wisdom of Solomon” (1 Kings 4:34). The wisest king “…sought to find acceptable words” (Ecc. 12:10) and then wrote these words, so by reading them we can share in his…

The serpent said, “God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil” (Gen. 3:5). Eve was in the “Garden of God” and was surrounded by the evidence of His existence. She was naïve and learning so much as she lived in that garden. The opportunity to…