Perhaps the word “special” has been so overused (and misused) that it has lost “specialness” when it comes to God’s use of that word in the Bible. In both the Old Testament and the New Testament, God identified His people as “special.” What does that involve? God identifies His people as “a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth”…

There is something special about the church! God said so (1 Pet. 2:9; Acts 20:28)!  There is something special about the church getting together! God said so (Acts 12:12; 1 Cor. 14:26; Heb. 10:24-25)! And, in my opinion, there is something special about Wednesday nights. That seven days between Sundays—between the times that the church gets to see each other and be with each other…

Perhaps the word “special” has been so overused (and misused) that it has lost “specialness” when it comes to God’s use of that word in the Bible. In both the Old Testament and the New Testament, God identified His people as “special.” What does that involve? God identifies His people as “a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth”…

Did you hear about the parent whose child had a curable illness that simply required a regular prescription medication, but the parent let the young child decide each day whether to take the medicine or not? Oh, you didn’t? Did you hear about the parent whose child didn’t like going to school, so that parent decided to not make the child go to school,…

One of the most challenging and compelling verses in the Bible is Philippians 2:14 – “Do all things without complaining.” That verse was not written (only) to children. That verse was not written (only) to husbands and wives. That verse was written to Christians! In fact, it was written to mature Christians, along with elders and deacons (1:1). It was written to remind Christians of one distinct…

Gods are supposed to have emotions, right? We read about the Greek gods of love, joy, pity, anger, violence, etc. But you know that those gods aren’t real, right? Those are fake, man-made gods. They have NO emotions, because they do NOT exist. The same goes for those stone and wooden idols—they have NO emotions, because they are a piece of stone or wood and are not…

Human beings. We are interesting creatures. How often do those who first realize that they need glasses not want to get glasses because of “how they will look”? Or, folks who don’t want to wear reading glasses, although they need them. Or, folks who don’t want to get hearing aids, although they need them. Or, folks who don’t want to use a walker, although it is needed.…

Jesus was on this earth for only 33 years—what a short life. And yet we have less than 100 days of His life recorded in Scripture. With such little information shared with us about His day-to-day activities, we ought to truly absorb what we do know. One such detail is found in Luke 5:16. “He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.” Jesus made a…