Have you ever got a song stuck in your head? Has it ever been stuck in your head all day long? In 1911, James Rowe penned a hymn that begins, “All day long of Jesus I am singing.” Are there enough hymns that could really keep you singing of Jesus all day long? “Jesus, Jesus, Jesus in the morning, Jesus at the…

It used to be one of the most recognized rules in our society. People knew it. People could quote it. And people even practiced it. (At least, many did.) The paraphrased version says, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” The Golden Rule. Unfortunately, the gold in that rule seems to have become tarnished in recent years in…

They took the body of Jesus and “scourged” it (John 19:1). They “twisted a crown of thorns and put it on His head” (19:2). “They struck Him with their hands” (19:3). “They crucified Him” (19:18). They viciously and unashamedly tore the body of Jesus to shreds, to the point of taking His life. But, when they stole His clothes, they found His…

“I just heard something juicy (and of a private nature) about someone, and I don’t even know if it is true or not. What should I do?” “I just heard something juicy (and of a private nature) about someone, and it just has to be true. What should I do?” “I just heard something juicy (and of a private nature) about someone,…

The Bible asks this question, “Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water?” (Jas. 3:11). It’s not possible, is it? It’s either one or the other, but not both. Then, to drive the point home, Scripture asks this question, “Can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs?” (3:12). Again, that’s not…

Is there any evidence for God? Or do we just believe in Him without any real support for it? Is it, for us, the “best explanation” or the “best guess,” or is there something more substantial? Rational creatures will not accept something because it is what they’re told or because lots of people accept it. Rational creatures demand clear evidence and only…

Have you ever considered how much Paul shared his heart with us, as readers of the New Testament? He was not some cold, heartless, callous machine of a Christian, who had no emotions in his service to the Lord. Just the opposite. Consider a couple examples. When Paul thought about his lost friends, he said, “I have great sorrow and continual grief…

When you pick up the New Testament epistles, so many begin with a greeting like, “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” And that was the common way for the Greeks to send greetings (“Grace”) and for the Jews to send greetings (“Peace”). The fact that these blessings are wished upon the recipients FROM GOD…