One of the loveliest places in Jerusalem is the Garden Tomb where almost all Christian groups meet for communion and to reflect on what the resurrection means. While this may not be the precise tomb in which the body of Jesus was placed, it is representative of a...
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. (Matt. 6:34) It's December--the twelfth month of the Gregorian calendar. If you live in the northern hemisphere, Jupiter and Saturn are visible at...
Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. (John 14:1)Jesus was meeting with the disciples in an upper room, behind doors which hid him from public scrutiny—at least for the moment. His words flowed from His heart. He said, probably quietly...
You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body. (1 Cor. 6:19)Some 40 miles from Rome, strategically located between the Aegean and the Mediterranean, lay the beautiful city of Corinth. Unlike Athens, where there were family...
"...attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ." (Eph. 4:13)He stood apart from the crowd, yet he wasn't aloof. He was warm, compelling, and controversial. His eyes could flash fire, yet they mellowed with affection. Children loved Him, yet others...
Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. (Prov. 22:6)Ask any teen, "What is the biggest influence in your life?"You might expect them to answer “friends” or “social media”. And the parents of those teens might tell you the...
"But in these last days, He has spoken to us by his Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom also He made the universe." (Heb. 1:2)Have you ever had the experience of being somewhere away from the noise of a big city? Perhaps on a mountain...
Under Roman law, a person who had been condemned had no life of his own, no plans for the future, no personal agenda. He was the living dead. It was only a matter of time as life was measured out by the hours until gruel was shoved under the prison door. With that...
"For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness,...
Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing. (Luke 23:34)FORGIVEN! No word in all the English language quite speaks to the heart of man as does this one word. Pause for a moment and pronounce the word several times: forgiven, forgiven!...
A man who refuses to admit his mistakes can never be successful. But if he confesses and forsakes them, he gets another chance. (Prov. 28:13)Long ago the writer of Scripture told us that he who does not offend in word or deed is a perfect man; and obviously, none...
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