Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. But when they came to Harran, they settled there. (Genesis 11:31 NIV) Abram, who would become Abraham, the father of […]
Mary, the mother of Jesus And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly. (Matthew 1:19 NASB) Our reputation, in many cases, can be a result of our wrong choices, but not always. In other instances, like Mary the mother of our Lord, her […]
Be merciful to those who doubt; save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh (Jude 22-23 NIV) In the Book of Jude, we are given instruction on dealing with people who are straying from the truth. We are to show mercy to […]
For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9: 6 NASB) The story of Christmas is about a God who came not to conquer […]
For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9: 6 NASB) The Christmas story is never complete without the Easter story because the child […]
They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.They shoot from ambush at the innocent; they shoot suddenly, without fear. (Psalms 64: 3-4 NIV) As Christians, it does sometimes feel as if we have a bull’s-eye on our backs. We seem to be often dodging cruel words like deadly arrows. Their motive […]
But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect (I Peter 3:15 NIV). We must always be ready to defend the Gospel of Christ, but that […]
But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect (I Peter 3:15 NIV). We must always be ready to defend the Gospel of Christ, but that does […]
For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; (I Corinthians 1:26 NASB) We all want to be significant, and we are all important in the eyes of our Creator. The problem is that we often seek our worth through the eyes of […]
He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind, and who reveals his thoughts to mankind, who turns dawn to darkness, and treads on the heights of the earth—the Lord God Almighty is his name. (Amos 4:13 NIV). In many of our spiritual struggles it often seems like our pleas with God go unheeded. The movement of […]