“And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.” How would you like to receive that instruction? It’s shocking, really. This isn’t just your pastor telling you to follow their example. This is God […]

“Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea, all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock […]

The latest article from Harold S. Martin is a study of Daniel 6, relating the account of Daniel in the Den of Lions. I suppose this story is one of the favorite Old Testament accounts. It has been retold over and over in Sunday schools and Bible story books. I wonder if this amazing account […]

What do you think? Is there ever a time when forgetting is better than remembering? The answer depends on what we mean by forgetting. Most of the time, we speak of forgetfulness as a negative thing. Indeed, failing to remember important things — big or small — is a problem we all struggle with to […]

What image or meaning does the word helper bring to mind? For myself, I used to think of this a nice but slightly weak word. I might apply it to someone who gives assistance or aid to the person who really has the initiative or does the primary job. In the printing business, the pressman […]

We all understand to some degree that the world in which we live is a broken place full of suffering and sin. For some people this reality is deeper and more personal than for others. The Apostle John summed the whole thing up by saying “the whole world lieth in wickedness.” (1 John 5:19) The […]

What comes to your mind with the term “theology of salvation”? Are you fascinated by the prospect of finding some new knowledge? Or is the subject about as exciting as multiplication tables are to a young boy whose imagination is occupied by a fishing pole and a new pocket knife? This is not a criticism […]

Have you ever seriously considered what salvation really is? Do you struggle with doubts about whether you are saved, or whether you ever could be saved? If you’re not quite clear about what eternal security or assurance of salvation means to you, and how that relates to what God expects of you, you’re not alone. […]

I doubt the eleven disciples lingering around the table after the Passover meal had any idea of what was about to happen. I’m sure the threats from the Jewish authorities were in the back of their minds, but they were with Jesus. I imagine it as an almost electric combination of risk and excitement. Tensions […]