The Gentle Servant
By Edwin White “Behold! My Servant whom I have chosen, My Beloved in whom My soul is well pleased! I will put My Spirit upon Him, and He will declare justice to the Gentiles. He will not quarrel nor...
View ArticleHome Again
By Edwin White “And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him” (Luke 15:20*). Do you...
View ArticlePain that Leads to Joy
By Stuart Powell When sin came into the world, God responded by condemning the tempter of humanity, and then he spoke words of grace to Adam and Eve. To Eve he pronounced what appeared to be a...
View ArticleEqual Before God
By Stuart Powell God has gifted each person differently. Some people have gifts that enable them to accumulate earthly possessions, while other people use their gifts for acts of service and mercy....
View ArticleWorth Remembering
By Stuart Powell As Israel prepared to escape Egypt, God created a way for future generations to remember how his covenant with Israel started. He wanted generations of Jews to remember everything he...
View ArticleFaith Time
By Doug Redford In today’s age of working remotely (one of the consequences of life under COVID), FaceTime has become the standard means of digital communication. Its convenience has redefined how...
View ArticleWe Have Seen Jesus
By Lonetta McKee The Lord’s Supper is called the Last Supper for a reason—it was. This was the last meal Jesus and his disciples shared prior to his crucifixion. Jesus’ death occurred very shortly...
View ArticleFaultless
By Sandy Mayle On the night that Judas betrayed Jesus, Peter stood before a servant girl and some others, and three times denied knowing his Lord: “I don’t know what you’re talking about” (Matthew...
View ArticleThe Sinner
By Doug Redford Several years ago, someone wrote the following to Dear Abby: I recently moved to Minneapolis from South Florida, where I had worked as a telephone psychic. The money was great....
View ArticleThis Is Where It Happens
By Lonetta McKee The very core of Christianity is the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. It is the most significant aspect of our faith practice. It was necessary for accomplishing the work of...
View ArticleNot a Distant Memory
By Doug Redford In Jesus’ parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector (Luke 18:9-14), he described the tax collector as someone who “stood at a distance” (v. 13) and pleaded with God to have mercy...
View ArticleOUR UNIVERSAL DONOR
By Sandy Mayle I’ve noticed, while watching television, that from time to time the Red Cross announces a shortage of the blood supply kept on hand for victims of accidents, people with certain...
View ArticleTHE LORD WILL PROVIDE
By Doug Redford “The Lord Will Provide” is the name that Abraham gave to the sacred place where the Lord provided a ram so that the aged patriarch did not have to sacrifice his beloved son Isaac. The...
View ArticleKEEPING WATCH WITH JESUS
By Sandy Mayle You may have watched a parade, a horse race, or a team of draft horses, and noticed that some of the horses wore little cups around the outside of their eyes. These are called blinders,...
View ArticlePOURED OUT
By Doug Redford The Old Testament records an incident when a garrison of Philistine soldiers was positioned at Bethlehem, which was David’s hometown. At one point, David expressed a longing for some...
View ArticleCOUNTING THE COST
By Sandy Mayle On a short-term missions trip some years ago, an American choir traveled from town to town holding concerts throughout the Dominican Republic. As their bus rolled along mile after mile,...
View ArticleA TIME TO SAY AMEN
By Doug Redford In 2 Corinthians 1:20, Paul writes, “For no matter how many promises God has made, they are ‘Yes’ in Christ. And so through him the ‘Amen’ is spoken by us to the glory of God.” The word...
View ArticleTHE THINGS THAT BRING PEACE
By Stuart Powell We’ve often heard the story of Jesus riding the donkey down the Mount of Olives to the eastern gate of the city and the temple (Luke 19:35-38, NET): Then they brought [the donkey] to...
View ArticleALONE AND REJECTED
By Margaret Bellers The night before Jesus’ betrayal he cried out to his Father for deliverance. Overwhelmed with dread, blood dripped like tears down his face. He asked his closest friends to stay...
View ArticleIf Blood Could Talk
By Doug Redford The first shedding of human blood, according to Scripture, was Abel’s at the hand of his brother, Cain. We have barely begun reading the Bible (we’re still in single digits in terms of...
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