Thanks to daylight savings time, the sun doesn’t set until late in the evening. Parents who try to keep a schedule for their children who are still in school have probably heard them say, “We can’t go to bed yet. It’s not dark!” They associate darkness with sleep. The Apostle Paul does that in 1…
Acts 8:27-31, “A man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasury, and had come to Jerusalem to worship, was returning. And sitting in his chariot, he was reading Isaiah the prophet. Then the Spirit said to Philip, Go near and overtake…
It always amazes me that after reading and studying the Bible for as many years as I have, a phrase catches my attention that I have undoubtedly read hundreds of times. Mark 11:11 says, “And Jesus went into Jerusalem and into the temple. So when He had looked around at all things, as the hour…
I have been blessed over the course of my life to meet a lot of people and travel to many places. The positives far outweigh the negatives, but not many days pass without my learning of someone who has died, that, in varying degrees, weaves into the fabric of my life. While it is a…
David began the Twenty-third Psalm by saying, “The Lord is my Shepherd.” In so doing, he was identifying himself as a sheep in the Lord’s pasture. I am looking at just one aspect of this Psalm today, where David talks about being anointed with oil. While it’s common in our services to be anointed with…
In my previous devotion, I focused on the two Adams. Today’s thoughts are still along those lines, yet somewhat different. Several times in his writings, the Apostle Paul drew the distinction between the first man, Adam, and the second Man, Jesus. The actions of the first man resulted in the world being thrown into sin,…
Every now and then, my emotions go from being sick and tired of the drama that characterizes the world of our day, to a heart that hurts when I see so many people who are oblivious to the reality of what is truly happening. The Bible is not just a book about a particular religious…
What scares you? Young children tend to fear the dark, spiders, or getting lost. In our world today, teens are confronted with the anxiety of school shootings, and adults think of things like natural disasters or anything that harms us or our loved ones. When we lose our job, learn that we have a serious…
Luke chapter 15 contains three of the most heart-stirring stories that Jesus told: the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son. I have always loved the way Jesus shared the Gospel, and His method has influenced the way I preach and teach more than anyone else. I’m a visual person, and I try…
Okay, this post is more sentimental than spiritual, but that’s where my thoughts are running today. You see, this is the day my sister, Roberta, was born. It’s been a little over twelve years since she quietly slipped away during the night to stand in the presence of the Lord. Recently, while trying to find…