Joshua 3:11, “Behold, the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord of all the earth is crossing over before you into the Jordan.” Forty years seems like a long time. I’m convinced that in this case, it seemed even longer. What should have been a short journey turned into a long trip, all because…
John 21:3, “I go a fishing.” On the northern coast of the Sea of Galilee, there is a place called “The Primacy of Peter.” It was here where we believe Jesus cooked a meal for His disciples. It was here that Jesus asked Peter three times, “Do you love Me more than these?” That…
Luke 24:50-52, “And Jesus led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them. Now it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven. And they worshiped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually…
A painter was asked to capture happiness on canvas. He chose a family sleeping peacefully on a creaking bed. One leg of the bed was broken, supported by two bricks. The roof leaked. The family dog slept calmly beside them. This painting reveals a powerful truth: happiness is not the absence of problems. It…
Revelation 2:7, “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” My recent trip to Turkey to visit the seven churches of Revelation stirred up memories of my 2019 visit to the Isle of Patmos. Patmos was a barren, prison island when John was exiled there nearly 2,000…
Matthew 25:6, “At midnight, a cry was heard.” This chapter begins with Jesus telling His disciples what the kingdom of heaven is like. He then gives the well-known parable of the ten virgins. We usually focus on the five who had oil and the five who did not. The story is not really about…
Mark 1:35, “Having risen a long while before daylight, Jesus went out to a solitary place; and there He prayed.” I’m a morning person; I have been all my life. There’s something about the peace and calm of the early morning that is so refreshing to me. It’s my quiet time, my devotional time.…
I took this picture many years ago on one of my trips to the Holy Land. For such a small structure, it has an interesting history. Some call it the “Dome of the Spirits.” Others call it the “Dome of the Tablets.” It sits on an exposed bedrock area of Mount Moriah. The idea…
Numbers 35:11, “Select some towns to be your cities of refuge, to which a person who has killed someone accidentally may flee.” On one of my trips to Egypt, we stopped at an oasis. It’s not as large as history records it once was, but a well of water was still there, and water…
1 Corinthians 10:16, “The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ?” 1 Corinthians 11:25, “In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” I…