Peter was, I think, the Apostle that we can all most easily relate to. There were times when he seemed to have it all together, and there were times when his mouth wasn’t big enough to hold the foot he just stuck in it. Peter could get it right one moment and wrong the next.…
I have casually mentioned the soldier at the cross in several of my sermons, but I have never stopped to think in detail about what the day Jesus was crucified was like for him. He saw enough that Matthew 27:54 records him saying, “Truly, this was the Son of God.” While some of what I’m…
A few weeks ago, I wrote a devotional where I touched briefly on the woman caught in the act of adultery, as recorded in John chapter 8. Jesus knew the Scribes and Pharisees were trying to trap Him. Not only had they twisted the scripture to suit their trap, but they failed to bring the…
In the fall of 1866, Robert Jermain Thomas boarded a ship headed for Pyongyang, Korea. He knew his mission would most likely cost him his life, but he chose to go. Though contact with Westerners was forbidden, the British Trading Company was looking for a way to open a trade agreement with Korea. They needed…
My two previous devotionals spoke about God moving in America, but God was about to birth something across the pond that would shake the world. Evan Roberts was a young man from the mining town of Loughor, Wales. Raised in a Christian home, he began praying for a mighty move of God. He became convinced…
John chapter 8 tells the story of a group of Scribes and Pharisees who interrupted a church service. Verse 1 tells us that Jesus had been on the Mount of Olives when He left and went into the Temple. More than likely, this is referring to the main temple in Jerusalem. In my mind’s eye,…