How Great You Are, Sovereign Lord!

The other day I found myself sitting second in line at a red light. And as soon as the light turned from red to green, I expected the car ahead of me to get going, but it didn’t move.

Waiting In-tension-ally

This summer, I had a bad experience with waiting. I was with my wife and three children in an airport.

God’s Justice Will Be Served

The city of Thessalonica is booming. Right in the heart of the Roman Empire, the population has swelled to well over 200,000. The Egnatian Way, the main road that connects Rome to the Eastern part of her empire, serves as Main Street.

Heaven is Better Than You Think

A study was conducted in 2021 looking at American belief in life after death. [Pew Research] The most interesting part of the results was that while fewer Americans go to church regularly, belief in an afterlife is actually growing!

The Day Has Come

“The days are coming, declares the LORD…” How does that make you feel? Perhaps you’ve heard similar words in your life?

Is Our Congregational Glass Half-Empty or Half-Full?

A preparatory school dean of students was sitting in his office one day when an angry man came storming in. He was upset over something he’d seen in the local newspaper.

Always Pray and Don’t Lose Heart!

How is your prayer life? Consistent, passionate, purposeful? How would you rate yourself as praying Christian?

God is a Rest-Giving God

The smell of the burning sacrifice filled the air as Noah and his family stood around the newly constructed altar. Shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand they watched as the sacrifices burned up completely.

Enough is Enough

You might feel like this story of Jesus is easy enough to understand. It seems natural to compare the suffering of Lazarus to the luxury of the rich man.

Money Does Not Equal Satisfaction

A sixty-two-year-old man came into the emergency room of a hospital in western France, complaining of severe stomach pain. The doctors were astounded by what they saw on the x-ray.