“And be holy to me, for I, the Lord, am holy” – Leviticus 20:26 In our Bible study class, we analyzed the book of Leviticus. “I missed most of it,” I admitted, “I don’t see why I should read about this leprosy.” Then my friend Dave said, “I know a man who believed because of (…)
“Now the boy’s father cried out with tears and said, ‘I believe, Lord, help my unbelief!’” – Mark 9:24 “Where is my faith? Even in the depths of my soul there is nothing but emptiness and darkness… God, if you exist, please forgive me.” You may be surprised to learn who the author of these (…)
“And Jesus stopped and ordered him to be brought to Himself.” — Luke 18:40 For several days, the sick cat meowed piteously, hiding in a box near my place of work. The kitten, abandoned in the street, remained unnoticed by those who passed by, until June appeared. The janitor brought the animal home, where he (…)
“I lie down and sleep and wake up because the Lord supports me.” — Psalm 3:6 Bad memories and remorse filled Sel’s mind. Fear filled the heart, and sweat stood out on the forehead. It was the night before his baptism, and he could not stop the onslaught of dark thoughts. Sel received salvation in (…)
“He is the first of all, and all things stand by Him.” — Colossians 1:17 According to Discover magazine, there are about 700 quintillion (that’s the number 7 with 20 zeros) planets in the universe, but none of them are Earth-like. Astrophysicist Erik Zakrisson says that one of the requirements for a planet that can (…)
“Two are better than one… and if they fall, one will pick up its friend.” — Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 Søren Solker has spent years photographing starlings and the fascinating spectacle of hundreds of thousands of birds moving smoothly through the sky as one unit. To observe this miracle is like sitting under a raging wave or (…)
“You are no longer strangers and strangers, but fellow citizens of the saints, and at home for God.” — Ephesians 2:19 In the book All Sad is Untrue, Daniel Nyeri describes his harrowing escape with his mother and sister from persecution through a refugee camp to safety in the United States. The elderly couple agreed (…)
“Clothe yourself… in sincere charity.” — Colossians 3:12 How does a person feel when they walk in the shoes of members of the royal family? Angela Kelly, the daughter of a longshoreman and a nurse, knows this first hand. She was the late Queen Elizabeth’s official wardrobe during the last two decades of the monarch’s (…)
“I have not closed the door to you.” —Revelation 3:8 When I moved to a new school near a big city, the head teacher assigned me to the lowest-performing English class. Before that, I worked at an inner-city school with great test scores, excellent grades, and even a principal’s writing award. However, the door to (…)
“How long, Lord, will you forget me forever?” — Psalm 12:2 Great Britain is “full” of history. Everywhere you go, there are plaques commemorating historical figures and important events. At the same time, one of these monuments reflects the British sense of humor. A weathered memorial plaque near a small hotel in the town of (…)