5 Views of Mark 16:16
Jesus pointed a nail-pierced hand at a world for which He had just died and commanded, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized...
The Safe Channel
A ship’s passenger on the Great Lakes became alarmed as the ship passed near a rocky shore. Fearing that rocks were hidden beneath the surface, she approached the captain. “Do you know where all...
Just Waiting
A family was fishing at the pier.
Dad was watching bobbers while his two sons, ages twelve and three, were down playing along the dock.
The older boy was watching his brother, but he got distracted....
Why Do You Talk So Much About Jesus?
An old Indian chief constantly spoke of the Lord Jesus and what He meant to him.
“Why do you talk so much about Jesus?” asked a friend.
The old chief did not reply, but slowly, deliberately...
The Great Invitation: The Spirit and the Bride Say Come
The 31 words of the 30,997th Bible verse, in its 1189th chapter, are quite remarkable.
They contain the last invitation God would offer for two thousand years. They echo across the centuries, inviting each new...
On Hidden Treasure and Found Pearls
Jesus gave twin parables to teach the same lesson: salvation is worth giving up everything to possess. The first is of a man who stumbles upon hidden treasure in a field. He gladly and...
Does God Require Us to Do Anything to Be Saved?
A young man asked his preacher: “Sir, what can I do to be saved?”
The preacher replied, “Son, you’re too late.”
“What!” exclaimed the boy, “I’m too late to be saved?”
“No,” said the preacher, “too late...
Thoughts from the Heart
He Has Not Left that Open to Us
A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a...
What Jesus Told Me to Tell You
Just before returning to heaven, Jesus pointed a nail-scarred hand at a world for which He had just died and told His followers to “go.”
The message they were to take was the simple gospel....
Saved from Hell in a Philippian Jail
Salvation has been found in many unlikely places. Men’s hearts have been warmed by God’s love in Antarctica and their bodies baptized in deserts.
Christ has been confessed in Muslim countries, risking persecution, and in...