The Audacious Claims of Jesus
Around ad 30, a rabbi named Jesus came to a Galilean village He had never visited before. Imagine the shock when, in the course of His remarks, He informed them He was God visiting...
Our Court-Appointed Attorney
He Is the Propitiation for Our Sins.
Jesus mediates, presenting His atonement for us.
Lawyers in court frequently deny allegations brought against their clients. If they admit the charge, then they try to justify it....
Mary’s Little Lamb No More
In all stages of Sonship, Jesus maintained the proper relationship with His parents (1 Peter 2:21-22). We get a glimpse into this special grown-up relationship at a wedding they both attended the little village of Cana, near Nazareth where He had grown up (John 2:1-11). In this scene, His face bears the chiseled sculpting from His forty days in the wilderness. What can we learn from Jesus' interaction with Mary on this occasion?
Picking God’s Pocket
Read Malachi 3:8–10
Hundreds of times each day an accomplished pickpocket steals another’s wallet undetected. Imagine such a person in the first century, trying to take valuables from Jesus as He walked down a Nazareth...
Four Just One Soul
God will move heaven and earth rather than allow a soul to miss heaven. A case in point is the providence involved in the conversion of Lydia of Thyatira (Acts 16).
Providence refers to “that...
The Finest New Testament Christian You Never Heard Of
It is important to build a good reputation; it is more important to maintain it. A good reputation takes time to build, but it can be destroyed in just a minute.
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...
Signs for the Times
How many wasted miles, foolish injuries, and senseless deaths could be avoided if only people read signs? God must think the same thing, as He watches men speed down the devil’s highway ignoring all...
Who Has the ‘Good Life?’
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound. —Isaiah 61:1
Author’s note: Entering a foreign culture is cause...
The Song of a Soul Set Free (Psalm 32)
Marghanita Laski, a well-known secular humanist, once said, “What I envy most about you Christians is your forgiveness; I have nobody to forgive me.”1
David was one of Scripture’s great saints. He was also one...