With His Last Breath
Every breath we take brings us closer to our last. We do not know when our final life-sustaining draw will be. While we should not live in a panic, we need to live with a sense of urgency.
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....
An Unwanted Mansion
The state of Idaho has discovered that it is easier to take a mansion than it is to give it back, reports John Miller.
The hilltop mansion was built by J. R. Simplot, potato magnate...
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...
When Life Doesn’t Make Sense
The Bible warns us that “evil” days will come (Ecclesiastes 12:1; Matthew 6:34; Ephesians 5:16). Job observed, “Man born of woman is of few days and full of trouble” (Job 14:1; cf. Psalm 73:14, 21). At times, there will be events, situations, diagnoses, tragedies, and conditions in our lives that will not make sense.
At such times, our faith will be tested. And, in such storms, there are foundation stones that cannot be moved.
Keep Your Fork
A woman was diagnosed with terminal illness and given three months to live. She asked her preacher to come by her house to discuss her funeral...
This is Going to Sting a Little
Life has internal stings as well-broken hearts, crushed ambitions, crashed dreams. These usually smart for much longer than the kind nurses inflict. Do you ever wonder, "Why me, Lord? I'm a Christian. I walk...
Why Did My Savior Heaven Leave?
The question is not who or how, but “why?” Why did Jesus have to leave heaven, come to earth, and become a man? Why couldn’t He save us from a distance?