Christian, when the hardness of life shakes you and leaves you spent, look to the one who will be present and active in the new Jerusalem...

The 1960s had passed, but the rebellious mindset of that time was just getting started. Young people were restless and ready to challenge old established ways. Mr. Murphy sat like a stone wall preventing students from venturing into danger. He urged us to think through our decisions.

Leah’s story is often told as a tragedy because she was caught between Jacob’s love for Rachel and the weight of her own longing to be chosen. But when we look deeper, we see that Leah wasn’t a mistake in Jacob’s story. She was a miracle in God’s plan.

Philemon needed Paul as Paul needed Philemon. I needed Bill as Bill needed me.

John 11:25-26 “Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?”

A great truth to consider: Eternal life does not start when you die and go to Heaven.

Satan hates to see the progress of God’s people in this world. He seeks to steal, kill, and destroy (Jn. 10:10). But he uses a very shrewd approach, which has been copied by evil rulers throughout history. He seeks to make the victims look like the persecutors.

As the ancient Israelites could follow the Shepherd and call on Him on their behalf, so the modern Christian can follow the Good Shepherd and ask him to “give ear” and “shine forth” in time of need.

A young Ukrainian woman, Iryna Zarutska, was brutally murdered on a train in North Carolina. Nineteen days later, Charlie Kirk, noted Christian apologist, was gunned down as he answered questions posed by college students in Utah. The horror of these two events should cause us to reflect on many things. Among them is this: What is the result of generations of belief in evolution? In other words, what is evolution’s fruit?

It occurred to Moses at some point that he had been conversing with Almighty God, yet he had never seen His face. He surely understood that God could see him, but he could not see God. He wanted to know God better.