God's Perfect Penmanship

While sitting next to my first grade daughter during our morning worship service one Sunday, I noticed her look down at my open Bible. In a low whisper, ...

Mysteries of the Bible

I am glad there are things in the Bible I do not understand. If I could take that book up and read it as I would any other book, I might think I could ...

Spiritual Food Comes First

A missionary in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, reports that recently an African pastor passed through on his way home to Chad, where civil war was raging.

"What ...

Too Well-Versed?

Before the lunch hour rush at the restaurant where I waitress, I recited a memory verse to myself--(Galatians 2:20), "I have been crucified with ...

God's Word Speaks to Us

When you read God's Word, you must constantly be saying to yourself, "It is talking to me, and about me."

Beyond Force

The Gospel is not made to dominate the world. It's the grain of sand that upsets the world's machinery. One can't inhale its fragrance and ...

Scripture Comes in Handy

Michelle attempts to teach her children the "please and thank you" of polite society. She also helps them memorize Scripture. One day, her 4-year-old ...

Spotlight the Scripture

In recent years I have become increasingly aware of the dangerous possibility of making the Word of God sensational. Just as people can watch spellbound ...

Biblical Consistency

You see or hear something once. You take no particular notice. A second time and you are intrigued for a moment, a third time and you take notice. The ...

Stand Alone on the Word of God

I remain unpersuaded that any theological movement can dramatically affect the course of the world while its own leaders undermine the integrity of its ...