Years ago, when we lived in PNG, I took a trip deep into the highlands. It was a 1-hour flight by small plane and a 7-hour exhausting hike over the mountains. The local men encouraged me by saying, “The village is just over the mountain.” I had to keep focussed. Life’s trials and burdens can […]
During this month, April 2024, amazing things are taking place in the skies above us. The Devil Comet, which is 30 km in diameter, can be seen in the northern hemisphere. The planets Venus, Neptune, Saturn, and Mars aligned in the sky on the 4th. The most anticipated event of April is the Great American […]
While building a shed, a father had to carry long, heavy poles to the locations where they would be used in the construction. His young boy was trying to help, but the poles were far too heavy for him to carry. Finally, the lad said, “Dad, I need help!” His father replied, “Son, you carry […]
Isaiah was ministering to Israel at a time when the nation was decaying within. Many in Israel were carnal and living in sin. As a result, they were troubled on every side. Isaiah urged them to return to the Lord. Here in Isaiah 40, he urged them to renew their view of God’s greatness. Then […]
Asa, the king of Judah, was the great-grandson of Solomon “Asa did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, as did David his father.” [See Chart] He removed the idols his fathers had made, 1Ki 15:11. He removed Maachah, his mother, from being queen because she worshipped idols. When millions of Ethiopian […]
According to the BBC, “The most senior US general estimates that around 100,000 Russian and 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed or injured in the war in Ukraine. Gen Mark Milley, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, also suggested that around 40,000 civilians had died after being caught up in the conflict.” In […]
In his book, THE BUMPS ARE WHAT YOU CLIMB ON, Warren Wiersbe tells this story. “A little boy was leading his sister up a mountain path and the way was not too easy. ‘Why, this isn’t a path at all,’ the little girl complained. ‘It’s all rocky and bumpy.’ And her brother replied, ‘Sure, the […]
God created a perfect world. After each day of Creation, God declared that His Creation was good! Just three chapters into the Bible, much of what God made good had turned to bad. What happened? Critics ask, If God is good, why are there so many bad things in the world? Another frequently asked question […]
Mephibosheth (2Sa 4), fell and broke his legs. He had no doctor to set them, and he was a cripple for the rest of his life. When a person breaks a leg, the doctor forces the bone back into its right location and places a cast on the leg to keep the bone in place, […]
Hope is the opposite of despair. Despair is the sense that all hope is gone. “There are millions of African women who face despair over their plight at the hands of Islamic invaders who rape them, kill them, or take them as sex slaves. There are many that live in poverty and ghetto like conditions […]