George Williams was born on October 11, 1821. Growing up on a farm, he spent a good deal of time hauling hay. During this time, he began to dream that there had to be more to life than this daily, monotonous routine. God was beginning to plant a vision in ...

The Perils of Complacency and Spiritual Bankruptcy In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to take things for granted. We often overlook the blessings in our lives, thereby risking becoming complacent, and following the wrong crowds. Let’s try to explore the dangers of such attitudes, drawing on the wisdom of the ...

Isaiah 54:2-3 Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen they stakes; For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the ...

In the Shelter of His Wings In the secret place of the Most High, Where shadows of the Almighty lie, I find my refuge, my fortress strong, In His embrace, where I belong. He delivers me from snares unseen, From pestilence that stalks the green. With feathers soft, He covers ...

I recently heard a story on television about a bird of prey that dove down to the water to catch a fish. After several attempts, the bird ended up floundering in the water. It managed to make it to a rock waiting, as the speaker said, to “dry off.” Soon ...

Luke 6:21  Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. I love everything in the Bible -from Genesis to Revelation, and in each book, I find joy, and love in all that which is recorded.  Why? Because ...

This chaotic world we live in today is quite stuck on doing things their way. Some churches, where God usually finds great joy, have brought Him disappointment, from their ploys. In being too concerned with pleasing men, they’ve left out the One who forgave their sins. His critiquing was not ...

The Betrayal of Joseph The story of Joseph’s betrayal by his brothers is one of the most poignant narratives in the Bible, found in Genesis 37. Joseph, favored by his father Jacob, was envied by his brothers. Their jealousy culminated in a grievous act of betrayal when they sold him ...

The man bowed his head. He was ashamed to look Nathan in the eyes. His shoulders slumped. Tears came to his eyes. The prophet Nathan had just confronted him about his sin with Bathsheba and his murder of her husband. Then he told David that he had “given great occasion ...

Isaiah 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. If you can labor through the Old English vernacular, The Prince and the Pauper, written ...