I couldn’t believe it. The old man (he looked ancient to me) stood up and quoted a complete chapter of Psalms. Not only that but at each Thursday night Bible Study group, he stood up and quoted another chapter. “Old Tom” announced that his goal was to memorize the whole ...

Matthew 6: 3-4 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly. Nothing much is a secret anymore. We live amongst a people that ...

Isaiah 41:10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. — Josephine is one of the strongest people I know, to ...

Are you weary and distressed over the world conditions? Perhaps you are working long hours on a job you don’t like. Do you have to work with difficult people? Depression and anxiety are at an all-time high. There are many causes of stress, but Jesus desires for people to live ...

Before time itself came to be, the Father’s love had set us free. He gave all creation their own choice and He sent Jesus to be His voice. The Voice that would declare to all the nations, “My heart is shown to all who will listen.” Everyone who populates the ...

In the book of Job the word strength is used 22 times in the King James Version (KJV) translation. We see Job as a model of strength. Enduring all the trials he was put through and not once forsaking the God that allowed them. How can a man lose so ...

The jailer pushed us into a dark, dirty, musty, and ill-smelling room. The air reeked with urine and feces smells. It had not been cleaned in a long time, if ever. There were no windows and no ventilation. The air we breathed was stale, foul, and breathtaking. Then he bound ...

Philippians 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. A local radio station was having a fund raiser sponsored by local churches in my area for populations in Africa. The churches hope they could help bring solar-powered energy solutions to rural ...

Exodus 32:1 When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us a god who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don’t know what has ...

I live in an agricultural area of central Washington State. There are orchards, vineyards, and vast fields of fruit, in which are grown apples, peaches, pairs, apricots, cherries, and grapes. What comes to mind is John 15:1-10. “Bearing fruit” is mentioned six times in this passage. It is clear that ...