Why I follow Jesus
When I was about 13, troubles in my family, a friend dying in a car accident, and the influence of an atheist teacher caused me to doubt the existence of God. So, I decla... »
Personal Accounts
Getting Closer
On a recent trip to Greece, I visited the Areopagus in Athens. Thousands of years ago, this rocky knoll was the site of a judicial court that had extensive authority over... »
The power of a simple prayer
It seemed like an eternity since we had last prayed together in our home, but the Lord had a plan for renewing our relationship with Him. I was surprised at how uncomplic... »
Navigating Life
The Bible is the most marvelous book in the world. It not only tells us where we’re going, but also how we got here, why we’re here, how to survive and be happy while her... »
Meeting My Best Friend
I was 21 when I read the Bible for the first time. Someone had suggested I read the Gospel of John first, but I knew so little about the Bible at the time that I didn’t u... »
What Is the Bible?
The word Bible is derived from the Greek word biblion, meaning “book,” but it is far more than a mere book. It is “the Word of God” and the foundation of Christian faith... »
A Better Life
How will reading God’s Word make your life better? Truth and freedom. It seems that everywhere you look today, someone is marketing “the truth” in the form of some new bo... »
The Promises of God
I can never forget the day when it dawned upon my consciousness as a reality, a fact, that the promises of the Bible are practical, that they could be applied to my every... »
A Soldier’s Great Faith
In the city of Capernaum in Israel, there lived a prominent officer of the Roman army, a centurion responsible for a garrison of a hundred soldiers. He and his men had ke... »
The Bible and You
A few years ago, I determined to read the entire Bible, cover to cover. I loved discovering the symmetry between the Old Testament and the New Testament. Many of the grea... »
In God’s time
“Let us not grow weary or become discouraged in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap, if we do not give in” [[Galatians 6:9 AMP]]. The first time I read that v... »
The marathon of life
The Bible likens our lives to a race run before thousands of spectators: “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everythi... »