Bible 101
Want to learn more about the Bible? about God? about Jesus? Dig into these resources for the basics.
The best part of heaven
“Jesus answered him, ‘Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise’” (Luke 23:43). My kids and I often talk about…
One way
“There couldn’t possibly be just one way to God. There are billions of people in the world!” “What about Jesus?” “What about Jesus?” So went a…
Angels: God’s limos
What’s the best ride you ever had? A big touring motorcycle? Luxury coach? Hot air balloon? Wedding party bus? Stretch limo? First-class cabin on…
Angels: God’s bailiffs
Judgment day will be a very busy time for God’s holy angels. Half of them will be appointed to serve as God’s bailiffs, arresting…
Angels: God’s child protectors
Some of the sweetest religious art depicts winged angels hovering over children walking or sleeping in their little beds. Those images are not just…
Angels: God’s messengers
It is our joy (and burden) to live in an age of multiple means of communication. You can get your thoughts to another person…
Chariots of fire
Gehazi, servant to the prophet Elisha, had no difficulty seeing his problems. Ben-Hadad II, the evil king of Aram, had sent an entire company…
Oh, grow up!
Don’t you hate it when your kids settle? Know what I mean . . . when they settle for Cs when they could get As…
Our streets are so violent
The human race just can’t get over having been expelled from Paradise. We just cannot shake the illusion that there should be heaven on…
Where does your compass point?
If you are a fan of the movie series Pirates of the Caribbean, you know all about Captain Jack Sparrow’s magic compass. His compass did…
God plays a long game
Try as we might, we can’t see into the future. We can guess, plot probabilities, and make predictions, but our ideas could be totally…
Threefold blessing
The triune nature of God remains a mystery. We admittedly trust and worship a God whom we don’t completely understand. Yet he isn’t eons…