“Speaking to yourselves in psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. …” (Ephesians 5:19). “Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall yet praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God” (Psalm 43:5). Part of being a...

Jesus has all the answers. I am convinced of this; as I am convinced that He is God the Son and as such His attributes include omniscience. That is, He is all-knowing and He is all powerful and everywhere present. This being the case, it is easy to wander into...

The Lord Jesus Christ has made it possible for all of His people to know all that the Father has told Him (John 15:15). We can be among those who enjoy His "sweet, satisfying companionship" by having our hearts established in the reverent, worshipful fear of the Lord (Psa.25:14, Ampl)....

John the Apostle saw many things, more than any other man really. Consider that he walked with Jesus and was part of the inner circle with Peter and James, his brother. He witnessed the raising of Jairus’ daughter, the Transfiguration of Jesus on the Mount, and the agony of the...

“And they bring unto Him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech Him to put His hand upon him.  And He took him aside from the multitude, and put His fingers into his ears, and He spit, and touched his tongue; And looking...

Psalm 46 declares to us that God is our “very present help in trouble.” I have been thinking much about just how present He is. He is “very present,” present beyond our comprehension. He is above, beneath, to the left, and to the right. Everywhere present, God is. Circumstances being...

Mindy Stein, Berlin In the last few months, I found myself lost in a whirlwind of thoughts and emotions. Like almost everyone around the globe, COVID-19 brought in some strange, uncomfortable circumstances. It was difficult to stay grounded. While being plagued by an onslaught of digital chatter and drowned in...

In Ephesus, there developed a model city church in a part of the world then known as Asia Minor, in what’s now part of Turkey. This was a seemingly solid group of Jesus followers, according to Revelation, Chapter 2. The people there reflected patience and strength. They were vibrant; there...

“Mom, I am playing with that brown boy – he’s nice.” So said our son one warm summer morning. He had just come off the playground at Rosedale Park just outside Baltimore. “Yes, he is. Have fun!” she told him, and so played out another scene in the process of...

Nature speaks up when she can no longer sit silent. She groans under the weight of what human beings do to her and to each other. God told us that nature would have something to say. He first addressed this point to Cain. This man had murdered his brother Abel...