Early in the pages of our Bibles we are presented with the reality of what man was made for. The first chapters of Genesis describe the process of His Creation. The Lord made and the Lord spoke. First came the heavens and the earth, and so it began. The structure...

Jesus is coming. Soon. Yes, this message has been shared for a couple thousand years. And this has left some skeptical.  These are the scoffers that Peter referred to in his second letter. This Apostle comforted those having doubts and feeling somewhat insecure with these words: “…Beloved, do not forget...

“Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness” (Proverbs 14:13) Mockery has become so manic, and the parodies so predictable.  From time to time, there’s ferocity that breaks into mean-spiritedness behind all the funny. There is jesting. There is joking. There is the jab, jab,...

All of us came from the boat. At least, that’s the message of the Bible. The Ark came to rest on Mount Ararat and Noah, his wife, his three sons and their wives emerged to set foot on dry ground for the first time in months. This father’s obedience to...

Somewhere, some place Soon Jin Kim is gritting his teeth, just as he did standing before my freshman News Writing class at Towson (MD) State University back in 1979. Dr. Kim drilled us in the standards of basic journalism. Get the facts right, especially the names. And, check your biases...

Jesus sent off His disciples to get them away from the crowd. He had just fed 5,000 men and their families from five loaves and two fish. This caused no small stir among the people. All had eaten, all were full – and there were leftovers, 12 baskets worth. Knowing...

Hezekiah came to the throne of Judah after an intense season of idolatry had gripped the nation. His predecessor, Ahaz, “shut up the doors of the house of God, and he made himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem” (2 Chronicles 28:24). Enemies came and destroyed towns and carried people...

“In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility–I welcome it. I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or...