“For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart” (1 Samuel 16:7) While enjoying the water of the Delaware Bay at Lewes Beach last week, our family discovered a creature we had not seen before. It was small and translucent with a...

Laura Hoffses, Baltimore In ancient times, there was a godly king who ruled in Judah. His name was Hezekiah. The Bible says he trusted in God to such a degree that there were no kings in Judah like him before or after his reign. “For he clave to the Lord,...

“… Two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him” (1 Kings 3:1). Solomon was now on the throne, sitting as ruler over the nation of Israel. How deep and wide was his authority? How available was this man to his people? From this report, his reign and wisdom...

Let's leave all reservations regarding His reliability at the Cross, and decide once and for all to trust him with all our heart.  Only then will we - and others - see resurrection power manifested as the River of Life begins to flow from God through us to others.

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...

Abraham and the son of Promise walked toward Mount Moriah. They were on their way to worship the Lord, and their worship would have to include a burnt offering – something would have to bleed for the sacrifice to speak for them. Isaac, the son given to Abraham and Sarah...

“In quietness and confidence shall be your strength. …” (Isaiah 30:15). Think of Job. Ultimately, his story is about how he knew God and came to know Him better. Here’s someone who suffered tremendous loss and pain in spite of doing everything he was supposed to do. He lived in...

The stone was rolled away. The tomb lay open and gloriously empty. The angelic world knew it, as did the Roman detail assigned to guard the place. Soldiers had been posted, the sepulcher sealed. And yet Jesus could not be confined. The women journeyed on the morning of the first...