“Then came Paul to Derbe and Lystra.” Lystra? Really? This was the very place where Paul had been stoned and left for dead. In Acts 14, the healing of a man lame from birth sparked a near riot as the apostle stopped an attempt by a priest of Zeus to...
“Therefore, holy brothers, you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest of our confession” (Hebrews 3:1). Hebrews 3 begins with reproof. This word, when we hear it or read it, usually takes our mind to thoughts of correction or discipline. Reproof is not a word that is...
Psalm 133 presents an interesting picture of family unity for us. Unity, the words of this psalm say, is like “precious oil.” So far, so good – there’s nothing objectionable about a flow of oil. Actually, oil does much good. It’s a prime ingredient in fine salad dressing; it...
“Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge” (Hebrews 13:4 New American Standard Version) These instructions come to us in the book of Hebrews. There are two points being made here. Marriage should be held in...
Worship is not like going to an Italian Restaurant one week and to a French Restaurant the next to experience the different flavors of each.
Nepal is a Hindu country. It was officially declared a Hindu nation by decree of our ancient kings and as a result the caste system is still very strong in my country. I was fortunate to be born into a family of the Brahman- the highest- caste. What this...
