Dear Ones: Many years ago a young French pastor told me something about the Christian community in France, specifically about individual Christians. It was that he saw the greatest need “balance”. Why did he say this? It was simply because in a godless society as France, there were so many humanistic ideas that flooded the…
Dear Ones: It was thought that after World War One, that if we could educate the world well enough, there would be no more war. The basic tenet to this way of thinking was to believe that “knowledge is power.” However, history proved that this concept was wrong…that is, in its application. But let’s consider…
Dear Ones: One of the great, and incomprehensible phrases in Scripture is found in Ester 4:14, when Mordecai says to Ester, “…and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS?” It would seem that God takes His bow, and puts an arrow in place, only to let it…
Dear Ones: Darkness is the absence of light. In the depths of the deepest part of the oceans of this earth, there is minimal light…so minimal that we are apt to say that the light does not exist at all at those depths. And yet, when a light is brought into those depths, and shines…
Dear Ones: It is a remarkable testimony to the heart and mind of God, that He chooses small things to accomplish His purposes. Such was the case of a little town called Bethlehem. “…But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be “little among the thousands of Judah”, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto…
Dear Ones: If ever there was a subject that needs to be studied, it is the matter of God’s timing. At the outset of such a consideration, we must again come back to the fact of our limitations to truly understand it. Jeremiah wrote the following: “O Lord, I know that the way of…
Dear Ones: The Lord Jesus Christ is the great Teacher, Guide, and Counselor. He is also the One who, “…confirmeth the word of his servant.” (Is. 44:26) Generally speaking, this means that He brings to pass in a very demostrative manner, what He has declared. But, it may also mean, what I call, “…a moment…
Dear Ones: When it comes to faith in Christ, we begin the journey of learning to think outside the box. I remember that my Dad would say, “You cannot put God in a box.” In other words, you cannot fit Him into your concepts, vision, and perspective. He is so much greater and more wonderful…
Dear Ones: When Joseph was sold as a slave to Egyptians, it was written of him, “…whose feet they hurt with fetters; he was laid in iron.” (Ps. 105:18) There is no doubt that the psalmist was referring to physical fetters and iron. But what of fetters and shackles of the mind? What of…
Dear Ones: If ever there was a story, an illustration, and declared necessity of learning the lesson of not looking back, it was in the life of Joseph. We find evidence of this all through his time as a slave, having been sold as such into Egypt, but particularly after he became “prime minister” of…