Worldly Reason and the Word

With all the experts that there are today to tell us that things are so, we can be lead to believe many things that sound reasonable. However, if we want to check our intelligence by running things by God above, we might want to spend a good deal of time searching the Scriptures. The Bible... Continue Reading →

When We Face Trials

Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, James 1:2 NIV   When a man finally decided to step out of the world´s parade and start following His Savior, the bottom fell out of his world. He had enjoyed a fairly easy-going lifestyle. He had some money and even time... Continue Reading →

Every True Follower

It may be easy to follow the trends of our times. It is so easy to lift ourselves up and to always think of ourselves first. But this is not what the Bible holds out for us. This is not what the Spirit of Christ teaches us deep in our hearts. This attitude will never... Continue Reading →

Faith That Perfects

God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect. Hebrews 11:40   In a high mountain range, a group of hikers was walking along a path that went between some of the tallest peaks in the Western US. The sunlight pierced the thin air making the... Continue Reading →

Living by Faith

All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth. Hebrews 11:13 NIV   Two men on an expedition on a lake far out in the... Continue Reading →

Learn From Suffering

Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered Hebrews 5:8 NIV   The teenager could see the lights of the clubhouse go out as his last coworker left the golf course. It was a school night but his work was not finished yet. He still had half of the driving range... Continue Reading →

Approach the Throne

Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:16 NIV   On the outside, he had reached a privileged peak in life. He was young but already had prestige, a good salary, and leisure time.... Continue Reading →

The Living Word

For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 NIV   They called it “the Mother.” The children had been exploring in the hills behind the ranch houses.... Continue Reading →

Ministering Spirits

Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?  Hebrews 1:14 NIV   An elderly man went into the water at a crowded beach. The waves were big that day and were crashing hard on the sand. Every time he tried to exit, the waves knocked him down. This would... Continue Reading →

Hope of Eternal Life

a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time,  Titus 1:2  NIV   While away studying at university, a man´s mother was killed in a car accident.  He left his studies for a year and went home to help his father... Continue Reading →

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