“The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” – Deuteronomy 31:8 In the mid-1960s, Bill Russell was the star basketball center for the world-champion Boston Celtics. He dominated the boards, and with effortless ease, he seemed to […]

“Since my youth, God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds. Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come.” – Psalm 71:17-18 The great evangelist George Whitefield was […]

“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.” – 1 John 3:16 The famous author Patsy Clairmont was sitting next to a young man on an airplane. She had already observed something remarkable about […]

“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.” – Colossians 3:12 Mamie Adams always went to a branch post office in her town because the postal employees there were friendly. She went there to buy stamps just before Christmas one year and the lines were particularly […]

“I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.” – Psalm 119:11 A story is told of a village church in Kalonovka, Russia, where attendance at Sunday school picked up after the priest started handing out candy to the peasant children. One of the most faithful was a pug-nosed, pugnacious […]

“I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways. I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word.” – Psalm 119:15-16 The story goes that the great entrepreneur Henry Ford once hired an efficiency expert to evaluate his company. This man came into his factories and offices to assess the efficiency level of […]

“Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” – James 1:22 H.A. Ironside once said, “God forbid that we should traffic in unlived truth.” And these days, there’s nothing the world needs more than Christians who will faithfully live out what they know to be true. As politics […]

It’s no secret that many people use the summer months to rest and go on much-needed vacations. But the opposite is often true for seniors.  Many of them consider the summer months to be the toughest as family and friends go out of town – leaving them alone and feeling more isolated than ever. That’s […]

“Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.” – Matthew 5:5 So often today, the Christian value of meekness is overlooked, and often times completely disregarded. Much of this attitude has come about as a result of Christians who misunderstand what meekness really is. On this subject, the great author A. W. Tozer wrote, […]

“As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience.” – Luke 8:15 The Magnolia is widely considered one of the most beautiful and fragrant trees of the South. Its large white blossoms often dot main streets and […]