“As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about His people, henceforth even forever”. Psalm 125:2 San Gorgonia to the east, and Mt. Baldy towards the west. Out north the San Bernardino range, and south the canyon crest Serenely secure the valley lies, within these granite walls While gently wafted […]
Larry was a Christian. He was a junior at the Christian high school supported by his church. Larry had a part time job at a hardware store so he could have some spending money and so that he could help pay part of his tuition. Larry had worked at the hardware store for about a […]
The teen years are perhaps the most difficult of any years that you will ever face. There are no years quite like them. If you need any proof, just ask any parent who has just had a son or daughter go through these years. Or perhaps you are right in the middle of these years […]
“These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report. Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because […]
A. Saul’s disobedience. 1. The context of chapter 14:47-52: a. How does the list of Saul’s victories stand in contrast to the history of Saul and Israel after his disobedience as recorded here in chapter 15 (Compare with 16:14 and 17:11)? b. In light of I Samuel 8:11, what is the significance of the last […]
All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing, and He doeth according to His will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth, and none can stay His hand, or say unto Him, ‘What doest Thou?’ ” Dn. 4:35 By comparison to the Most High God, the absolute Sovereign […]
They will do it! You may be sure, Young People, that they will do it. To what do I refer? Well, we considered the seven Beatitudes and saw that in them we have a seven-fold picture of the citizens of the kingdom of heaven. They are poor in spirit, mourn over sin, are meek, and […]
A third characteristic of the friendship between Godly parents and their children is that it is a life of peace. The family-life of God, both within the Trinity and within the Church, is characterized by peace. This is an outstanding feature of the family-life sketched in Psalm 128. Father, mother, and children live together peacefully. […]
Dear Grandchildren: In this letter I am going to ask you to sit next to me, and we will think about some things of which we do not usually think. First, let us think of the Creation Story, and remember the first sentence, “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth’’. We all […]