“Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek…” (Matt. 21:5). There is a certain truth in the theory of Thomas Carlyle, “The history of this world is the biography of its great men.” Certainly it is true that the great leaders of this world have left their mark on history’s lessons. Equally true is that great […]
And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years. . .came behind him, and touched the border of his garment. Luke 8:43, 44 For the most elegant litany of all those who lived and died by faith, one only has to read Hebrews 11. Here, the apostle gives names to the Old Testament […]
“But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank. . . .” Daniel 1:8 And so, finally, we come to temperance, the last of nine evidences of the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5. What is […]
“Behold, they King cometh unto thee, meek. . .” Matthew 21:5 There is a certain truth in the theory of Thomas Carlyle, “The history of this world is the biography of its great men.’’ Certainly it is true that the great leaders of this world have left their mark on history’s lessons. Equally true […]
Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful. I Cor. 4:2 If there is one criterion for anyone who is hired to handle a great deal of money or oversee the finances of some important corporation it is that he must be trustworthy. In a day of rank dishonesty, swindling of […]
“… for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman.” Ruth 3:11 Tucked between the saber rattling of the Book of Judges and the power and panoply of the six books about the kings of Israel lies the quiet little Book of Ruth. It consists in its entirety […]
“But a certain Samaritan as he journeyed came where he was: and when he saw him he had compassion on him. And went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine and set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn and took care of him.” Luke 10:33-34 […]
“Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God. . . .” Hebrews 11:25 As a child, there were two stories from the Old Testament which distressed me a great deal. Neither of these stories seemed to have a very just or happy ending. And if there is one thing which every child looks […]
“Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.” Mark 16:9 Without a doubt, the decade in which we live will be remembered as the era in which the greatest advances for women were made since the Women’s Suffrage […]
“But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy: So that the people could not discern the noise of the […]