On at least two occasions during my teaching years, a student came to me and asked, “What do I have to do to get an A?” I’m sure others wondered…
About a century ago, a man named Henry H. Halley brought out his Bible Handbook: An Abbreviated Bible Commentary. In his comments about what I just read from Mark, Halley…
Jesus is teaching his faithful, expanding their spiritual horizons to take in what he’s been telling them, but it’s tough. There’s a lot of distraction and a lot of resistance. …
Have you thought about how many miles Jesus walked? He walks almost as far as Ethel Cloudt, who’s logged about 230 miles so far this year. This going out is…
Until today, I’ve never preached on the Song of Solomon. I remember hearing only two sermons on this love song, only one of which was in church. That was nearly…
As long as I can remember, I have loved churches. Partly, it’s the architecture—especially of the older churches; more, though, it’s the atmosphere, the feel. My sister would say the…
I will extol the Lord (111:1). “Lift up your voice, now lift up your voice! Great is the Lord!” Extol. Praise. Maybe we don’t spend enough time here praising God,…
Jesus has just fed five thousand, and when the boat lands back on the other side of the Sea of Galilee, not far from Capernaum, in Gennesaret, another five thousand…
God’s Word of hope is persistent, dogged; it can’t be stopped, silenced, or driven out. That doesn’t mean the powerful of the earth will not try to eradicate this holy…
The disciples are on their journey, proclaiming and healing by the authority of Jesus: in the name and in the character of Jesus. They’re taking the name of Jesus…