“Charity suffereth long, and is kind” (1 Cor. 13:4). When you think of a chronically ill person, images of someone lying in a hospital bed or completely confined to a wheelchair often come to mind. But there is another level of chronically ill that makes up a great number in the world. These people are...
Most cities now have signs that post Amber Alerts to help authorities rescue children who have been abducted. At any given time, there are approximately 90,000 missing persons in the U.S. Pastors are cancelling mid-week Prayer Meetings because of missing persons—church members have stopped attending. But the missing person I’m referring to is not the...
“Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth” (Pro. 5:18). This past Sunday evening I was listening to the choir at church sing and watching my youngest child, Aubrey, sing. I was struck by the fact that she’ll be in college a long way from home in less than a...
“Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.” (1 Pet. 3:7) The differences between men and women are not only astronomical they are often humorous. Someone listed our...
“For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again” (Pro. 24:16). The white shelf hung high on our kitchen wall, proudly displaying the red antique dishes belonging to my late grandmother. Small cups, saucers, and plates stood at attention, perched against the plate groove as though they were snootily boasting their beauty. That...
“Let all things be done decently and in order.” (1 Cor. 14:40) God created an ordered world. Adam was charged to “dress the garden and to keep it” (Gen. 2:15). When sin entered Eden, it ceased to be Paradise. The harmony in that holy place was lost and the world turned chaotic. Our God is...