On the Fourth of July we went to Washington, D.C., and while there, we watched the fireworks. I love fireworks anywhere, but I especially loved these because the finale was spectacular!
This section of Psalm 119 is the finale! It is a veritable fireworks of blessings that come to us through the Word of God, the Bible.
Taw Let my cry come before you, O Lord;
give me understanding according to you...
Years ago I heard the story of a Pastor who was preaching and casting the vision for the future of their congregation. He told them, "With God's help we can see the day when this church will go from crawling to walking." And the people responded, "Let the church walk, Pastor, let the church walk."
He continued, "And when the church begins to walk, next the church can begin to run." And the people...
There is one thing in common with every single person on this planet who has ever been born and who ever will be. It has never been more illustrated than it has in the 21st century. We have an unquenchable thirst and an insatiable appetite for information and communication. We want to know who is doing what and we want to know what people are doing. We’ve never been more saturated with information...
The Bible is the book that is owned by more people in America than any other single book. But what do Bible owners really know about the Bible?
82% say the idea that “God helps those who help themselves” is taken directly from the pages of the Bible.
66% say there is no absolute truth.
63% cannot name the four gospels.
58% cannot name half or more of the Ten Commandments.
58% do not know Jesus pr...
Have you done your last will and testament yet? It’s not meant to be a morbid question as we begin today. We all need to plan for the future. One of the things we must plan is how we are going to distribute our estate—our stuff—after we die.
When you do your last will and testament, one of the things you will think about is what you will do with your most valuable possessions. What are those to y...
This section contains seven of the eight words used to refer to the Law in Psalm 119. Each line of this section begins with the Hebrew letter Pe, though each is a different word.
Yesterday my son, as he often does, read cartoons to me. One was Dennis the Menace. Dennis is kneeling beside his bed, devoutly gazing toward heaven, saying his prayers. The caption read, “You’ll be glad to know that I o...