The name Ruth Johnson Carruth may not be one you readily recognize. Mrs. Carruth was married to a man named Roy Carruth who had been wounded in WWI. Roy Carruth…
You and I are presently living in an age of moral relativism. Moral relativism is the belief that we are free to make up our own rules, according to our…
All of us at one time or another have heard the Bible song about a “wee” man known as Zacchaeus. The story of Zacchaeus and his encounter with Jesus is…
Henry H. Halley said, “Nehemiah was a man of prayer, patriotism, action, courage, and perseverance.” What then can we learn from a leader of leaders? Do our words and actions demonstrate…
In Mark chapter 10 there is a series of tense situations that lead to one answer for all the problems. In the final tense situation of the series in Mark…
I think all of us love stories that have happy endings. We find ourselves pulling for the person who is confronted with what seem to be insurmountable obstacles. But then…
Our eyesight is precious to us. Often we don’t realize how much we depend upon it until it is compromised. Imagine describing a scene to someone who has never known…
Have you ever given serious thought to the concept of “eternal life”? Life in a realm whose beauties defy description. A life in which Satan and his angels no longer…
Prior to His death, burial and resurrection our Lord responded to a question asked by His disciples. He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, when “the disciples came to…
In our text this morning, Jesus points to that which is necessary for us to enter God’s Kingdom. Listen to what Jesus says to us about the infants who were…
Did you expect your plans for today to work out? What did you do to help them come about beyond planning and preparing for them? How positive were you that…
Today, in our reading this morning, we find Jesus telling another parable on prayer, this one about two men going up to the Temple to pray, Jesus’ focus is upon…
By the time a person reaches the age of 50, if that person has worked full-time since college, he or she will have worked approximately 56,000 hours. For those who…
While we await the return of our King, living in His kingdom calls us to a radically different way of living (Titus 2:11-14). This is where the tension comes in:…
The home is God’s proving ground for both parents and children. It is here that children learn obedience to authority and self-discipline, benefitting them for the rest of their lives.…
The kingdom of God is God’s people, in God’s place, under God’s rule. Those of us here today who are a part of God’s kingdom are His people, in His…
The apostle Paul wrote in 2 Timothy 1:12, “For this reason I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed and I…
Have you ever regretted how you spent a day? Maybe you have stated, “I don’t think I have accomplished anything today”? Upon evaluation, people may conclude any of the following:…