Twelve years. They pass in the blink of an eye. Anyone who has had a 12-year-old daughter knows that it seems like only yesterday that...

Sometimes a brisk walk clears the mind and helps us focus on the task at hand. While his travel companions sailed by ship, the apostle...

“Pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17). It is easy to take our blessings for granted. I am sure that I have never prayed too much...

When David entrusted the kingdom to Solomon, he began with the words, “I go the way of all the earth.” Speaking from his deathbed, he...

Life goes on. From the beginning of the creation, day has followed night, and according to God's promise, it will until Jesus comes....

Thirty-eight years. That’s a long time to be sick and unable to go about a normal life. But for the man lying at the pool of Bethesda,...

We’ve all given a lot of thought during this past year to sickness and disease. Whether for our own or the health of others, concern has...

#1: God loves you. This might be the most important thing you'll ever learn. It will change the way you look at everything – even...

As the third cross dropped into place, the soldiers’ attention turns to dividing up the garments. But as they begin to divide the...

I don’t remember a time when I didn’t believe in God. For as long as I can remember, I have believed that Jesus is the Christ. Growing up...

The stone rolled into place across the entrance of the tomb with an unexpected finality. She had watched him die. She had watched as his...

“… there they crucified him.” The gospel writers used very few words to describe the actual crucifixion of Jesus. Matthew gave no...

Few places are as solemn to the mind of a disciple of Jesus as the garden east of Jerusalem at the foot of the Mount of Olives. Its name,...

Paul was called to stand before King Agrippa. Joining Agrippa were his sister, Bernice, and Festus the governor of the province. As Paul...

The isle of Patmos, one of many small rugged, islands in the Aegean Sea, measures a little over 13 square miles. During some of the...

“It’s not how many times you fall, ...” You probably can finish the saying. As I entered the house recently, the storm door closed...

Destiny. There is nothing magical about it. It is not written in the stars. Your destiny is determined by your decisions and your...

(Reprint from summer of 2020) I am not a fisherman. I’ve gone fishing many times before - in fact, I went fishing this week. And, I can...

A Thought to Take to Heart He ran eagerly to Jesus. He went away sorrowful. He asked a most profound question – what must I do to inherit...

Read Luke 13:10-17 along with this issue of A Thought to Take to Heart. Going to the synagogue was not easy for her. Getting dressed,...