HYMN DAY! “Nearer My God to Thee” was written by Sarah Fuller Flower Adams, an English poet and hymn writer. The line, “out of my stony griefs Bethel I’ll raise,” always puzzled me when I was a kid. It’s a beautiful metaphor of commitment to hold tight and trust God…

Faithful people do more than “check off” a box that acknowledges the existence of a supreme being. Some people will say “I believe there’s a god,” but they have no belief in Jehovah-Elohim, the eternal Creator. God is Lord over space and time. God simply said, “Let there be light,”…

At the time Hebrews was written, the original readers were suffering persecution for their belief in Jesus. The author no doubt wanted to encouragement them to stay the path. I love how the author chose to define faith. Most of chapter 11 is a biblical roll call of faithful servants.…

It makes my heart glad that so many in Peter’s audience were receptive to the Gospel message. Right now, as I write this, there’s a days-long revival happening at a college in Kentucky. People are responding to the truth that Jesus saves. When we sincerely repent, not only are we…

Peter told the people who listened to him preach that they’d played a part in killing the very One God sent to save them. Suddenly they realized what they’d done, and they were brokenhearted. We might say they were convicted of their need for a Savior. What could they do…

HYMN DAY! In our hymnbook, not all the verses are included for “At the Name of Jesus” by Caroline Noel, but I’m sharing all of them with you. I love the story they tell. And verse 6 makes me want to shout with joy! 1 At the name of Jesus…

Peter was a fiery preacher, and he wanted everyone to acknowledge that Jesus was the promised Messiah. On this particular day (the day of Pentecost), he was preaching to a predominantly Jewish audience. They’d been waiting a long time for the promised Messiah, therefore Peter’s words had to have caught…

This statement was spoken by Peter on the day of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit descended on those who believed Jesus was the Christ. Peter had seen with his own eyes the risen Christ, so he could testify to it. Sometimes I wish I could have lived when Jesus lived.…

Here, in a nutshell, is how sin creeps in and takes control. First, Eve saw that the tree was good. Of course it was; God had made it! But He’d also said don’t eat of it. So goodness wasn’t the issue; following God’s instruction was the issue. Second, the fruit…

Boy, that serpent was brazen! It directly contradicted God’s Word. We might think the serpent was right, because we know that Eve and Adam didn’t immediately experience physical death after tasting the fruit. But spiritually? Oh my, what a change it brought. It led to the spiritual death. A lot…