December 28, 2021
It's been 50 years since I spent 3 weeks in the hospital after being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. In the intervening years, one thing I've learned is that my diabetes is temporary, just like all the bad circumstances of this life.
December 20, 2021
We move from the joy of the shepherds spreading the good tidings of Christmas (last week’s lesson) to the Sadducees asking Jesus about the future (this week’s lesson).
December 9, 2021
Here is a front-page Christmas editorial that appeared two weeks after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and America’s entry into World War II.
December 6, 2021
Maybe you find it difficult to completely figure out the transfiguration, and you wonder how this incident applies to us today. Here are some practical points to consider . . .
November 15, 2021
This Last Supper was a family meal, much like our own Thanksgiving around the dinner table.
November 15, 2021
When we are discouraged and feel like giving up, the book of Hebrews urges us to take the better way and persevere.
November 1, 2021
By Jerry Harris What is the greatest love song of all time? Ask 10 people and you’ll probably get 10 different answers. It’s said music is the language of emotion, and if true, then singing is its spoken word. Our emotions come directly from being made in God’s image because our God is an emotional God—a God who feels. Our God not only feels emotions, but he also invented them . . . and some of the best emotions are called the fruit of the Spirit. That list in Galatians 5 begins with the greatest and highest of all emotions:
October 11, 2021
It was anything but peaceful when peace came to this world. . . .
October 11, 2021
Jesus Christ didn’t come from the bloodline of the priestly tribe of Levi, but like Melchizedek, he derived his priestly credentials from a higher source.
September 20, 2021
When we gather for Communion, we focus our thoughts on the historical account of one man’s death on a tree just outside Jerusalem. But the Bible tells of another man who died on a tree that very same day . . .
August 2, 2021
A biblical text normally has a single meaning, but it can have many applications. Consider Galatians 2:20 . . .
July 12, 2021
Public speaking isn’t for everyone. We’re not all like Peter, who preached and saw thousands baptized. But if we watch for opportunities, we all can be like Philip, who shared the gospel with an audience of one . . . an Ethiopian in a chariot.
July 12, 2021
The example of Christ’s life, death, and resurrection compelled David Lipscomb and others to put their faith into action on behalf of others during Nashville's cholera outbreak of 1873.
July 1, 2021
Mary used her mind to inform her heart. She observed, she listened, she reflected, she sought wisdom and understanding. We can do the same.
June 28, 2021
Mary dropped her water pitcher and ran straight to the front to take her husband’s place. She placed her life in danger to ensure the artillery barrage would continue.
April 12, 2021
In answering the religious leaders' questions about death and taxes, Jesus drew a bead on a new state of mind about those issues.
April 12, 2021
You’re not a lunatic if you believe in God and accept the truth of the Bible. These are reasonable positions.
April 5, 2021
When you see Jesus face-to-face, “as he really is,” what will be your declaration of worship?
April 1, 2021
Imagine being an eyewitness to Jesus’ final days on earth: his entry into Jerusalem, his celebration of Passover with his followers, his trial, death, burial, resurrection, commission, and ascension. Try to put yourself there as part of the crowd or one of his followers or even one of his detractors on the dusty streets of the Holy City. In this issue, we provide nine character studies of people who witnessed these historic events. None were the main characters in Jesus’ passion, but all were vital to the story. (By the way, this is a sequel to last April’s Easter issue.)
March 29, 2021
Jesus spoke often about his own resurrection, but its full impact didn’t dawn on the disciples until after it happened.
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