When the disciples needed to replace Judas, it was not a playground exercise of choosing by personal preference. This was a critical...

When Moses fled Egypt after killing an Egyptian overseer, he traveled to Midian 700 miles away! There he found safety in the simple life...

John Mark surfaces in the beginning of the early church.  The first time we meet him, he is introduced as the son of Mary at whose home...

It was not a social gathering at the house of Mary, mother of John Mark, in Jerusalem.  It was a prayer meeting.  Their spiritual leader,...

Who writes real letters anymore? We post family pictures and updates on social media.  We text or email our celebrations and woes. ...

Throw a piece of iron in water and it will sink faster than a ship with a hole in it. No one expects a hunk of iron to float to the...

Matthew 17:24-27 It was tax day in Capernaum and the tax collectors were making the rounds. Matthew, a former tax collector, tells this...

Ezekiel 2-3:3 Do you have an appetite for God’s Word? I mean, literally? Do you eat it for breakfast, lunch, or supper? Do you digest...

Acts 20:7-12 Who hasn’t fallen asleep during a sermon? Sometimes it has more to do with late nights and stressful days than the quality...

When a donkey brays, people call him stubborn. But what do you call a donkey who speaks for God? That’s what happened to Balaam on his...

She was a woman with a past and few secrets about it. She was that woman, the keep-your-husbands-away-from-her woman. She was trouble....

We are spoiled with easy water access. It's hard to register thirst unless we are exerting our bodies with exercise or find ourselves...

As the first woman, Eve shouldered responsibility she didn’t sign up for. Her one choice changed the wonderful new world she lived in. ...