“To acquire wisdom is to love yourself; people who cherish understanding will prosper” (Prov. 19:8.) There are lots of ways in which we...

“When the Lord Jesus had finished talking with them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down in the place of honour at God’s right hand”...

Do you ever wonder why you are here and what life is all about? My husband, Pete, spent 12 years traipsing the cultures and religions of...

We wrote yesterday of a time when David had the opportunity to get revenge on his enemy, Saul, and his conscience towards God stopped...

“May the Lord judge between us. Perhaps the Lord will punish you for what you are trying to do to me, but I will never harm you” (1 Sam....

Never pay back evil with more evil. Do things in such a way that everyone can see you are honourable. Do all that you can to live in...

Before we answer this question, let’s get one thing straight: there is nothing good in the heart of man! I’ve just read a book[1] about...

The last divinely inspired person to write in the Old Testament was Malachi and he wrote about the arrogance and contempt that the...

“Now I am departing from the world; they are staying in this world, but I am coming to you. Holy Father, you have given me your name; now...

I was once teaching an elderly Asian couple how to complete a form. The wife kept on copying her husband’s name and I had a difficult...

“Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart’s desires… Be still in the presence of the LORD, and wait patiently for him to...

Imagine being confronted by someone well over 2 metres tall, brawny and aggressive, who wanted to fight you. Imagine that person had...

I love the story that Billy Graham recounted not long before he died. He related the anecdote about Albert Einstein travelling on a train...

John the Baptist spoke to the religious leaders of his day when they came to see him baptising, “Bear fruits worthy of repentance” (Matt...

Elisha was able to accurately relate to the king of Israel the battle plans of the king of Aram purely from listening to the voice of the...

For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between...

When you hear of bad things happening, do you ever think that it was unjust? Why do I have to suffer like this? I've caught myself saying...

I’m constantly amazed at the loving heart of our Father in heaven. He has made so many promises to us throughout the Bible and the onus...

I frequently have people tell me that they are a Christian but they have no idea about what they are saying. The minute they start to...

“Our fight is not against people on earth but against the rulers and authorities and the powers of this world’s darkness, against the...