The further America gets from Biblical values, the more the foundations that once held us up are crumbling. We’ve been liberated, but liberated from what? Suddenly morality is relative. There is no longer a true north from which or towards which we move. We decide for ourselves what is good…
Word about Jesus’ resurrection and the good news of salvation was spreading fast in Jerusalem, but not everyone was happy about it. And as the persecution intensified, the disciples scattered. About thirty miles north, in the city of Samaria, people were eager to hear the good news and to see…
One of the stories in the Bible that really gets to me is the story of Simon Peter’s denial. Peter was one of Jesus’ closest friends, yet when Jesus was arrested Peter denied even knowing Him. I can’t imagine how Peter must have felt when the rooster crowed and he…
Jeremiah, the weeping prophet, had warned his people what would happen if they did not return to the Lord, then he witnessed their downfall and lamented the aftermath. God’s people had forgotten Him, and He had lifted His sovereign hand and allowed calamity to come their way. Jeremiah had seen…
Nehemiah got a revival going in Jerusalem, then he returned to his job in Babylon. He figured since the people were so committed, surely they would stay on track. Unfortunately, while he was away things went south. When he came back to Jerusalem to check on things, he discovered they…