Noah, The Ark, and COVID 19

When our second son was born, one of my favorite baby gifts was a Noah’s Ark children’s lamp. The base was a ceramic ark with Noah’s head looking out one window, and the long neck of a giraffe…

Fish Fry: Breakfast With Jesus Changes Our Focus

I am intrigued with stories from Everest and other great expeditions that seem to defy human ability and logic. The tragic stories always involve someone getting so focused on the summit or the next camp that they lose…

A God of Promises: Christmas Devotional for Teenagers

We are loved by a God who always keeps his promises. The Old Testament is rich with promises concerning our coming Messiah, and from the opening lines of Matthew, we begin to see those promises perfectly fulfilled, starting with the most…

The Snake Crusher and the God of Peace

  The great preacher Charles Spurgeon once called ministers of the gospel of grace to stake their lives on the truth and righteousness of Christ: “The want of the period is brethren who know the gospel for themselves,…