It‘s difficult finding real heroes today! Years ago there seemed to be more to choose from. There were actors like John Wayne and Roy Rogers. There were sports heroes like Bart Starr and hammerin’ Hank Aaron. There were politicians like Lincoln and Washington. Today it seems that no sooner do […]

Seldom do we find someone in history with as many characteristics of a true believer, leader, and family man as we do in the one man Joshua. Here was a man for all seasons, a man we would do well to call our model. Throughout Scripture it appears that Joshua […]

“All for one, and one for all.” Perhaps some of the most famous words ever written, that battle cry was heard again and again in Alexandre Dumas’ The Three Musketeers. Better known as Athos, Porthos, and Aramis (D’Artagnan was not one of the three—just a close aspiring friend), these men […]

Johnny’s mother raced into the bedroom when she heard him scream and found his toddler sister yanking hard on his hair. She carefully unraveled the little girl’s grasp and said to Johnny, “It’s okay, sweetheart. She didn’t really mean it. She doesn’t understand that it hurts.” Almost as soon as […]

It’s wonderful that the Lord provides so many Bible stories that fascinate our children. There are certain accounts they love to hear again and again. Stories like Noah and the flood, David and Goliath, Daniel in the den of lions, and the three men in the fiery furnace are all […]

Herbert Lockyer, author of All the Apostles of the Bible, writes, “If Peter and James were the first among the twelve, John (“Jehovah has been gracious”) was the first in the affections of his Lord. . . . John knew something of Jesus’ heartbeat.” When most Christians think about the […]

Male bonding! That’s when a group of guys gets together to act silly. Maybe the bonding comes with a card game, deer hunting, or a father and his sons watching pro football on TV. Whatever the excuse, guys enjoy getting together to belch and tell stupid stories. If women would […]

A man was walking through a supermarket with a screaming baby in a shopping cart. A woman nearby noticed that time and again the man would say, “Keep calm, Albert. Keep calm, Albert.” Finally, in admiration for the man’s patience as the child continued to wail, the woman walked up […]

It’s interesting to follow Jesus’ three-year ministry. We notice that as his ministry grew, so did his band of followers–from the early calling of James, John, Peter, and Andrew to the naming of the 12 apostles, and to the sending of over 70 out into the mission field. Much has […]

How organized are you? Can you find a receipt for a purchase you made last Christmas in five minutes, or is that impossible? It’s interesting how some people seem to be born with a skill to manage their lives neatly and orderly, while others have a horrible time simply remembering […]