According to some studies, every week Americans tell eleven lies and 70% claim to be willing to lie repeatedly. It is also claimed that children start lying at age two and by age four they can lie convincingly. These studies, of course, don’t show us anything new. The first sin […]

It’s fun watching little children make up songs while they’re playing. It shows they are happy and they want to tell about it. The Hebrew people were known for their spontaneous songs. In times of great rejoicing it was normal for someone to compose a new song on the spot. […]

Who would have guessed that we would live in a society that no longer communicates face to face? A 2012 survey of over 1,000 teens asked what their favorite way to communicate was. They answered, “in person.” That same question was asked in 2018 and the answer was, “texting.” This […]

Taking walks with God is an expression which is found several times in Scripture. Already in Genesis 3:8 we read, “The man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day.” No doubt God visited his […]

It was not a good day for Moses. He had just witnessed his people worshiping a golden calf. They had rebelled against God, and the Lord was so angry that he told Moses to go on with their trip, but he would not go with them. This deeply disheartened Moses […]

Someone took time to count all the promises in the Bible. The total was an amazing 8,800! These promises begin in the book of Genesis. Already in Genesis 3 God promises to send a Savior. In our snippet from Genesis 8 God makes a promise to himself that he shares […]

“[He] loves me every day the same; even calls me by my name.” Those words are from the beloved children’s song, “I Am Jesus’ Little Lamb.” Such comforting words teach us how much God loves us. The first words God spoke to Moses at the burning bush were, “Moses, Moses!” […]

Michelangelo once admitted, “Many believe—I believe—that I have been designated for this work by God.” Why did God include beauty, color, and form in his creation? Why does God bless some individuals with special skills in art and craftsmanship? Our snippet today speaks of a man named Bezalel, an artist […]

It is hard to imagine what it was like living as slaves in Egypt for hundreds of years without any sign of God’s presence. Being forced to live in a strange land among false gods took its toll on many Hebrew families. The long and difficult trek through the wilderness […]

The Israelites were awestruck! We cannot imagine what it was like to watch the waters of the Red Sea part. Indeed the God who performed the many plagues in Egypt was a powerful force intent on rescuing his people. As they arrived on the far shore looking back at the […]