LEAH Blind Beauty Studies seem to suggest that beautiful people have an easier time in life than the rest of the world. Those regarded by society as physically attractive are often the ones to be called on in class and to get better service in restaurants. Even political elections have […]

LAMECH The Man with No Respect for Life We live in a crazy, mixed-up world. While battles are fought on the Senate floor to control the sale of guns in hopes of saving “just one life,” plans are drawn up to provide government money for abortions by the millions. While […]

JOSIAH The Man Who Was a Real Hero 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 […]

JOSHUA Slave, Spy, Soldier, Servant, Statesman, Saint 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 (“God saves”). Here was a man for all seasons, a man we would do well to […]

JOSHEB-BASSHEBETH, ELEAZAR, SHAMMAH The Three “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 […]

JOSEPH The Man Who Knew How to Forgive 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 […]

JONAH The Man Who Didn’t Practice What He Preached 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 […]

JOHN The Disciple of Love 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 […]

JOCHEBED A Mother Who Loved Her Children 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 […]

JOB Mr. Patience 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 […]