Every member of a relay team is vital to its success. They must brilliantly run their leg of the race and then securely hand off the baton to the next runner. Similarly, each believer may be viewed as a runner on a multi-generational relay team, responsible for...
Excitement is building as the eyes of the world will soon be focused on the athletes as they gather in Paris for the XXXIII Summer Olympics. Some athletes, particularly those on the US Men’s and Women’s 4 x 100 relay teams, will not want to repeat the disaster of the...
The stadium was packed, everyone was on their feet, the shouting in the stands drowning out the sound of an airline jet passing overhead. The fans were going crazy as the two teams battled in the last few minutes of the game. It was the Super Bowl and both teams were...
Born in 1952 into a happy Roman Catholic family, I was raised in Waterloo, ON, Canada, about one hour west of Toronto. I had four older brothers and a younger brother and sister. My parent’s first child, a daughter, had died at the age of two. My father owned a...
A suitable outline for Psalm 73 is:An outward look (vv.4-11)An inward look (vv.2-3,14-16)An upward look (vv.17-20)A forward look (vv.21-28) Doctrinally Asaph had sound theology as seen in his statement “truly God is good to Israel, to such as are pure in heart.” This...
The Lord’s imminent return for His Church provides hope, comfort, and encouragement for the believer. Therefore, the Bible instructs the Church, consisting of all true believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, to watch and wait for His return. Our hope is not in politics,...
Daniel was a remarkable man who possessed enormous ability and rose to a position of great importance. He had arrived in Babylon as a captive from his home city of Jerusalem and never returned. From that destitute position he became the administrator of the greatest...
The Bible speaks about both the “gifts” and “fruit” of the Holy Spirit. It is essential for believers to be aware of the differences between them. Both the gifts and fruit of the Holy Spirit are manifestations or expressions of the Holy Spirit and come to us through...
West Virginia Bible Conference 2024July 21-26, 2024Bluestone Camp and Retreat36 Middle Camp Rd, Hinton, WVThe West Virginia Bible Conference invites you to their annual family camp held July 21-26. The speakers this year will be Tim McNeal (KY) and Ray Gonzalez (OH)....
Swiftly and surely comes the dayWhen I shall keep a tryst.The focal point of all my life --The judgment seat of Christ. Shall I approach that throne with dread,With fear and stark dismay?What will confront me, what be readAbout me on that day? I shall not stand a...