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“On a plaque marking Abraham Lincoln’s birthplace near Hodgenville, Kentucky, is recorded this scrap of conversation: ‘Any news down at the village, Ezry?’ ‘Well, Squire McLain’s gone to Washington to see Madison swore in, and old Spellman tells me this Bonaparte fella has captured most of Spain. What’s new out here, neighbor?’ ‘Nothing, nothing at…

When the movie, The Nativity Story, was released in theaters years ago, Anne Graham Lotz of AnGeL Ministries also commented about it: “From what I have observed, THE NATIVITY STORY is Biblically accurate, historically authentic and visually stunning. Written with heart, directed with sensitivity, produced with excellence and performed with artistic grace, it is destined…

According to a Gallup pole taken about 20 years ago, 62 percent of all Americans believed that Jesus Christ will return to earth someday. [1] However, judging by the increasing apostasy in Christendom and the skepticism of the western media, now the percentage is probably lower. But even of those who assent to this future…

“Take my life!” [“and let it be consecrated, Lord, for Thee”]. We have said it or sung it before the Lord, it may be many times; but if it were only once whispered in His ear with full purpose of heart, should we not believe that He heard it?… An offered gift must be either…

A poor youth came to the shores of America from Old England, a few years ago, bringing with him only the prayers of a devoted mother whom he left in the home of his birth. His faith stood then only in the teachings of his mother. The living faith which is the vital union between…

As you read this, you may be in the midst of turmoil. Man may have failed you and God may seem too distant to help. You may have grown up not feeling loved in a way that met your needs. You may never have accepted or loved yourself. The sense of inadequacy a person can…

One of the most common factors in emotional depression is the feeling that our circumstances box us in, keeping joy, hope and peace beyond our reach. I heard about an incident at a theological seminary when a professor noticed that one of his students seemed to be dejected. He asked him, “How are you doing?”…

After I got saved in 1982, I was looking for my identity, especially my identity as a wife. I realized that to be a helper was much more than caring for my husband’s needs and assisting him. I started looking for my identity with a walk through the lives of women in the Bible, not…

“Thus says the Lord: ‘Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, Let not the mighty man glory in his might, Nor let the rich man glory in his riches; But let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows Me, That I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness…

What is the glory Paul referred to and how does it transform us? First, the glory of the Lord denotes the presence of God in all that He is in all of His attributes–His infiniteness, eternalness, holiness, sovereignty, goodness, etc. In other words, God is glorious in all of His being and works, However, in…