Why, Lord?
Why, Lord? The Mother of All Questions: Why? You’re not the only one who has asked this question. In fact, many great prophets and holy men in the Bible struggled with it. That’s one of the benefits of reading the Bible. We are not alone facing...
A Rule for Success (Joshua 1:8)
Moses, who had led the children of Israel out of Egypt and through 40 years of wanderings in the wilderness, had died in the land of Moab (Deut. 34:5). It was time for a new leader to take charge and lead them into conquering the land that God had promised them....
God’s Family
What a blessing it is to be a member of God’s family (II Cor. 6:18). Children of God—a statement difficult to comprehend—but true for those who are called out from the world, purified from sin by the atoning blood of Jesus Christ through obedience in baptism (Heb....
Moses, Ben Franklin, and the Supreme Court
In the formative years of our republic delegates debated the issue of qualifications of public officials. As this question was being discussed in one such meeting a wise man called attention to a passage in the Bible. His name was Benjamin Franklin, and the verse he...