By S’ambrosia Wasike There is something to be said about the beauty of personal times of worship. From the secret place of my bedroom I can gaze up to Heaven and whisper words of praise to my Father, feeling the sweetest connection between my heart and his. But there is also something to be said […]
By Sam E. Stone This month’s study in the Gospel of John comes full circle today. In the first text we considered, the apostle John introduced John the Baptist to his readers (John 1). Authorities from Jerusalem found him baptizing in the Jordan. He pointed them to the Messiah, Jesus, who would one day baptize […]
By T. R. Robertson My son got his first job when he was 15, as a lifeguard. A few weeks into the job he was in a bad mood one day when I picked him up after work. He said his boss had yelled at him. I knew from having been accused of “yelling” at […]
By Eunice M. Porter When I lived in Portland, Oregon, each morning as I walked to the bus stop, I glanced into the lit windows of two large apartment complexes. I often saw retired persons enjoying a leisurely breakfast. I envied them; the whole day was theirs to do what they wanted, while my days […]
By S’ambrosia Wasike Throughout the Bible, God seemed to have a habit of granting special encounters to his servants before he called them for specific missions: • Moses encountered God through a burning bush before being sent to Egypt. • Isaiah saw the Lord seated on his throne before receiving his call as a prophet. • Paul saw […]
