Love Turned: A Look at Michal, the Daughter of King Saul When I started my most recent read through the Bible, I decided that this time I would focus special attention on the women mentioned in the Scripture. Having reached mid-life, I find that my perspective has changed greatly from that of my youth, and I…

I always emphasize Bible reading at this time of year. I also provide several Bible reading schedules for our people. (If you haven’t already found one of your own, see links at the end of this post.) For our annual message on Bible reading this year, we turned to Deuteronomy 17.18-20, the second mention of…

Maybe you’ve heard what the Massachusetts Historical Society has done. It’s posted online all fifty-one volumes of the private diaries of John Quincy Adams, sixth president of the United States. Unfortunately, they’re not yet searchable by key word or phrase. But just today I came across an entry that stood my conscience up straight. The…

What if one lifetime were like one year? Moses said in Psalm 90:12, “So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” Here’s an idea: plan your life like you plan your year. All of us prepare for the seasons of the year. (If you don’t believe me, check…

The wisdom of God’s Word encourages us to prosper on earth but not as an end unto itself. This world and its goods are passing away, but we are to be faithful with what we have until we win our heavenly rest. Our eyes will see Christ, and our true treasure in heaven will finally…

Are you satisfied? If you turn on the television, open a magazine, or go to the mall, advertisements will bombard you with reasons that you shouldn’t be: “All your dreams come true.” “Want a pay raise?” “Work hard, play hard.” These ads promise satisfaction if you will only buy their product, make more money, or…

Luke 2.1 ¶ And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. 2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. 4 And…

In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus told His followers, “Ye are the light of the world” (Matt. 5.14). Christianity has indeed been the light of the world, always standing in opposition to the world’s great evils, be it slavery, abortion, infanticide, human sacrifice, or any such atrocity. The mutineers of the British ship Bounty…

  The recent shooting at Abundant Life Christian School brings, again, the subject of school violence to the minds of Christian School parents. In the years since the pandemic, school shootings have skyrocketed across the country. In 2000, there were 31 school shooting events nationwide—which was a fairly average year for the time period. In…

This is our pre-Christmas edition of the podcast. We will take a break for a couple of weeks because most of us have family business to take care of just now. We will be back in January with more interviews from the November/December edition of FrontLine. Today we have the Associate Editor for that edition,…