“But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.” (Luke 1:13)    Jesus’ miraculous birth is told in Chapter 2 of Luke’s Gospel. Yet before Luke tells of Jesus’ miracle birth, he tells of another…

“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.” (Genesis 3:15)     When the devil appeared to Eve in the form of a serpent, he asked her, “Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every…

“O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.” (Psalm 107:1)    The Bible says to give thanks to God, for He is good. Ever wonder, though, how can God be good when people, especially kids, die from disease or mishaps that weren’t their fault, or people die from…

 “And the Jews’ passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the…

“Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.” (Psalm 96:6)      1 John 5:19 says, “…the whole world lieth in wickedness.” If you want to live for the Lord, the world can be a discouraging place that wears down your strength and resolve. Yet the Bible says, “But they that…

 “And the devil, taking him [Jesus] up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I…

“Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time. And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth…

“That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.” (Ephesians 4:22-24)      Cars need good oil to run…

 “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14)    If you want to know what people are really like, pay attention…

   Police officers train and prepare to use deadly force. They should. Yet in actual encounters between police and subjects, shootings are relatively rare. Yet they do happen, and if a negative public response follows, leaders may find themselves in a tough spot between family members who are understandably emotional and an officer, possibly a…

   Jesus told the story of the Good Samaritan:  “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by…

“Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.” (1 Corinthians 10:12)    Solomon’s reign as king started great: “And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father:” (1 Kings 3:3) Yet look at what happened later!    “But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of…