Have you ever found yourself “kicking against the goads”? A goad was a sharply-pointed stick used by farmers to prod their work animals (to capture their attention and to encourage their cooperation). In the period of time prior…
In the upper room on the night before Jesus was crucified, Peter bristled when Jesus knelt to wash his feet, “Never shall You wash my feet” (Jn.13:8a). Jesus rebuked Peter saying, “If I do not wash you, you…
Sometimes my mom struggled with low self-esteem (perhaps more that any of us will ever realize). The words she spoke to me in the ER on a Sunday night six weeks before she died truly broke my heart.…
What exactly is “the gift” of Holy Spirit? In his sermon on the day of Pentecost Peter connected being baptized with the reception of the gift (Acts 2:38). Furthermore, Peter equated the gift with the PROMISE (Acts 2:39).…
What a humbling event it must have been for the apostles as they gathered with Jesus in the upper room on the night before His crucifixion. Although Jesus had spelled out what awaited Him (Mt.16:21), there seems to…
Robert Lowry, affectionately known as the “Good Doctor”, was a man of faith who preferred preaching rather than composing hymns. He had that rare ability to hold large audiences spellbound with his powerful (and seemingly magnetic) sermons. He…
The transfiguration of Jesus was an amazing event that transcended the natural order of things. The face of Jesus “shone like the sun” (Mt.17:2); “His garments became radiant and exceedingly white” (Mk.9:3); and Moses and Elijah appeared in…
The gospel according to Matthew indicates that Jesus fasted in the wilderness for forty days and forty nights, and afterward came “His temptation” (Mt.4:2). What was the purpose of Jesus’ fast? One might be inclined to conclude that…
Ordained by God, John the Baptizer appeared on the scene in the months preceding Jesus’ ministry. He was “a voice crying in the desert, prepare the way of the Lord…” (Mt.3:2). John was a harbinger who came “preaching…
Sometimes we might be prompted to think, “if ever the case for a BOY KING could be made, it would have been Jesus”. But, based on Scripture this would be faulty reasoning. Even after His debut, at the…