“He must increase, but I must decrease” (John 3: 30 NKJV). Instead of following his father’s footsteps as Temple priest, John the Baptist became a humble and bold man of God. Appearing as a child of promise and born to elderly parents with his mother long past conception. If you ...

Two small coins sank into the offering box—gently released from the poor widow’s hands—copper mites, worth less than a penny. Casting away everything earned; she alone, knew the measure of her loving gift. Her act of faith manifested during Paschal Week that brought people from all over the region to ...

On this Father’s Day, what’s more appropriate than looking into the life of our spiritual father Abraham. His birth name, Abram, means ‘exalted father’ but God changed it to Abraham meaning ‘father of a multitude’ and we are included in this vast army if we have accepted Christ’s atoning death ...

Whoever you are, you’re changing. Whether a young child, teenager, middle aged person or a senior citizen. What’s more, we live in a society that’s constantly shifting, stretching, bending, moving—nothing remains the same. Much like the metamorphosis of a butterfly. For some of us, we rebel against intrusion, resisting being ...

Evidence is everywhere in the Bible concerning God’s initiative toward His people. One unique example is found in the Old Testament when God calls the prophet Hosea into a marriage with a prostitute named Gomer. Three children later, Gomer backslides into the arms of a previous lover who put her ...