“Thou shalt not kill.” (Exodus 20:13) Our nation was stunned when a thirty-two year old Pennsylvania man walked into a one-room Amish schoolhouse and shot 10 young girls. While his life showed no signs that would indicate Charles Roberts was capable of such a heinous crime, notes to his family later revealed that he was an angry man – angry at God as well as himself. The national media descended on Lancaster County, Pennsylvania leaving all of us to realize that none of us is immune from the […]

“For nothing is impossible with God.” (Luke 1:37) Do you remember the context in which that statement was made? The Angel Gabriel paid a visit to Mary to let her know that she would bear Baby Jesus. Since Mary was a virgin, she asked how such a thing could happen. Gabriel reminded her that no one thought her cousin, Elizabeth, could bear a child either, even though she was now in her sixth month. That’s when Gabriel told Mary that nothing is impossible with God. One of the […]

“Jesus wept.” (John 11:35) We all know it as the shortest verse in the Bible. But it is long on what it tells us about the character of Jesus, both as the Son of Man and as the Son of God. The setting is in a small town, Bethany, located just two miles east of Jerusalem. Jerusalem, or anywhere near it, was not the safest of places for Jesus to show up. Word about His miracle-working power was spreading through the region like wildfire. The Pharisees were threatened […]

“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call his name Immanuel, which is translated, God with us.” (Matthew 1:23) I have a friend and coworker whom I see almost every day. He often comments about my column and asked me recently to deal with a spiritual question that has bothered him for many years. “One Saturday,” he said, “I want you to tell me why God had to resort to such extreme measures to save us. I mean if he really […]