Do you know any mean people? Has anyone been mean to you lately? Doesn’t it just stink and ruin your day when people are mean to you? Next question: Are you ever mean to others? I’m not talking about being firm or standing by your  convictions or exercising proper discipline. I’m talking about being downright and unjustifiably mean to someone. God tells…

How would you like to live in a place where sin cannot permeate (Rev. 21:27; 1 Pet. 1:4), where nothing is subject to decay (1 Pet. 1:4), where newness and bright colors never fade (1 Pet. 1:4), where there is no pain or death (Rev. 21:4), where there is no sorrow or crying (Rev. 21:4), where there is no night (Rev. 22:5),…

What a scene it must have been when Jesus was “transfigured” before His three closest friends, and “His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light” (Matt. 17:2). Peter saw and heard three equals having a conversation on that mountain–Moses, Elijah and Jesus (17:3-4), but the Lord wanted the disciples to know that there is no…

Every dedicated father loves his children dearly and will seek to do and to give those things that will benefit his children the most. Jesus talked about how a loving father would never give his child a stone if the child asked for bread, or give him a serpent if he asked for a fish. Jesus then made His point, “If you…

There are a lot of really weird people in the world. Have you met any? There are people that look weird, sound weird when they talk, have weird thoughts, like weird things, do weird things in their free time, post weird things on social media, etc., and weird etc. Do you know the kind of people that I’m talking about? Yes, you…

After the Pharisees and Sadducees had spent the last couple years of Jesus’ life challenging His every word and trying to back Him into a corner, finally, during the last week of His life, we read this statement, “But after that they dared not question Him anymore” (Luke 20:40). Can you imagine the audacity of these guys to ever question Jesus? Now,…

Can you think of examples in the Bible of people who actually stole something? You might think of Rachel, who stole her father’s “household idols” (Gen. 31:19). You might think of Achan, who stole some of the “spoils” from Ai (Josh. 7:11, 21). But, the biggest thief in the Bible is not even as well-known as these two–we don’t know his name,…

In a world that is every changing, isn’t it reassuring to know that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever (Heb. 13:8)! In a world that is always moving, isn’t it stabilizing to know that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever! In a world that is completely unpredictable, isn’t it comforting to know that Jesus Christ is…