Tomorrow is Veterans Day. Three days ago marked the birthdate of Billy Graham, one of America’s greatest evangelists. These facts are connected because Graham demonstrated his “desire to minister to our troops by my prayers and spiritual help wherever I...
We love this prayer. It has been widely quoted and used, including by Hallmark cards and Alcoholics Anonymous. There is some fuss about its attribution, and about the “original” version. It is generally concluded that Reinhold Neibuhr (1892 – 1971)...
Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. And people came and said to him, “Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests fast while the...
A woman who had heard about Jesus came and fell at His feet. Her little girl was possessed by an evil spirit, and she begged Him to cast out the demon from her daughter. Since the woman was a despised Gentile, born in Syrian Phoenicia, Jesus told her, “First I should...