King David had been a great warrior.  But when he became king, he sent the army to war, and he stayed in Jerusalem.  2 Samuel 11:2-5 “Then it happened one evening that David arose from his bed and walked on the roof of the king’s house. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing, […]

Have you ever thought about how long it took Noah to build the ark?  It could have been as long as 120 years.  Genesis 6:3 “And the Lord said, ‘My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.’”  It seems that […]

Why do you believe in God?  Have you just always believed in God?  Do you believe because your parents taught you to believe?  The world around us tells us that there is no God and that the earth and everything in it evolved from the cosmos.  Let me tell you some reasons why I believe. […]

On the night before He was to be crucified, Jesus warned His disciples.  Matthew 26:31-35 “Then Jesus said to them, ‘All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written:  ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’  But after I have […]

Many times, the Bible talks about the world.  The word “world” can have different meanings.  It can mean the earth, this planet that we all live on.  But it can also mean mankind and human affairs, especially that which is in opposition to God.  Perhaps this is how it is used in John 3:16-17 “For […]

Jesus had been resurrected from the dead.  Before He ascended into heaven, He showed Himself to his disciples at various times.  One day, Peter and some of the other disciples decided to go fishing.  Before they had been disciples of Jesus, many of them had been fishermen.  Now that they were not spending all of […]

Elijah was a prophet of God in Israel.  He was discouraged that the Israelites had given themselves to worship Baal and Asherah.  Elijah persuaded king Ahab to have a contest on Mount Carmel between the prophets of Baal and the Lord (Jehovah/YHWH).  You can read about the contest in 1 Kings 18.  The prophets of […]

When one of our loved ones passes away, we usually have a funeral, a wake, a memorial or some other means of remembering the one who has passed away.  Each section of society has their own special traditions for how they deal with death.  If the deceased is truly loved, the family will mourn the […]

Jesus was getting ready to be crucified, to be resurrected, and to return to the Father.  While His apostles didn’t understand what was really going to happen, they understood enough to be anxious.  So, Jesus reassured them.  John 14:1-6 “’Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.  In My […]

The Bible tells us about the Israelite nation suffering as slaves in Egypt under Pharaoh.  God then performed mighty miracles through Moses to finally convince Pharaoh to let them go.  Exodus 13:17-18 “Then it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God did not lead them by way of the land […]