One morning years ago, I greeted an aged disciple on the way back to my office at The Way International Headquarters, where I was serving at the time. I could tell that his heart was full as he responded to me with words that still impact my life to this day. With an expression of… Continue Reading
There is a question in The Bible Tells Me So that stopped me in my mental tracks when I first considered it. As a matter of fact, so profound was this question that I had to read it over and over again to come to grips with its meaning. Considering this question has helped to… Continue Reading
In the Bible there are many references to the Eastern lamp and the significance of its light. The lamp in Bible times was a main source of light for the Easterner, and in the home it was kept burning continually. Understanding manners and customs regarding the Eastern lamp helps the Scriptures become clearer to us.… Continue Reading
Our God-given free will is a beautiful and powerful privilege. It is our ability to choose what we will think and what we will do. No matter the situation, we can exercise our free will and choose to elevate our thoughts and actions to the highest level—the love of God. This allows for the greatest… Continue Reading
I never grow tired of searching the Scriptures to learn more about the Apostle Peter. Among the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ, Peter is unique in that so much about his life is recorded in the Gospels that we can get a good glimpse of his character and personality. Then, in the Book of Acts,… Continue Reading
Our loving heavenly Father has planned and prepared for us throughout all eternity. In this life now, we have the more abundant life made available through His Son, Jesus Christ, and for the future, we have the hope of Christ’s return, with the promise “…so shall we ever be with the Lord” (I Thessalonians 4:17).… Continue Reading
In God’s Word we find illustrations referring to the olive tree, which would have communicated clearly to the believers in Bible times. Understanding some of the literal aspects of the olive tree of the East helps our Western minds grasp the meaning of the scriptures relating to the olive tree and its resources. The olive… Continue Reading
On a Monday evening, after partaking of the last supper with his disciples, Jesus Christ, God’s only begotten Son, walked with them to a garden where they would spend their last minutes together. It was the beginning of the thirteenth of Nisan in 28 A.D. Jesus’ betrayal was at hand, and in the face of… Continue Reading
It was the summer of 1979, two weeks before I was to begin my last year of Way Corps training. I was waiting in line to buy an ice-cream cone at an event at The Way International. While in line, I looked for the opportunity to speak the Word to someone. Meeting new people and… Continue Reading
I love the words to this chorus that we sing in our wonderful ministry: “Got any rivers you think are uncrossable, Got any mountains you cannot tunnel through? God specializes in things called impossible, And He can do what no other power can do.” Our God specializes in things that may look impossible to us… Continue Reading