Words of Life

Who is qualified to turn God’s wrath away? Only He Himself can do so, through the work of Christ. So Christ became the propitiation for sin – that is, He diverted the wrath of God to Himself so that...

People tend to have a love/hate relationship with rules. We know we need them. We certainly know that other people need them. But we don’t necessarily...

In 1982 Ghana was in a mess. The ruling junta was led by a ruthless and murderous Maoist dictator named J. J. Rawlings. Secret police who prowled the streets spied on everyone and even attacked some pastors...

We’ve gotten used to UFOs, but only in the form of second- or third-hand stories like the ones about ghosts and leprechauns and Bigfoot. But last fall we saw footage of the things captured on people’s iPhones from all across the country. A Coast Guard crew off New Jersey reported…

The Israelites witnessed a unique and amazing move of God. He powerfully freed them from slavery. He miraculously parted the Red Sea and destroyed their enemies. He graciously led them with signs through the desert. He supernaturally...

Belief may be the most powerful force afforded to mankind. We naturally divide beliefs into right and wrong, which makes sense to our minds and has life-altering ramifications. But what is belief, really? We may say we believe something, but our actions...

I want you to think about something for a minute. What might you have lost because of the absence of solitude in your life? Is it thinking of something bigger than yourself? Is it being able to dream of moments

On the night after Jesus’ final meal with His twelve disciples, known as “the last supper,” He made this daunting statement, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you...

When I was in eighth grade, my mom was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer that had spread to her lymph nodes. This came as a shock to my family and me. We couldn't understand how my forty-one-year-old mom, a swim instructor and gym teacher, the picture of health...

The thought of home brings happy memories for me. As a student in seminary, it meant boarding a train in London for the five-hour trip north to Glasgow, then on to Ayr on the west coast. After I moved to America, it meant...