Isaiah 27 foresees the exile of Israel and, beyond that, the time in which God will gather his people once again. Though...
It was Randy's umpteenth customer service call of the day, but it would be far from typical. A coworker announced the call before transferring it over. "Sergeant Thomas is deployed...
I can still hear echoes of my Sunday School teacher quoting Isaiah 26:3 in the classic language of the King James Version: “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee:...
"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances . . ."(1 Thess. 5:16-18). "Let's do highs and lows!" It's a...
Here's the scenario: You're cruising along at work when you suddenly hit a speed bump. Maybe it's a layoff or a business...
"Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." (Matt. 20:28) A mother of two of Jesus'...
My husband and I once taught a Sunday School class of two-year-olds. Framed by a room of red, blue, and yellow, and toys and Bible pictures, the tots were a miniature paradigm of...
Insider trading scandals and inflated stockholder reports were the news several years ago. Those actions were typical of the lapses in integrity that have contributed to the problems we now face in...
Often schools and churches sponsor international banquets, festive meals in which people bring foods representing diverse cultures. At such a feast you...
When God created the earth, he entrusted it to human beings to tend it and use it for good. But when the first humans sinned, the earth itself suffered the consequences. The human...
A young woman searching for a husband posted an internet announcement. She described herself as spectacularly beautiful. For that, she said, she wanted a man worth at least half a million dollars a...
Once again, Isaiah condemns human pride. In Isaiah 22, the pride of a leader was indicted by the Lord. This time it’s the pride of a whole nation. Years ago when I was...
Shebna was a “palace administrator” in Jerusalem whom the Lord singled out for rebuke through Isaiah. We don’t know all of Shebna’s faults, though they must have been many, given the fact that...
Isaiah 20 narrates a startling incident in the life of Isaiah. The Lord commanded him to take off his clothes and walk around naked. His nakedness was a sign to the Egyptians, the Ethiopians, and...
Jesus said it this way: "So what do you think? There was a man with two sons. He told the first son to go into the vineyard and work. That son said he...
Isaiah 19 is a prophecy concerning Egypt. It begins much as we might expect, with the Lord promising judgment on the Egyptians. But then, beginning with verse 18, the tide changes most unexpectedly...
Tina Howard, aka spaghetti pie, posted an interview with Mark Sanborne last week about his new book The Encore Effect. Here's a teaser of some of the great things Mark says: ...
Reading between the lines of Isaiah 18, we can see that certain ambassadors from far away came with an offer of military help for Israel. Our translation refers to this place as Ethiopia, though...
Isaiah 17 looks ahead to the judgment of Israel. Because of her unfaithfulness, her “glory will grow dim” (v. 4). The land will be devastated, and only a few people will remain (vv. 5-6). Finally,...
In the middle of a prophecy of doom upon Moab, we find unexpected words of hope. After the destruction is over, God will anoint a ruler who will seek and do what is...
