Jesus said in Matthew 6:6: “But you, when you pray—not if—enter into your closet, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father which is in secret: and your Father which is in secret shall reward you openly.” This is how we...
Intimacy With God
In the upper room with His disciples, right before going to Gethsemane, Jesus was preparing them for the coming persecution and hatred of the world they would face. Because they hated Him, they would hate them. Because they persecuted Him, they would persecute them,...
“Write for Me.” The voice within was clear, firm, and inviting. I was just finishing my first daily walk around my block and was heading slowly up the driveway to the house. It was a hot, sun-baked August morning in 1997. I had been...
Have you ever wondered why there are seven days in a week? For instance, it is easy to see why there are 24 hours in a day, because light and darkness set themselves in 24-hour cycles. The number of days in a month is...
Two thousand years ago, in the little town of Nazareth, an unmarried teenager became pregnant. When her fiancé learned she was pregnant, knowing they had never had sex, he broke off their engagement. But one night Gabriel, the messenger of God, came to him...