Faith Matters

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A Man Named Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry was born in Wales in 1662. He devoted his life to preaching and writing and is best known for his popular devotional commentary on the Bible which is still in print today. But Matthew Henry was more than a scholar.

A Man Who Loved God

During high school one Friday I stayed overnight at the home of a good friend. We were going somewhere early the next morning and had to leave before dawn. I got up, got dressed and was tiptoeing out of the house when I heard a noise.

A Mixed Bag of Ancestors

Most of us have someone in our extended family or ancestry that we’d rather not own up to. It’s like the old saying, “You can pick your friends, but not your family.” And Jesus was no exception. His ancestry was quite a mixed bag.

A Mother's Kiss

Eighteenth century artist Benjamin West once told how he became a painter.  When he was a boy, one day his mother left him in charge of his baby sister, Sally, while she ran an errand.

A Mountain-top Experience

The Bible describes Jesus taking his three best friends, Peter, John and James, up on a mountain to pray.

A Paradigm Shift

In his book, Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Steven Covey tells about being on a New York subway with just a handful of people peacefully riding along. Then a man and his children boarded.

A Parent's Number One Priorty

There are many parents who think that their number one job as parents is to teach their children obedience. This can be a tragic mistake for, according to the Bible, our number one priority is to teach our children to love God.

A Passion People

If you study the life of Jesus you soon discover that his life was characterized by love. Even when he was rejected and eventually crucified, he still loved people with a deep passion.

A Picture of Peace

There once was a contest for the painting that best portrayed peace. The winning painting was of a raging storm. You could almost hear the howling wind and feel the driving rain. The sky was dark and ominous.

A Postcard from Heaven

Remember when your friends took a fabulous vacation to Hawaii, or the Grand Canyon, the Oregon coast, or the Florida Keys?

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