John Newton, whose life spanned from 1725 to 1807, was the captain of a slave-trading ship. As captain, he was responsible for capturing...

The book of Second Kings ends with the sad account of Jerusalem’s fall to Babylonian invaders. Like the epitaph inscribed on a tombstone…...

My first recollection of death occurred when I was in early elementary school. A friend, Mitch, lived up the street and around the...

Abraham was ninety-nine. Sarah was eighty-nine, and far past child-bearing age. Yet, God kept His promise, and Isaac was born (Genesis...

At Zarephath, as Elijah ministered to an impoverished widow, God miraculously provided as her “flour jar did not become empty, and the...

When God led the Children of Israel out of Egypt, across the Red Sea, and into the Wilderness, their first great need was water. With two...

Second Kings records an odd story about a gang of naughty and/or mischievous boys who got a taste of their own medicine. Here’s the...

Retracing his footsteps, Elisha again crossed the Jordan on dry land (2 Kings 2:14).   Facing the setting sun, he could see the city of...

Before Elijah was taken up to Heaven in a chariot of fire (2 Kings 2:11), Elijah said to the younger Elisha, “Tell me what I can do for...

We’re all leaving this planet through death’s door. We were born, and we will surely die. It’s a rule! There’s a one hundred percent...