

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


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


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


WATER IN THE WILDERNESS
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...


“GO UP, BALDY!”
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...


BLESSINGS FOR THE CITY OF JERICHO
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...


TWO SHARES
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...


RIDING ON THE WHIRLWIND
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...


FIRE FROM HEAVEN AGAIN… AND AGAIN
When Ahab died, Ahaziah became king. Ahaziah “did what was evil in the Lord’s sight… He served Baal and bowed in worship to him. He...


ELIJAH’S SUCCESSOR
I wonder … How old was Elijah when he burst into Ahab’s court to announce God’s judgment? And how long did he serve the Lord God? The...









