"it grieves me very much for your sakes". Naomi's experience is something that many have known. She felt that it was her behaviour that had brought sorrow into the lives of her daughters-in-law. It was a sorrow that she could do little about. Fleeing to Moab with her husband who then died, followed by her ... Read more

"Abishai said, 'I will go down with you' ". Abishai stands out in this incident as a ready and willing volunteer to accompany David on a hazardous mission. Saul and his men, who were hunting David, lay sleeping in their camp in the wilderness. David asked who would go with him into this camp and ... Read more

"ambassadors for Christ". Diplomatic relations between God and man were not broken off when Jesus ascended to His Father! All who acknowledged Jesus as Lord were to become ambassadors: those who let the gospel light shine through them are ambassadors. Jesus' ministry on earth is still the most talked about three years in this world's ... Read more