"I was afraid". Some people say anything. The man in this parable with one talent was one of them. Of what was he afraid? He was lazy - pleasure loving ... Read more

"woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel". The Apostle Paul felt the need to preach the gospel because he had heard it, received it and experienced its ... Read more

"whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple". A turning point came in the 21st chapter. Up to that time the Apostle had more or less been free ... Read more

"He was a burning and a shining light". John was what all who hear God's voice should be. He shone in the darkness that was around in his day. He ... Read more

"supposing to add affliction to my bonds". The Apostle Paul was referring to those who sought to ridicule his faith and who made evil insinuations about the followers of the ... Read more

"He has done all things well". The miraculous healing of a deaf mute was the latest in a line of miracles Jesus performed. He healed and blessed people wherever He ... Read more

"saved". We need to be saved because we are lost - spiritually dead in transgressions and sins. Adam's disobedience brought sin into our world. The second Adam, Jesus, brought salvation ... Read more

"I am like a green olive tree". It is not so much that the olive trees in the house of God were green in colour as that they were flourishing ... Read more

"Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God". This is not about earthly comfort or discomfort. In that respect the poor suffer while the rich ... Read more

"eternal encouragement". When interest wanes or monotony sets in it is encouragement we need. Encouragement is an essential ingredient of life and service. Here Paul reminds us that Jesus who ... Read more