Is it not often so, that we only learn in part And the Master’s testing time may show That it was not quite “by heart?” Then He gives, in His wise and patient grace, That lesson again with the mark still set in the self-same place. (Frances Ridley Havergal) In the six short passages that John Mark is mentioned in the Bible…

Prayer has always been an integral part of all “worship” whether Christian or Pagan. Have you ever given thought to how many prayers on any given day are offered up in this wide world? Think about the reasons why people pray…despair, gratitude, want, joy, fear, duty, greed, form. Think of many rituals that are a part of the praying of various religions…

Jesus said to His disciples; “in the world you will have tribulation, but be of good cheer, I haveovercome the world.” John wrote: “This is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.” An elderly woman was asked by a young person what was the greatest achievement in her life. She thought for a moment and said it was that she was…

“Now all these things (Old Testament accounts) happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come. Therefore, let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.” (1 Cor. 10:11,12) In Numbers 22-24 and 31 there is recorded for our instruction the deeds of a rapscallion named Balaam. We…