(Note: Please share this article with your children or grandchildren.) “This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the office of an overseer [that is, pastor], he desires a good work.” (1 Timothy 3:1… CAN YOU HANDLE THE PUBLIC MINISTRY?

Our faith that connects us to our Savior also connects us to other believers in Christ. “That which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship… A GODLY GIVE AND TAKE

It is a time-tested maxim: “What goes up, must come down.” This is true for the stock market, it is true for emotions, and it is true for everything upon which gravity exerts its influence.… HE WENT UP TO SEND GIFTS DOWN

“And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, while others said, ‘We will hear you again on this matter.’” (Acts 17:32) Paul was speaking to the Greek philosophers at the Areopagus… RESURRECTION—REALLY?

Trees are very important in our lives. They are lovely to look at when they begin to leaf out in the spring, when they cover the hills in the summer, and when they display their… THE TREES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

“From then on, Jesus began telling His disciples what would happen to Him. He said, ‘I must go to Jerusalem. There the nation’s leaders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law of Moses… “I MUST GO TO JERUSALEM”