Family planning according to God’s will
Family planning – a delicate subject. Is it even a subject that born-again Christians should consider? The answer is a clear yes. But is it…
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Parents – bearers of burdens for their children
“Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ” (Gal 6:2). When we read this Bible verse, we quickly think of charity and…
Mothers wanted
It is undisputed that a mother plays a different role in the family than a father. It is equally undisputed that “mothers in Christ” are…
Why shouldn’t we pray to the Holy Spirit?
Question It is often said that praying to the Holy Spirit is not in accordance with Scripture. Why not? Isn’t the Holy Spirit just as…
The precious echo of a father
A doctor told his children about his youth: “On the evening of a long, hot day, just as I was about to leave my work…
The Glory of God
God is light, and He is love. As soon as God’s love shines into my heart, it draws me to Him, and I cannot resist…
Has the Bible text been altered?
Do we still have the same Bible text today as was originally written down? Have the countless copyists not distorted and falsified the original wording…
A shift in emphasis
Christ is Lord and Teacher The Son of God washes the feet of one disciple after another. When He comes to Peter, his disciple is…
David’s Son and David’s Lord
The leaders of the people asked the Lord Jesus many rather subtle questions (payment of taxes, multiple marriages, size of legal commandments). Now that they…
Two loaves of bread
The Feast of Weeks (Leviticus 23:15–22), also known as Pentecost, symbolizes the time of the gathering when the Holy Spirit dwells on earth. Many have…
The Prayer of Hannah
Hannah had a great need: she desperately wanted a son, but the Lord had closed her womb. In addition, she was repeatedly belittled and insulted…
Sidereus Nunicus
“Sidereus Nuncius” – “News from the Stars” – was the title Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) gave to his treatise, which he wrote in 1610. After the…
A glorious price
What Christ paid for us The leaders of the people gave Judas Iscariot 30 pieces of silver so that he would deliver Jesus without a…
Sin Can Be Forgiven—But There Are Always Consequences
When confronted by the prophet Nathan about his sins against Uriah and Bathsheba, David confessed and was assured that he had been forgiven. But although…
We want to go with our young and our old
With our young and our old After Moses and Aaron had announced the eighth plague to Pharaoh in Egypt, his servants appealed to him to…
Do not let your heart be troubled
The turn of the year is a special moment for many of us. We look back on what has been and, at the same time,…
Lines & Lessons (7)
Christ shed his blood once. That cannot be repeated. Christ does not suffer multiple times, and his work is perfect. Likewise, the effectiveness of the…
You have seen
Shortly after leaving Egypt—it was the third month (Exodus 19:1)—God reminded His people of what He had done for them. They had witnessed how He…
The Wedding at Cana
Introductory thoughts The miracle that the Lord Jesus performed at the wedding in Cana—the transformation of water into wine—is the first of a total of…