Life of faith

Be Happy!
When we look at the attributes of the Lord, we have much reason to rejoice. But that’s not all: we can also look forward to…
Jan Philip Svetlik August 4, 2025
Hand-Copied Bible
How many Bibles are in your home right now? How many of them are read on a daily or even a periodic basis? I read…
August 1, 2025
God’s “Big-Picture-Perspective”
Big assignments require big characters. God will give you a responsibility in proportion to the size of your character. In Bible times, a person’s name…
unknown July 26, 2025
Large Numbers?
Everyone of us has a subtle desire for numbers and a tendency to judge success by statistics. There is a measure of reproach connected with…
William MacDonald July 10, 2025
Deception in Our Homes?
The devil has two main ways of tempting believers: Either he offers up attractive, appealing, and impressive preachers to whom believers go, thus luring them…
Alex Schneider July 9, 2025
Perfect Freedom
The liberty of the child of God is one of his priceless possessions. Made free by the Son, he is free indeed. But he is…
William MacDonald June 28, 2025
Hidden Sins
Job was very righteous and could not understand why a great calamity had befallen him. He felt it was unjust and fought eloquently for his…
Gerrid Setzer June 23, 2025
Testing Reveals Our Hearts
God allows us to suffer difficulties and hardships for a pur­pose. God led the children of Israel to wander through the wilderness for forty years…
unknown June 12, 2025
A life characterized by gratitude?
We are in danger of losing our gratitude. Is it because we suffer from external deprivation? Certainly not! Most of us have more than enough—not…
Hartmut Mohncke June 8, 2025
No Forgiveness – No Blessing!
A great many people who try to be comforters only lay thorns under aching heads. No art needs a more delicate touch than the comforter’s. The hands…
unknown June 7, 2025
Three Encouraging Lists
The last section of Hebrews 11, which gives us examples of the practical life of faith, contains three very motivating lists. 1. Hebrews 11:32: The…
Alex Schneider May 23, 2025
Contentment
Our world promotes dissatisfaction with our lives. We are constantly bombarded with newer and better things that will make our lives more complete if only…
unknown May 19, 2025
But where is the Lamb?
And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.”. Gen 22:8 God instructed Abraham to sacrifice his beloved…
Gerrid Setzer May 15, 2025
Step by Step
The word of the Lord “came” to the prophet Elijah seven times (1 Kings 17:2, 8; 18:1; 19:9, 13; 21:17, 28). Thus, he experiences perfect…
Marco Leßmann May 9, 2025
Commit Your Way to the Lord
It is dark. The streets are deserted. A thick mist hangs between the houses. A man is walking hurriedly to the bank. He has the…
Gerrid Setzer May 5, 2025
Learning from Epaphroditus’ Illness
These few verses from the epistle to the Philippians tell us about the illness of a brother who, on behalf of the Philippians, brought a…
Ernst-August Bremicker May 3, 2025
Lacking Nothing – Really?
“Wait a minute, David. Don’t you speak of the valley of the shadow of death, of evil, and enemies in the same psalm? How can…
Alex Schneider May 1, 2025
A Remarkable Request to God
Agur, the son of Jakeh, was a humble and godly man. Two prayer requests were very important to him, as he himself reported. One detail…
Gerrid Setzer April 25, 2025
A Closed and an Open Door
It is interesting to study the way God extended His guidance to these early messengers of the Cross. It consisted mainly in prohibiting their movement…
unknown April 21, 2025
Conformed or Transformed?
In Romans 12 verse 1, we are told to offer our bodies to God as a living sacrifice. One question that arises is what motivation…
Jan Philip Svetlik April 18, 2025
Take Heed How You Hear
In our Christian life, it is not only a question of what we hear, but also how we hear. It is possible to listen to…
William MacDonald April 16, 2025
The Armor/Panoply of God
The first three chapters of Ephesians show what we have received by the grace of God: We are holy in Christ and blameless before God…
Gerrid Setzer April 15, 2025