Isaiah  28:16  says, “Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.”  While studying in Israel, our class came upon a hillside that had long horizontal terraces across it’s face. The […]

John 6:35 states, “And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.” As a boy I looked forward to Thursday afternoons when mom would stop by a bread factory and get a large box of day-old

John 5:28-29 says, “Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice; And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.” One of the most well

Psalm 65:2 states, “O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.” Maybe you have had the experience of being in a courtroom—for yourself, for a friend, or to serve on a jury. My grandson, Daniel, is a lawyer. He spends many days in the courtroom actually working for a judge. When someone

Psalm 62:6 states, “He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.” On a church campout in the Cascade Mountains (“Church in the Hills”), I noticed a huge rock bluff. I hiked all around the back side, coming out on the very top of that mammoth rock.

I Kings 18:46 says, “And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.” While sitting in a Naches, Washington school bus, as the driver for a track event, I had a great view of the girls’ 1500 meter race. The

I Kings 18:42 says, “So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and he put his face between his knees,” It was a 115-degree day in Los Banos, California, when I found myself sitting on a curb

I Kings 18:33-35 states, “And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood. And he said, Do it the second time. And he said, Do it the

I Kings 18:30 says, “And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the Lord that was broken down.” This reminds me of the old-time altar calls I remember from my youth. I can see Elijah standing there by

I Kings 18: 26 & 28 states, “And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made.