Moments For You

When a king dies and another takes his place, it is traditional to proclaim: "The king is dead; long live the king!" This statement gives honor to the passing king while showing reverence to his successor. But did you know that there is a King who died and yet continues... Read more →

Read 2 Samuel 24:1-14 Subtle Temptation "He moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel" (v. 1). This move evidently came from the Devil, for in another place we read: "Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel" (1 Chronicles 21:1). It was to Israel's own... Read more →

You may remember the account from the Bible of the time when Jesus was twelve years old and tarried in Jerusalem while Mary and Joseph returned home, only to find that He was not among their caravan. When they returned to the city, "they found him in the temple" in... Read more →

Being creatures to whom God has given the power of choice, we all have the opportunity every day to make good and bad choices in matters large and small. Big & Small Choices What is a big choice? What is a small choice? Does God care which route we take... Read more →

Jonathan Edwards, the American theologian, was suddenly converted, as by a flash of light, in the moment of reading a single verse of the New Testament. He was at home in his father's house after some hindrances kept him from going to church one Sunday with the family. A couple... Read more →

Find the answers to the clues hidden in the puzzle. Once you have circled all of the answers, the leftover letters will spell out a saying of Jesus. Click here for puzzle grid Who said to Michal, "the Lord, which chose me before thy father"? (2 Samuel 6:21) Who did... Read more →

"Foiled again" is an expression that comes from the sport of fencing, and refers to the one who is losing the duel. "Foiled again" could certainly describe Satan's attempts to hinder the purposes of God in human history! Ever since he was cast down from his position as the most... Read more →

David Saul Jerusalem Levites Zion Abram, Abraham Inheritance Solomon Covenant Jacob Israel Affliction Zerubbabel Saul Foolish, Weak, Mighty Salvation Faith Stone Generation Foundation, World After circling all of the answers in the puzzle, the leftover letters spell out: "Ye have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you" (John 15:16). Read more →

The word "so" in John 3:16 is a little one, but who has ever yet been able to sound the depth of its meaning? It is like some of our Lord's "ifs" in John 8, which are full of eternal significance. Let us examine them. The "If" of Discipleship "If... Read more →

One of the most familiar and best-loved stories of the Bible is the account of the wise men coming from a distant country east of Israel to worship the young child Jesus, and to give Him three special gifts from their treasures: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. We cannot help but... Read more →

Scott Willis and his wife, Janet, were traveling with six of their nine children on Highway I-94 near Milwaukee when a piece of metal fell off the truck ahead of them. Scott had no choice but to let the object pass under his vehicle; the result was that the rear... Read more →

"Jesus of Nazareth the king of the Jews." This title written by Pilate was nailed to the cross upon which Christ died. Pilate, evidently angered at the insistence of the Jewish leaders upon the death of Christ and possibly ashamed of his own weakness in giving way to them, jested... Read more →

QUESTION: In the gospel of John the Lord Jesus makes this statement: "Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep My saying, he shall never see death" (John 8:51). This does not seem to be true as I have been to many funerals of Christians who have died.... Read more →

QUESTION: Can you tell me why there are two genealogies of Jesus in the Bible and explain some of the differences between them? ANSWER: It is perhaps well enough known that in the four Gospels there are two genealogies of the Lord Jesus. There is no genealogy in Mark. That... Read more →

For each clue, fill in the name of the person who said those words. If you get stuck, there's help at the bottom of the page. Click here for the puzzle grid. Across 5. "If this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: but if... Read more →