WHEN HELL CALLS

During one of the years when we lived in Berlin, Germany, Jan and I began receiving unsettling phone calls in the middle of the night. A female voice spoke disturbing things in perfect English with a German accent. I could hear other voices in the background. The...

THE BEAUTY OF RESTORATION

In these many years of following Jesus, one thing never ceases to touch the core of my soul and fill me with real joy: when brothers and sisters fully reconcile. Without it, we are much like Cain against Abel—competing, dividing, and even destroying someone. To love...

AN ANGEL WILL GO WITH US

It would surprise us how often we experience angelic assistance. In the New Living Translation, angels are mentioned 133 times in the Old Testament and 193 times in the New Testament—and that is only what was recorded. I was rereading the account in Genesis when...

WHEN FAITH SPEAKS

“Although Abel is long dead, he still speaks to us by his example of faith.” That simple statement from the writer of Hebrews (11:4) carries a weight as enduring as the centuries since it was written. Acts of faith reverberate into eternity. God is pleased when we...

FROM A PLACE OF NOTHINGNESS

The words of Genesis 1— “And God created”—take on deeper meaning in the age of AI (Artificial Intelligence). God created from nothing: a void empty of any contributing elements. He did not draw on human wisdom or advanced technology. He brought the universe, our...

THERE IS A PURPOSE AND A TIME

Under Mao Zedong’s rule in China from 1949 to 1976, those who opposed or resisted him were denounced as “the enemy.” Anyone with authority, religious conviction, family loyalty, or moral tradition had to be weakened. Land and wealth were confiscated because millions...