Several years ago my husband and I went to Rome on vacation. We wanted to see the major tourist sites, and we wanted to make the most of our time there....

Home. What do you think of when you read that word? Does it bring memories of dinners around a table covered with steaming platters of food? Does it conjure up scenes...

Today’s passage recalls another important Bible story—Adam and Eve’s rebellion in the Garden of Eden. A quick look at Genesis 3 yields the scene where God forbids Adam and Eve from...

In biblical times, cities are surrounded by walls that serve to protect citizens from a multitude of threats: marauding armies, bands of outlaws, and wild animals. The gates are left open...

When our children were babies, my husband and I would often go into the nursery while they slept just to gaze at their little bundled-up forms. They weren’t doing anything unusual—just...

Once Paul and his companions get the green light from the Holy Spirit to enter Macedonia, they proceed to the city of Philippi. Paul’s usual strategy in a new city begins...

In today’s passage, Paul and his companions are on their second missionary journey, departing from Antioch and heading west. They have chosen to take the land route this time to visit...

“He will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more.” When I was young, these words held little meaning. I was busy building a life and a ministry...

Revelation 21 begins with the powerful statement that we need a new world; the old world is unable to embrace what God has for us next. Sometimes we can repair broken...

We praise people to affirm them, but God doesn’t need our affirmation to be God. We praise others to encourage them to continue on a certain path, but God works in...