An event in the Judean wilderness, just after the baptism of Jesus, replayed the contest between Satan and Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:1-7). The first perfect man, Adam, lost that first contest, plunging the world into the darkness of sin. To...

On three separate occasions, Israel was reminded of what it meant to follow God as a covenant partner: first at Sinai (Exodus 24), next when the nation entered the Promised Land (Joshua 8:30-35), and again after the tribes settled their allotments (Joshua...

Being rescued or delivered from danger naturally elicits a response of gratitude. Christians ought to have a permanent sense of gratitude to God since they were "delivered . . . from the power of darkness" (Colossians 1:13). But it is easy to take salvation (being...

How rich is God? He owns the cattle on a thousand hills (Ps. 50:10–11) and the wealth in every mine. He created everything; He owns it all. And yet, this God of unlimited wealth who lived in the unrestricted space of heaven came to be born as one of us. He...

Peter's life teaches us some important lessons for anyone who longs for the opportunity to make things right.

• Recognition: Accept what you have done. 
• Remorse: Experience a time of great sorrow at the full impact of your...