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The Mountain of the Lord, Part 2 Near the end of John Milton’s Christian epic poem Paradise Lost, the archangel Michael takes Adam to the top of a mountain. There he shows him visions of future history. Having chosen to disobey God’s command, Adam and Eve were about to be exiled from Eden. What lay ahead for humanity? Was there any hope?

“Let the Mountains Sing Together for Joy” At the end of The Last Battle, the final book in the Chronicle of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis, the world ends. But the characters remain, and they are drawn to journey “further up and further in.” They realize that they are in the “real Narnia” and that the world they had known was but a “shadowland.”...

The Son’s Humanity A favorite tourist attraction in London is the Changing of the Queen’s Guard at Buckingham Palace. Every day at 11:00 a.m., with great pomp and ceremony, the Old Guard detachment is replaced by the New Guard who now have the responsibility of protecting the official royal residence of the United Kingdom. Something of the...

Our Pioneer in the Faith By definition, a pioneer is someone who explores or settles a new realm. By metaphorical expansion, however, we often use the word pioneer for anyone who accomplishes something for the first time, opening a new way for those who follow. That metaphor is applied to Jesus when Scripture declares Him “the pioneer of...

The Danger of Falling Away Any serious student of the Word knows that there are some “hard sayings” in the Bible. Sometimes the meaning of a passage is not clear; sometimes the meaning is troubling and difficult to apply. Still others, like our passage today about the danger of falling away, are hard in both ways. Nevertheless, several important...

Worship in the First Covenant Architecture and design of buildings and physical spaces often convey meaning. A Gothic cathedral directs the eye and mind upward to heaven. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater incorporates domestic space within the natural landscape. A Japanese garden is intended to instill peace and calm. In the same way, says...

A Warning to Persevere Many areas of life require perseverance, such as completing a degree program, overcoming a challenge at work, or finishing an exercise routine. The Christian life is no different; Scripture calls each of us to persevere in the faith. That call to perseverance is emphasized first by a negative example: recalling those...

Christ: The Perfecter of Faith Marathon runners know the challenge of enduring for 26.2 miles. The moment will come when lungs are burning, joints are aching, and muscles are failing. These athletes also know the power of encouragement from the great crowds cheering them on from the sidelines. In chapters 11 and 12, the author of Hebrews...

A daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: In Deuteronomy 6:5, God instructed His people: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.”