When Moses descends the mountain carrying the two tablets of revelation that God has given him, only to see his people cavorting around the graven image of a golden calf, his uncontrollable fury compels him to hurl the divine tablets to the ground and shatter them. He...

I tend to think that when parents see the words “Parental Discipline” in a sermon title, they immediately think, ‘Great, a good strong sermon from the pastor telling us to be firm with our kids.’ There is certainly an element of that theme in this message. But that’s...

Jerusalem, that great city on a hill, had had her virtues turned against her. A strong Syrian army had encircled and besieged her, thereby enlisting starvation as a military weapon. The people of Jerusalem were famished and destitute. The encircling army was...

Years ago, in a small French village, a Roman Catholic priest finally gained appointment as bishop at the relatively late age of 65, and was installed in a palatial house adjacent to a small, dilapidated hospital. After observing events in and around the hospital for...

Thomas Hemerken, better known to the world as Thomas a’ Kempis, was born late in the 14th century. Born of poor parents, he entered the monastery in 1399 and worked there for an astounding seventy-two years. He was widely known as a preacher and spiritual advisor, but...