On a rainy September 13, 1814, British warships sent a downpour of shells and rockets onto Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor, relentlessly pounding the American fort for 25 hours. The bombardment, known as the Battle of Baltimore, came only weeks after the British had attacked Washington, D.C., burning…

CHRIST CONDESCENDS HE CAME SUDDENLY GENESIS 18: He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth ABRAHAM’S STATE He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing…

Defense wins championship is a phrase often used in sports to remind teams that the best offense tends not to win that sports greatest prize without a solid defense. There are some spiritual disciplines that are offensive and some that are defensive. Both accomplish a sole purpose; change. In our current…

I will run in the way of your commandments when you enlarge my heart! Teach me, O Lord , the way of your statutes; and I will keep it to the end. Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart. Lead me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in it. Incline…

Meditation Defined It is sequestering oneself for a time of serious and solemn thinking upon God in order to stir up heavenly affections. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, And Isaac went out to meditate in the…

The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram,…

Famed newscaster Andy Rooney once responded to the charge that his profession only covered the negative side of everything. He imagined a newscast in which it was reported that planes took off and landed safely. In Florida, the orange crop was hit by another night of average weather. In Detroit, General…