Martin Valleskey

The Lord appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day. 2 Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground. Genesis 18:1-10 Abraham had the remarkable privilege of welcoming the Lord himself and two angels into his home one day. When he first looked up, he simply saw three men. At what point he realized they were...

16Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.” 17“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. 18“Bring them here to me,” he said. 19And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. (Matthew 14:16–19) A huge crowd had gathered to hear Jesus. After hours...

17Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. 18Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. Lists of the world’s richest people attract plenty of attention. Recent headlines proclaimed the world’s first trillionaire. A trillion dollars is an amount of money that’s really hard to...