The storms and trials of life are as sure to come your way as the breath you just took. We must work not to get bitter in the storm but, rather rejoice that our Father is allowing us another opportunity to learn.

The lepers were told to go without the camp. At one time it was a place of uncleanness, yet we are called to go outside the camp.

Zacchaeus was a wee little man and a wee little man was he. However, the Lord passed by and called out to him. What will you do when Jesus comes your way?

What can we learn from Lot's failures? Lot faced some of the same trials that you face. What will you do?

This is the story of the judgment of Jesus before He was taken to be crucified. However, in reality, it is the story of the judgment of us all.

The tree is mentioned three times in the Garden of Eden, but it is lost because of the fall of man. However, it is mentioned three times in the New Jerusalem as restored to its rightful place in the midst of paradise. Follow the tree of life through the scriptures and see that Jesus Christ truly did come to seek and to save that which was lost.

Our life is tied up with thousands of thin cords. Some of them tie us to the world and its pleasures; some of them tie us to God and His service.

The children of Israel are in Kadesh, the place where they decided that they could not go and possess the land of Canaan. The people are thirsty. The Lord has provided water already out of a rock in Horeb. This is a chapter of trials.

We often focus on the temptations of the flesh and the world and what they offer. However, many of our greatest struggles come from the temptations of life. We wonder who we are, what we have accomplished, and if followed the right path. John the Baptist dealt with these temptations. We need to learn to handle them as he did.

The purpose of this article is to give a biblical answer to these and other questions about apostles today and in the Bible. We will begin with a survey of those who were called apostles in the New Testament.