Mary Harwell Sayler

Anyone who has been raised in a Christian home or attended church or read a Bible or heard anyone anywhere call a traitor a “Judas” has likely known about Judas Iscariot, the apostle of Jesus who betrayed Him. But there’s another Judas. Also an apostle, the other Judas called Jesus “Lord” or “Master,” which shows his respect to his Teacher as a receptive student. However, this Judas did not…

Let’s face it. Most of us do not want to be known by our worse act! To make that possibility even worse than worse, what if the “mistake” was mistakenly interpreted? That could be the case with Thomas, a follower of Jesus and one of the twelve apostles. According to tradition, Peter and Andrew knew Thomas, who was another fisherman from Galilee. Also, the Bible mentions Thomas several times,…

Every job has certain requirements that must be met. This post focuses on what God requires for us to work effectively toward the furthering of His Kingdom - "Honor God by doing what’s required."

The new online publication by that name just posted a reprint of my article, "The Power of 'Let'."

One of the biblical heroes most loved by the people of God and God Himself is David – David the shepherd, David the giant-slayer, David the poet-psalmist, David the king, and David the despicable. The deliberate actions of that last-listed David are not to be admired like those of his note-worthy titles. However, as we learn about his failures, we can better understand the complex good-bad…

This prayer of Paul reminds us to tell others about our faith in Jesus Christ.

When an elderly woman stepped unsteadily into the doctor’s office, I immediately noticed her shoes – the most unpredictable, unreliable kind for walking – flip-flops! “Oh, I hope she doesn’t fall in those things,” I whispered to the person who had driven me to my appointment. He shook his head and gestured as if to say, “Just leave it!” After I had seen the doctor, I paused on my way out to…