Unpopular Promises
There are hundreds or even thousands of promises in the Bible, depending on who is counting.
To Be Seen of Men
Jesus said, "Be careful not to do your 'acts of righteousness' before men, to be seen of them. If you do you, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven."
Looking Ahead
In a Joe McKeever cartoon, the pastor sits behind his desk. (We know it's make-believe because the desk is clear of everything except his blotter and the nameplate with "Pastor" on it.)
How Great Is Our God!
Our planet is on the outer edge of our galaxy, The Milky Way. Light from stars on the opposite edge takes 100,000 years to reach us-and that is traveling more than 186,000 miles per second. Our sun is only one among two hundred billion stars in our galaxy.
Adversity, Preparing for
J. Floyd Jones in the 1958 Word Lectures at Guilford College told of a Maine farmer who built his stone fence four feet wide and three feet high. Why? That way if it blows over it will be better than it was before.
Hatred
Christopher Paul was born and raised in Ohio. Why does an American citizen from the heartland of America hate America?
Adversity’s Opportunity
Philip Anschutz was in his mid-20s when his father took ill and turned over to him the oil-drilling business. For awhile, every hole was a dry hole.
Imperfection
Alan Greenspan acknowledged in his recent book, The Age of Turbulence, "There are errors in this book. I do not know where they are. If I did, they wouldn't be there. But with close to two hundred thousand words, my probabilistic mind tells me some are wrong. My apologies in advance."
It’s All in How You Tell It
In storytelling, it makes a difference how you tell it.
Encouraging Each Other (1 Thess. 4:13-18)
Discouragement is an ever-present danger. ... Why not try Paul's prescription for those dark days?