When D.L. Moody was conducting evangelistic meetings, he frequently faced hecklers who were in violent disagreement with him. In the final service of one campaign, an usher handed the famous preacher a note as he entered the auditorium. It was actually from an atheist who had been giving Mr. Moody a

The Frog's Blackboard As a young boy, one of my favorite pastimes was hunting frogs along the banks of a pond near our home. While stalking those green leapers I was unaware of their unique visual powers which enabled them to elude me so easily. Later I learned that the frog's optical field of perc

Our disappointments are often His appointments. (Ken Trivette)

Author Ken Blanchard reminds us that "All good performance starts with clear goals." He points to the story of Alice's encounter with the Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland. Alice asked what road she should take, and the cat responded, "Where are you going?" When Alice told him she wasn't sure, the

In his Turning Point daily devotional on January 24, 2003, David Jeremiah observes, "New York's Joel Sherman is the world's new Scrabble Champion. Using words like vug and helicoid, he beat out Nigel Richards of New Zealand to take first place (and $25,000 in prize money) in last August's internatio

The "Coronary and Ulcer Club" lists the following rules for members... 1. Your job comes first. Forget everything else.2. Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays are fine times to be working at the office. There will be nobody else there to bother you.3. Always have your briefcase with you when not at you

In trying to follow Matthew 6:24 maybe some of you pastors can identify with the man who said: "My car is so rusty, I need a tetanus shot to drive it!"

David Jeremiah points out that, "The Dead Sea is so salty it contains no fish or plant life. Why? There are absolutely no outlets! A great volume of water pours into it, but nothing flows out. Many inlets plus no outlets equals a dead sea. "This law of nature may also be applied to the child of God.

This is an illustration from the movie Big Fish, courtesy of MovieMinistry.com: The Big Idea: Knowing the future makes you fearless. Scene Setup: Early in his life, Edward believed that he had seen how he was going to die in the glass eye of a reclusive witch. Later his town is beset by a giant, a

Acres of Diamonds Many people are not content with the work they are doing because the grass always looks greener on the other side of the fence. They are dissatisfied even when their circumstances are favorable. Instead of doing their duty cheerfully and conscientiously as unto the Lord, they y