Parenting, Poor Example

In happened in Reno. A police officer saw a car weaving on the highway, driving slowly and stopping for no apparent reason. When the officer pulled the vehicle over he saw that the driver was a seven-year-old child. The father was drunk in the passenger seat. The father said that he was teaching the

Missions

Once there was a man who sat down to read a stack of papers waiting for his perusal.One of the pieces of mail was a newsletter entitled, "The Report of the Paris Missionary Society."In the humble newsletter was an article describing needs in the Congo. This man who was multi-talented - w

Belief in God

The Harris poll recently discovered that nearly half of Americans are not sure God exists.The survey records that 42 percent of adults in the United States are not "absolutely certain" there is a God. This compares with 34 percent who felt that way when surveyed three years ago. Who knows why the nu

family

Even mothers who try hard are sometimes disappointed.According to Irving Wallace, Alice Hamilton had two sons who were listed as "Public Enemy Number 1." Her older son, Floyd, was a part of Bonnie and Clyde's gang.He served time at both Leavenworth and Alcatraz. Another son, Raymon

Example

There is a story told about a blind man who was frequently seen sitting on a corner with a lighted candle in his hand. Finally, someone asked him why he had the candle there, since he was blind and could not see. Daylight and dark were the same to him. The blind man said, "I have it so people

Preaching the Old Testament

Preaching the Old Testament, edited by Scott M. Gibson. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2006. Softcover, 224 pages, $16.99. Christian preachers continue to be more comfortable with the New Testament texts than those of the Old Testament, if the sermons we receive at Preaching magazine are any indication

Bible

Have you seen these answers to test questions from teachers in Christian schools? • Adam and eve were created from an apple tree. Noah's wife was Joan of ark. Noah built an ark and the animals came on in pears.• Lot's wife was a pillar of salt during the day, but a ball of fire du

Preaching from the Prophets

The underlying question of my discussion is whether or not the message of the Old Testament prophets in its present form as Scripture is as "preachable" as the New Testament gospel and, if so, how one should identify this message as such within the prophetic writings.