Courage

In Darwin, Australia, a 19-year old Australian man was loading wild geese into his boat when a 10-foot crocodile grabbed him and took him into the water. His 53-year-old aunt came to his rescue. She told the Northern Territory News and her story was...

The Ten Gifts Of Christmas

Books are to the preacher what meat is to the Atkins diet. I've simply never known a really effective preacher who was not also an avid reader. In fact, most of the great ones are reading all the time.

January-February 2004 ~ Vol. 19, No. 4

Articles in this issue include: "Thinking, Leading and Preaching: An Interview with John Maxwell", "2004 Survey of the Year's Best Books for Preachers" by R. Albert Mohler, Jr., "Preaching Books Offer Insights for Communicating Gospel", "Talking Back: Is There a Place for Interactive Preaching?" by

Preaching And Prayer For Evangelism

Through the years, no one has more profoundly preached the simple Gospel message in a relevant, contemporary way to the un-churched and never-churched community than Billy Graham. We have all watched in amazement as his messages have connected with...

The Ninety-Five Yard Dash!

Max DePree tells a wonderful story about a man who was superb at running the ninety-five yard dash. His problem, as you can imagine, is that dropping out before the last five yards, he never won a race. In a 100-yard race, leading for the first 95 yards is an exercise in sheer uselessness.