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In his book Psalms of the Heart, George Sweeting illustrated a great truth from the experience of two Moody Bible Institute graduates, John and Elaine Beekman. God called them to missionary work among the Chol Indians of southern Mexico. Sweeting reports that they rode mules and traveled by dugout canoes to reach this...
I don't know about you, but I weary of the way that the devil continues to portray only the fun side of sin. Sin is fun and pleasurable, but only for a season. It has another ugly side that is carefully hidden by the deceiver himself. I'm referring to the consequences of all sin - heartache, disappointment, and eventual...
Shortly before Easter, Bob's son drew a picture of the crucifixion scene. Bob noticed the picture had an airplane in the top corner.
"Son, this is a wonderful picture," Bob said. "But what is the airplane doing?"
"Dad, don't you know?" the boy replied. "That's Pontius Pilot!"
(from the Kidwarmer
A college student was always bragging about his hometown. It was an obscure place, unknown to most of his colleagues. His friend thought it a backwater place with little to distinguish itself. Finally a friend asked, "Come on. What's so special about your...
Rivers gain more attention than the little streams that create them. You can name the great rivers of the world, but you cannot name their tributaries. However, without the tributaries, there would be no river. And it must be remembered that...
In the book, Salt, the author describes a fictional character (thought based on fact) who left the southern Appalachians to live and work in Kansas. When she became ill she said she wanted to go back to North Carolina to die. She got on an eastbound train, but died before...
Finding Nemo is the most popular animated feature of all time. What is the secret of its success? Much of its appeal is in the amazing technical and artistic features that helped produce a wonderful underwater world. Others might...
The great racehorse Native Dancer won every race he ever entered except one. That was a race on the first Saturday in May in Louisville, KY, called the Kentucky Derby! The one his owners wanted...
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...