A busload of politicians were driving down a country road when suddenly the bus ran off the road and crashed into a tree in an old farmer's field....
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...
Watchman Nee used to tell of a Chinese Christian who was a poor rice farmer. Every day, he would fill his rice patties with water only to find out that his neighbor, who was not a Christian, would ...
What is the smallest country in the world? Some would answer Monaco and others would answer Vatican City. Even though it is disputed some would answer "The Sovereign and Military Order of Malta." The ...
Rick Whitter
Like farmers, pastors must know the purpose of their work, and we must be willing to do whatever it takes to produce disciples. Fulfilling the Great Commission is not an option for today’s church lead...
The biggest gold nugget ever found was uncovered in Australia. It was one and one half meters long, weighed 300 kilograms and yielded 93 kilograms of pure gold. That one lump of gold would be worth on...
In 1904 William Borden, heir to the Borden Dairy Estate, graduated from a Chicago high school a millionaire. His parents gave him a trip around the world. Traveling though Asia, the Middle East, and E...
Santa Claus, sleigh bells, reindeer. Snow falling, icicles forming, Christmas music playing. Christmas lights, Christmas trees, Christmas presents. Shopping, planning, cooking, eating, visiting with f...
Christmas makes us all shine a little brighter, giving our best for the Savior who gave His all....
When David Livingstone volunteered as a missionary with the London Missionary Society, they asked him where he wanted to go. He replied, "Anywhere, so long as it is forward." After he had reached Afri...
Dedicated Little Things A little girl who loved the Lord longed to share the message of salvation with those who had never heard it. So she contributed a penny to a missionary to help with the work of...
In their book The Sacred Romance (Thomas Nelson), John Eldredge and Brent Curtis write: "A 19th-century Scottish discus thrower lived in the days before professional trainers and developed his skills ...
You can imagine how foolish I felt clutching my little bag of dollar popcorn and my cup of soda. I did not know the riches that were actually mine. Many Christians do not know the riches that are avai...
Does that startle you? I have been an avid football fan, but now I've had it. Let me list the reasons for my decision never to attend another football game. 1. I was taken to too many games by my par...
Thunderstorms are threatening, but the theology surrounding them can be thrilling! The term theological refers to something that is of or pertaining to the field of theology. Theology is the study of ...
More and more churches are responding to the call of short-term missions. Traditional missionaries invested their lives in one mission field, learning the language, absorbing the culture, and eventual...