According to an old story attributed to Aesop, a man married off his two daughters. One married a gardener, and the other married a brick maker......
A man saw an ad in the paper advertising a talking dog for twenty dollars. He knew it wasn't possible, but his curiosity got the best of him....
In his recent interview with convicted serial killer Ted Bundy, Dr. James Dobson asked Bundy: "Do you deserve the punishment the state will inflict on you? This was his response: "I'm not going...
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...
Sometimes we wonder, "What did I do to deserve this?" or "Why did God have to do this to me?" A daughter is telling her Mother how everything is going wrong, she's failing algebra, her boyfriend broke...
Through the courtesy of MovieMinistry.com, we'll be frequently sharing illustrations from films. Here's one from the new movie, Secondhand Lions. The Big Idea: You can't reach out to people you don't...
Sometimes I think the late Neil Postman is the prophet for out time. After reading about the Miley Cyrus photo fiasco, I am convinced of this. If you have a pre-teen daughter, you know that Miley is t...
Joe Mckeever gives counsel to pastors in stressful, high-pressure situations who are thinking of throwing in the towel....
Dr. Bill Lawrence
Every time we fall into one of the temptations, we end up short-circuiting our purpose, sinning against God, harming others, and deceiving ourselves into thinking we are doing well....
A poor vagabond, traveling a country road in England, tired and hungry, came to a roadside Inn with a sign reading: "George and the Dragon." He knocked gently on the door. The Innkeeper's wife stuck h...
What It Means to be a Christian Leader Cal Thomas found himself called a "Christian leader" by a leading Christian magazine and he wondered what that meant ("Dear God, Please Don't Let Me Be a Christi...
Philip Nation
As we move through the book of Ecclesiastes at The Fellowship, last Sunday I dealt with how we handle money and possessions. ...
A veterinarian was feeling ill and went to see her doctor. The doctor asked her all the usual questions: What are your symptoms? How long have they been occurring? Etcetera. Finally the vet interrupt...
It sounds like a story someone made up, but the story is true. In 1890 in the Australian Supreme Court a witness testified that he saw a lady fall in the street. But he testified that he did not help ...
Mike Pohlman