One of the richest men of his time, J. Paul Getty, owned an estate that exceeded $4 billion in net worth. This is what he wrote in his autobiography as quoted in the Los Angeles Times, January 9, 1981...
A fisherman from the city was out fishing on a lake in a small boat. He noticed another man in a small boat open his tackle box and take out a mirror. Being curious the man rowed over and asked, "What...
Philip Anschutz was in his mid-20s when his father took ill and turned over to him the oil-drilling business. For awhile, every hole was a dry hole. ...
The November 18, 1996 issue of The New Yorker carried an interesting cartoon. Three well dressed business men were sitting around in leather armchairs in their club. One of them is saying, "I sold my ...
Before he can serve Communion, a Russian Orthodox priest must put on proper garments. When he puts on the first garment he recites, "My soul rejoices in the Lord. He has dressed me in garments of salv...
I Surrender, Some There Shall Be Sprinkles of Blessings Fill My Spoon, Lord Oh, How I Like Jesus He's Quite a Bit to Me I Love to Talk About Telling the Story Take My Life and Let Me Be It Is...
William Carey had to overcome great odds to obey the call of God. In The Challenge of Life, Oswald J. Smith noted that "even the Directors of the East India Company opposed [Carey's] work. Following i...
A. D. Correll is the CEO of Georgia-Pacific, the leading forest-products company in the country. Recently Sky magazine quoted Correll on the value of trees. He said that a growing tree is "the most wo...
John Barry
Pointers from John Piper on approaching the Bible...
Last week I took my children to a restaurant. My six-year-old son asked if he could say grace. As we bowed our heads he said, "God is good. God is great. Thank you for the food, and I would even thank...
Mother experiences the power of God by going to a movie with her two teenage daughters....
The victory over worldliness cannot be won by conforming to a list of rules. The battle is won through the power of the gospel applied to our daily choices....
Whenever we face a communication challenge, telling a story is a good option, and sometimes it is the very best option....
What did you learn in church today? How is it possible that so many people, young and old, can respond with nothing but silence to such a simple question after spending an entire Sunday morning in chu...
I was hungry and you formed a humanities club and discussed my hunger.I was imprisoned and you crept off quietly to your chapel and prayed for my release.I was naked and in your mind you debated the m...