There is a minister’s wife in the Midwest who is also a well-known speaker. Her name is Love Lockman. ...
David Jeremiah wrote: “When missionary Amy Carmichael went to India, she suffered from acute, prolonged loneliness and homesickness. The other missionaries tried to be kind to her, but they were busy ...
In the devotional book My Heart -- Christ’s Home Through the Year, Rick Ezell wrote this: “In his book Fuzzy Memories, Jack Handey writes: ‘There used to be this bully who would demand my lunch money ...
“My point is this: One of the best ways to develop your prayer life is to be attentive to the changes and growth that are occurring in your life as a result of prayer. The more you grow, the more you ...
Earthly fathers make plenty of mistakes rearing their children, but our heavenly Father never makes a mistake with us....
Probably the greatest book on fear ever written in this country was by Basil King and the title was The Conquest of Fear. Here is the quotation: "Go at it boldly, and you'll find unexpected forces clo...
Open Wide A minister tells of dispensing food to residents in an impoverished area by means of a "soup kitchen." All of the people were instructed to bring a vessel that would hold about 2 quarts. How...
Robert Falconer tells the story of his witnessing among destitute people in a certain city and of reading them the story of the woman who wiped Jesus' feet with her tears. While he was reading he h...
According to Henry Jacobsen, six Scottish miners were forced to make a heart-rending decision. While they were working some 1,500 feet below the surface, a shaft collapsed. Debris trapped one of their...
An evangelist told the following story in one of his campaigns. He said, "I have a friend who during the depression lost a job, a fortune, a wife, and a home, but tenaciously held to his faith...
refrigerators, people used icehouses to preserve their food. Icehouses had thick walls, no windows and a tightly fitted door. One man lost a valuable watch while working in an icehouse. A small boy wh...
If an earthly father can love unconditionally despite a child's mess, how much more does our heavenly Father love us regardless of our uncleaness?...
In his book Falling in Love with Prayer (NexGen), Mike MacIntosh writes: "When I was a teenager I wanted so much to be accepted by my peers, and I decided that a foul mouth was a way to act like a man...
One godly man or woman can make a dramatic difference, even in the darkest of circumstances....
Joe Mckeever gives counsel to pastors in stressful, high-pressure situations who are thinking of throwing in the towel....
Whenever we face a communication challenge, telling a story is a good option, and sometimes it is the very best option....
Matthew 4: 1-11 The challenge of taking tests starts rather early in......
What do you do when your fears seem to be winning the day? What if you pray and God still hasn’t come through for you? If you are like most people, you begin to lose hope, and you wonder why you bothe...