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Illustration: Unity/Disunity

The Romans built a wall across Europe, intending for it to go all the way to the Black Sea. ...

Homosexuality

In his weblog from April 21, 2004, R. Albert Mohler points out, "As Romans 1 makes absolutely clear, homosexuality is fundamentally an act of unbelief. As Paul writes, the wrath of God is revealed ag...

Family of God

Karl Stegall tells of two brothers who entered the first grade. One said he was born January 1, 1984. The other said he was born April 4, 1984. "That is impossible," said the teacher. "No," replied th...

Forgetting The Past

In Greek mythology the Underworld ruled by Hades (Romans called him Pluto) was a dark and gloomy place. Mighty rivers ran through it. One was called the Lethe. Whoever drank from that river forgot the...

God's Love

A minister one day sat in the vestry of his church to meet anyone who might have spiritual difficulties. Only one came. "What is your difficulty?" asked the minister. The man answered, "My difficulty ...

Illustration: Service, Leadership

Unamuno, the Spanish philosopher, tells about the aqueduct built by the Romans in Segovia in 109 A.D. For 1800 years, that aqueduct carried cool water from the mountains down to the hot, thirsty city....

Conversion

In the year 1723 the office of King of the Romans was vacant. Ruling princes were supposed to elect a person for this office, but they had neglected to do so. There was so little law and order that th...

The Appearance Of Jesus

When the Romans overran the Bible lands most of the Jews were dispersed to other lands. But a few Jewish enclaves remained. The Jews who never left the Middle East are seen by one author as indicators...

The Compassion of God in Jonah

Philip Nation

We’ve just finished up our message series in Jonah, and I am always devastated by what I learn in the fourth chapter. Here are my preaching notes on the subject of how we learn to take on God’s heart ...

The Gospel in an Abortion Culture

Russell Moore

What we often forget is the second casualty of an abortion culture: the consciences of countless men and women....

Illustration: Love

We owe a debt of love to Jesus Christ that far exceeds what America's national debt stands at or could reach....

Static on the Line

This week we'll learn about how to clear the static on the line when it comes to hearing God speak. ...

Cross

In 1934 the city of San Francisco erected a cross, 103 feet tall and 39 feet across, on the top of Mt. Davidson in a public park. For years "Easter" services were held there. But in March of 1997 the ...

The Three Voices of God

How can we hear from God? And what if the counsel we're getting seems to contradict?...

Enemies

Sometimes you will hear it said of a man who has died, "He never had an enemy." If so, he was a rare man. Few of us can say with Will Rogers, "I never met a man I didn't like." Will Rogers never met s...

Salvation By Grace

His part - My part The Negro boy down in my Southland years ago, wanted to join a church. So the deacons were examining him. They asked, "How did you get saved?" His answer was, "God did His part, a...

Law

At the intersection of Meeting Street and Broad Street in Charleston, South Carolina, is the famous four corners of Law. On one corner is the City Hall, representing City laws. On the next corner is t...

Christian Life

Basketball players dress simply: shoes, shirts, shorts, and sweatbands. But life is not so simple for football players – and what about ice hockey players? Besides clothes, the athletes in these two s...

God's Standard

In her book, Sticking Up for What I Believe, Gwendolyn Mitchell Diaz answers questions that teenagers ask about God and life. Question #7 is "Isn't living a good life good enough?" Many people falsely...