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Illustration: MLK Day

Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King......

Persecution

Lenin thought that those who believed in God were worse than fools. "Every man who occupies himself with the construction of a god, or merely even agrees to it, prostitutes himself in the worst way...

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. ...

Preaching: Exposing God's Glory

Contrary to popular wisdom, good preaching has little to do with eloquence, fashion, or the length of a sermon. Good preaching is all about content and posture. ...

Illustration: The God of Large, Small and All

God is sovereign over all the details of our lives, as well as larger matters. He rules over everything at all times....

Children

My daughter Katelynn has always been as sharp as a whip. She loves to learn. At church, people used to get kicks out of her understanding of theological issues. When she was six she came to me and saw...

Illustration: God’s Love

Our heavenly Father is different from our earthly fathers....

Illustration: Faith of the Faithless

What does one believe when one says he or she does not believe?...

Church

Thomas Edison thought the phonograph he invented had little commercial value....

Reverence

Crater Lake in Oregon is uniquely beautiful. Created by a volcanic eruption, the lake is crystal clear, and set in a goblet of mountains. The first Europeans to see it were two prospectors searching f...

Luck

In 1936 an advertising executive in Philadelphia, Philip Klein, founded the Friday the 13th Club. Its members are committed to defying old superstitions. They walk under ladders. They break mirrors. T...

Why the Angels Worshiped at Christmas

Ever see a frightening angel in a nativity scene? Me neither. But biblically speaking, angels were frightful creatures... (Read more) ...

Bible

The oldest surviving Irish manuscript is a fragmentary copy of the Book of Psalms. Before they went into battle, Celtic armies carried it around their troops three times to ensure victory. While we wo...

To Illustrate: Empathy/Sympathy

Harold and Don Reid, two of the legendary Statler Brothers, tell a wonderful story in their book Random Memories. ...

Worship

Humans tend to worship what is seen and often what appeals to emotion. The golden calf represented an Egyptian fertility cult. Recall that while the people were in the wilderness God alone provided al...

Conversion, Salvation

A little girl was visiting her grandmother one beautiful spring morning. They walked out into grandmother's flower garden. As grandmother was inspecting the progress of her flowers the little girl dec...

Illustration: Strength, Providence

What first appears to be a curse God can turn into a manifold blessing....

Illustration: Faith and Happiness

People who live their lives without God are found to be less joyful than those who are churched and abiding in Him....

Evil Choices

On the table side by side; The Holy Bible and the TV Guide, One is well worn but cherished with pride, (Not the Bible, but the TV Guide). One is used daily to help folks decide, No! It isn't the Bibl...