God in His extravagant love for us created a wide variety of things for us to enjoy in this world--and no eye has seen what He's done in the next!...
We have heard of the place called Death Valley. Normally it is barren and forbidding, but every once and a while it explodes with color....
A Sunday School teacher was trying to get some discussion going in her children’s Sunday School class during the Christmas season. She said, “If the flower of Easter is a lily, what is the flower of C...
I love what Corrie Ten Boom once taught me. She said, "Jill, people thank me so much, and it used to worry me because I didn't want to get a big head....
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?...
The boy said, "What a wonderful day! I asked for one flower but got a beautiful bouquet." That's the thankful spirit. That's the gratitude attitude. It's that attitude that should guide our giving and...
Here's an illustration from the classic movie To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), courtesy of MovieMinistry.com: The Big Idea: There is power in a kind word. Scene Setup:Scout, Jem, and Dill are coming ho...
In A Second Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul, Rev. John R. Ramsey tells how in one church a certain person provided him with a rose boutonnière for the lapel of his suit every Sunday. At first he ...
Recently the Charlotte Observer carried the story of one church’s unusual beginning for a capital campaign. Instead of taking an offering, Elevation Church gave $40,000 to the congregation to spend on...
The little Ball City Baptist Church near the tiny town of Luck, North Carolina, has been closed for years. Young people moved way from the community. The older members died out one by one. But if you ...
The early American Indians had a unique practice of training young braves. On the night of a boy's thirteenth birthday, after learning hunting, scouting, and fishing skills, he was put to one final...
A wife need to see firsthand her husband's affection....
Advent can be an antidote to the sinful slip into apathy, helping us to be astounded at the glory of God....