Feel the Darkness Some years ago my family visited a cave in the state of Kentucky. The guide led us through many beautiful and winding subterranean passageways. Suddenly he turned off all the lights ...
Jan Karon is the author of the beloved and hugely successful Mitford book series. The books follow the lives of the denizens of a small North Carolina mountain village called Mitford. One of the ce...
It is inevitable in a lifetime of preaching that we shall all make mistakes in our preaching. Sometimes these mistakes become embarrassingly more than we intended. I, too, have flubbed by saying somet...
Many have labeled Millard Fillmore the most obscure president in American history. Fillmore, our 13th president, succeeded to the presidency after the sudden death of Zachary Taylor. He was not nomina...
A parish priest was being honored at a dinner on the twenty-fifth anniversary of his arrival in that parish. A leading local politician, who was a member of the congregation, was chosen to make the pr...
A group of 4-8 year olds was asked, "What does love mean?" Here are some of their answers: "When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore so my grandfather d...
Through the courtesy of MovieMinistry.com, we'll be frequently sharing illustrations from films. Here's one from the new movie, Secondhand Lions. The Big Idea: You can't reach out to people you don't...
Advice to Graduates by Mary Schmich (not Kurt Vonnegut): Wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been pro...
Through his pastoral service at First Baptist Church, in Atlanta, his In Touch TV and radio ministry and his many books, Charles Stanley has become one of the nation’s best known preachers. Preaching ...
Parents ask this question on a daily basis. “Should I microwave some TV dinners or make a salad? Pastors make similar decisions for their church families on a weekly basis. Every week, every pastor wo...
More and more churches are responding to the call of short-term missions. Traditional missionaries invested their lives in one mission field, learning the language, absorbing the culture, and eventual...
Since 2003, John Ortberg has served as senior pastor of the Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in Menlo Park, California....