In a recent post on his blog, Mike Glenn wrote: “The Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard told a story of thieves who broke into a jewelry store and didn’t steal anything; they simply rearranged the p...
In the Dallas Seminary Daily Devotional for Oct. 24, 2003, Chuck Swindoll writes: "There we sat, a cluster of six. A stubby orange candle burned at the center of our table flickering eerie shadows acr...
A beautiful golden flower called the aconite blooms in early spring in England. Sometimes the meadows are carpeted with them. There is a legend that these flowers grew in England only where Roman sold...
- You've ever lied to the choir director about how good the cantata sounded. - Your wife has amassed a huge collection of unsolicited casserole recipes.......
Those who speak up for Jesus are often labeled as annoyances. Some of that may be unavoidable. Herb Caen once said, “The problem with born-again Christians is that they are an even bigger pain the ...
A lady on television was interviewing a woman who starred for many years on the "Lawrence Welk Show" and asked, “What did you learn from Lawrence Welk?” She replied, “To love the audience.” If we prea...
Blaise Pascal was a theologian, mathematician, scientist and philosopher. At the time of his death, those who cared for him found a parchment sewn into his clothing....
An Ant's Example A man once laid a piece of chocolate candy on a table. Then, picking up an ant, he put it near the delicious bon-bon. He was surprised to see it take a single bite and then hurry off ...
Forgiveness Includes Fellowship A pastor once rebuked a Christian lady who had an unforgiving spirit toward someone who had offended her. After a moment's thought she replied, "Well, I guess I'll pard...
Chester Harding was painting Daniel Boone's portrait in 1820, when Boone was nearly 86 years old. Harding asked Boone if he had ever been lost during his travels. Boone replied, "No, I can't say as ev...
Eric C. Redmond
How does God want you to respond when you are wronged, when you are in need of vindication?...
In the nineteenth century in Lancashire, England there was a common superstition regarding New Year's Day. If a light haired man, or any female, was the first to enter the house that morning it would ...
Sacred Stream Dr. Jacob Chamberlain, an early missionary to India recalls that while preaching to a group who had come to bathe in the "sacred stream" of the Ganges, a man joined them who had crawled ...
In the nineteenth century in Lancashire, England there was a common superstition regarding New Year's Day. If a light haired man, or any female, was the first to enter the house that morning i...
On her golden wedding anniversary, a grandmother revealed the secret of her long and happy marriage. "On my wedding day, I decided to choose ten of my husband's faults which, for the sake of our marri...
Blood is central to Scripture. A quick search of the New International Version of the Bible finds the word blood in more that 350 verses. Why is blood such an important part of the message of the Bibl...
Santa Claus, sleigh bells, reindeer. Snow falling, icicles forming, Christmas music playing. Christmas lights, Christmas trees, Christmas presents. Shopping, planning, cooking, eating, visiting with f...
Only a Cobbler William Carey, sometimes called "the father of modern missions," always seemed to have a humble spirit. In young manhood he had a job repairing shoes. As the years went by, honors we...
A guest at a hotel was in a hurry to check out when he realized he did not have his briefcase. He went to the bellhop and said, "Would you please hurry to room 1203? I think I left my briefcase there....