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Hypocrisy

Jesse James killed a fellow in a bank robbery and shortly thereafter was baptized in the Kearney Baptist Church. Then he killed another man, a bank cashier, and joined the church choir and taught hymn...

Church

I remember the late President of Princeton Theological Seminary and the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, Dr. James I. McCord, telling the story of two friends at a party. One confessed, "I don't k...

Unpopular Promises

There are hundreds or even thousands of promises in the Bible, depending on who is counting....

Humility

Former heavyweight boxer James (Quick) Tillis is a cowboy from Oklahoma who fought out of Chicago in the early 1980s. He still remembers his first day in the Windy City after his arrival from Tulsa. "...

Goals

In the book Significa, the authors tell of two men who decided to see the world backwards. It was 1930 when James B. Hargis and Charles Creighton drove their Ford roadster backwards from New York City...

Purpose,Commitment

James Emery White has a new book being released next month, called Serious Times: Making Your Life Matter in an Urgent Day (InterVarsity). I particularly enjoyed one of the illustrations he shared: "I...

Study the Passage: The vital step in preparing powerful sermons

The first step in preparing a biblical message is to study the passage......

Illustration: Blaming God

In his Church & Culture blog, James Emery White shares this: “If all else fails in passing blame, there’s always God." ...

Service

If you are in the historic district of Charleston, South Carolina, a little after seven o'clock in the morning you will see a 75-year-old man with a plastic grocery bag. If you follow him for his two-...

Faith Exercised

Inseparable Twins A Christian man worked each day transporting tourists across a lake. On occasion he would present the Gospel and its implications for life in a most unusual way. He had painted the w...

Divine Providence

Bad Breaks A boy in Decatur, Illinois, was deeply interested in photography. He answered an ad in a magazine, ordering a book on photography. The publisher made a mistake and sent him instead a boo...

What Subway Can Teach the Church

Dr. James Emery White

“We’re continually looking at just about any opportunity for someone to buy a sandwich, wherever that might be,” says Don Fertman, Subway’s Chief Development Officer. ”The closer we can get to the cu...

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. ...

Sixth Sunday of Lent: The Jesus Attitude

March 24, 2013—Philippians 2:5-11...

Two Reasons Why Christians Gossip

Think of how many times you have believed something to be true only to find out the information was totally wrong. Vaccinate yourself with some scriptural truths about gossip....

Illustration: Peace in Crisis, God’s Faithfulness

Mother experiences the power of God by going to a movie with her two teenage daughters....

Where Have All the Bold Pastors Gone?

Dr. Jerry Newcombe

During this election season, religion has come up many times. But for the most part, we haven’t heard from many pastors....

Growers of People

Rick Whitter

Like farmers, pastors must know the purpose of their work, and we must be willing to do whatever it takes to produce disciples. Fulfilling the Great Commission is not an option for today’s church lead...