In 1799, fifty years before the California gold rush, gold was discovered in North Carolina. At Stanfield in Cabbarus county a 12 year old boy found a nugget weighing 17 pounds. His father, John Reed,...
A strange event occurred on September 17, 1997 in Bologna, Italy. Bob Dylan sang and played for Pope John Paul II. The occasion was a religions congress for young people....
A strange event occurred on September 17, 1997 in Bologna, Italy. Bob Dylan sang and played for Pope John Paul II. The occasion was a religious congress for young people. It was a chance for the 77-ye...
In a recent Turning Point devotional, David Jeremiah writes: “A 1970 film, by the same name as the novel on which it was based, Love Story, became famous for its tag line: 'Love means never having to ...
One of the most inspirational figures of the early church is Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna. Scholars believe that this faithful believer was born around A.D. 69, and may have been converted by the apo...
A cartoon in a national magazine recently showed a couple standing before a minister during their wedding. The minister, looking at the bride, said, "The correct response is 'I do' - not 'It's worth a...
In his book Harvest of Humanity, John Seamands told this story: "A German soldier was wounded. He was ordered to go to the military hospital for treatment. When he arrived at the large and imposing bu...
How can we hear from God? And what if the counsel we're getting seems to contradict?...
Among Rembrandt's many self-portraits is the remarkable one in the painting Elevation of the Cross. The artist has included himself among the soldiers, struggling to raise the cross, weighted with the...
Jared C. Wilson
The creed, attributed to the earliest missionary followers of Jesus, distills the basic outline of what it means to be a Christian into a short summation that belies the depth and richness of what it ...
"It is, perhaps, an overbold beginning, but I will venture to say that with its preaching, Christianity stands or falls." – P.T. Forsyth...
Paul Edwards interviews pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church John MacArthur about the emerging church movement in America....
The preacher gives a human voice to the divine word so that others will hear from God. ...
Joe Mckeever gives counsel to pastors in stressful, high-pressure situations who are thinking of throwing in the towel....
Are there some particular insights you’ve gained during the years that help you preach for life change?...