This story appeared in the May 10, 2010, edition of the "Turning Point Daily Devotional": Recently a young man in suburban Chicago tried to escape during his trial, as he'd seen done many times on tel...
A Far Side cartoon pictures God as a white-bearded old man seated at his computer. On the screen we see a hapless young man walking down the street. A piano is suspended by a rope over his head. Go...
At church camp when I was a teenager, an ugly rumor about two of our counselors quickly became the talk of the camp. The next day, at morning prayer, the minister read the story of the adulterous woma...
The story is told about a pastor who died and went to heaven. As he stood in line at the Pearly Gates waiting for his reward, he noticed that the man in from of him was a rough-looking character in...
On the outskirts of a small town, there was a big, old pecan tree just inside the cemetery fence. One day, two boys filled up a bucketful of nuts and sat down by the tree, out of sight, and began divi...
A recent newspaper article carried the title, "Court Rules Against Crosses." The article was about a Supreme Court decision not to overrule the judgment of a lower court prohibiting San Diego County f...
The first concern of the leadership of the church should be for the filled seats, not he empty ones. When a young preacher complained to Charles Spurgeon that his own congregation was too small, Spurg...
Man does not like to admit that his sinfulness and rebellion are at the heart of the problems of society. He's much more comfortable discussing imperfections, weaknesses, mistakes, and errors in judgm...
Eric C. Redmond
How does God want you to respond when you are wronged, when you are in need of vindication?...
Russell Moore
What we often forget is the second casualty of an abortion culture: the consciences of countless men and women....
When Daniel Boone died they didn't have to hunt to find a coffin for him. He had one already. He had acquired it long before. It was made of cherry wood and for years he'd kept it under his bed. Most ...
A young couple moves into a new neighborhood. The next morning while they are eating breakfast, the young woman sees her neighbor hanging the wash outside. "That laundry is not very clean," she said. ...
There was a painter named Jack, who was very interested in making a dollar or two extra where he could. So he often would thin down his paint to make it go a wee bit further. As it happened, he got aw...
The Chinese Christian, Watchman Nee, died in a Communist prison for his faith. During his lifetime, he was roundly criticized by the government. Smear campaigns were employed to discredit him, but he ...
"George, did you chop down the cherry tree?" "No, dad." "I think you are lying." "No, no, no! I swear I did not chop down the cherry tree." "Son, I saw you out there with your ax. Your punishment ...
In his weblog from April 21, 2004, R. Albert Mohler points out, "As Romans 1 makes absolutely clear, homosexuality is fundamentally an act of unbelief. As Paul writes, the wrath of God is revealed ag...
George, did you chop down the cherry tree? No, dad. I think you are lying. No, no, no! I swear I did not chop down the cherry tree. Son, I saw you out there with your ax. Your punishment wil...