Erma Bombeck once wrote about what she would do differently If I Had My Life to Live Over:...
A pastor had a little kitten stuck up in a tree, and the kitty would not come down. The tree was not sturdy enough to climb, so the pastor decided that if he tied a rope to his car and drove until the...
If an earthly father can love unconditionally despite a child's mess, how much more does our heavenly Father love us regardless of our uncleaness?...
Maybe you read in the paper about Cincinnati Bengal's quarterback, Jon Kitna. Kitna was credited with being a part of the Cincinnati Bengal's dramatic turnaround. But also, Kitna was fined for wearing...
On May 2, 1962, a dramatic advertisement appeared in the San Francisco Examiner: “I don't want my husband to die in the gas chamber for a crime he did not commit. I will therefore offer my services fo...
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...
In a recent edition of the Daily Hope with Rick Warren email newsletter, Jon Walker writes: “Jasmine is my beautiful and tenderhearted dog (cockapoo). She knows it is wrong to go near an old barn that...
his newest book, 3:16, Lucado explores that great passage we know as John 3:16. He recently visited with Preaching editor Michael Duduit about the sermon series that led to the book, then discussed hi...
Erma Bombeck once wrote about what she would do differently If I Had My Life to Live Over: "I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained and the sofa faded. I would have ...
I had an epiphany while listening to Johnny Cash that transformed the way I preached the Psalms. ...
Philip Nation
We’ve just finished up our message series in Jonah, and I am always devastated by what I learn in the fourth chapter. Here are my preaching notes on the subject of how we learn to take on God’s heart ...
According to an old story attributed to Aesop, a man married off his two daughters. One married a gardener, and the other married a brick maker......
Joe Mckeever gives counsel to pastors in stressful, high-pressure situations who are thinking of throwing in the towel....
Since 2003, John Ortberg has served as senior pastor of the Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in Menlo Park, California....
Assumicide happens when you make false assumptions about others so that you can portray them in the worst possible light. Ever happen to you?...
Recently a young pastor named Tim Dearborn had to share a cab with four other people in Bangkok, Thailand. One of the passengers was a Marxist revolutionary on his way to India. The Marxist quizzed Ti...