Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was a very devout Roman Catholic evangelist. One of the stories that grew out of his ministry concerns a time when he was baptizing new converts in a river....
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...
When the renowned little nun called Mother Teresa died, half a million people gathered in the streets outside the Netaji stadium where her funeral was held. Twelve thousand were inside to attend the f...
Can you believe it? The head of a baby Jesus statue was knocked off and carried away by vandals. It happened in Wauwatosa, Wis., at Saint Joseph's Catholic Church. The church members understandably ar...
A young seminary graduate was called to his first church. That first Sunday, he entered the church proudly, with head held high. As he began the sermon, however, things seemed to go terribly wrong. He...
There was a funny scene in the series "All in the Family" when Edith was still a part of Archie's household. Edith, in her own way, was kind of a saintly person. Archie is complaining, as Archie commo...
How different is the broad road of the wicked. Kenneth Cober points out that the worldly man's way of carnal desire terminates in frustration and despair. Lord Byron abandoned himself to the pursuit...
In a recent sermon on the Prodigal Son passage, Jimmy Gentry tells this story: "I remember when Fred found Christ and asked him into his life back in 1973 in my hometown. Most of us couldn't believe i...
Here's an illustration from the animated movie Shrek 2, courtesy of MovieMinistry.com: The Big Idea: Does fate rule our lives, or can we choose? Scene Setup: Shrek, Donkey, and Puss in Boots have ma...
Sometimes the resurrection seems to good to be true, but this Easter sermon challenges us to be the living proof. The world needs an appearance of Jesus and a word from Him. Will it come from you and...
John Barry
Pointers from John Piper on approaching the Bible...