Evangelist Paul Rader has often urged a banker in New York State to receive Christ, but the man would not make the decision. One day the preacher sensed that God wanted him to go immediately and speak...
An old country preacher was earnestly exhorting his congregation to give more liberally. He was interrupted by a deacon who said, "Parson, you told us salvation is free - as free as the air we breathe...
Back in the 50s, there was a well-known radio host/comedian/song writer in Hollywood named Stuart Hamblen who was noted for his drinking, womanizing, partying, etc. ...
Years ago when the Salvation Army celebrated its 100th anniversary, their journal, The War Cry, wrote of the founding of the organization and its founder, General William Booth. This significant sente...
The Salvation Army received an unusual gift last Christmas. A couple who wished to remain anonymous donated a wedding ring—their own—worth several thousand dollars....
Chester Harding was painting Daniel Boone's portrait in 1820, when Boone was nearly 86 years old. Harding asked Boone if he had ever been lost during his travels. Boone replied, “No, I can't say as ev...
The Passover meal is rich with symbolism relating to God's salvation, both for the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and for us from bondage to sin. The unleavened bread shows the haste of the peopl...
The Lord is my real instructor and I shall not want. He gives me peace, when chaos is all around me. He gently reminds me to pray before I speak and to do all things without murmuring and complaining....
Before he can serve Communion, a Russian Orthodox priest must put on proper garments. When he puts on the first garment he recites, "My soul rejoices in the Lord. He has dressed me in garments of salv...
Dedicated Little Things A little girl who loved the Lord longed to share the message of salvation with those who had never heard it. So she contributed a penny to a missionary to help with the work of...
"Those who are truly sent by God . . . are marked by the fact that they are faithful to the message of the Gospel, exalting the Lord Jesus Christ, proclaiming to men the good news of salvation through...
An article in the Nov. 14, 2003 issue of The Wall Street Journal notes, "Americans don't seem much interested in converting the 'heathen,' as it was once put. Indeed, they decreasingly believe there i...
In Johnstown, Pa., a tool-supply company received in the mail a $45 check to pay for a stolen hammer. ...
In 1902, a huge volcano erupted and killed the 30,000 inhabitants of St. Pierre, Martinique. Only one man survived—a condemned prisoner, convicted of murder, who was protected because of the sturdines...
In London's Westminster Abbey, many great men and women are buried in the floor of the church. Visitors walk over their tombs without hesitation...all but one. There is one tomb that no one walks ov...
Chester Harding was painting Daniel Boone's portrait in 1820, when Boone was nearly 86 years old. Harding asked Boone if he had ever been lost during his travels. Boone replied, "No, I can't say as ev...
What Money Can't Buy Money can buy a bed but not sleep, a hammer but not a carpenter, "things" but not friends, a toy but not a child's happiness, a pen and paper but not an author, a pencil but not a...