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...
There are about 6,033,686,000,000 dollar bills in circulation in the United States at any one time. That's six trillion, thirty-three billion, six hundred and eighty six million. With so many bills in...
Three women die and all three reach Heaven at the same time. There they meet St. Peter. He tells them he has some other important business to transact and asks them to wait outside. Finally he returns...
An older couple had a son, who was still living at home with his parents. The parents were a little worried that their son could not decide on his future career, so they decided to do a little test. T...
A 26-word parade of hope: beginning with God, ending with life, and urging us to do the same. Brief enough to write on a napkin or memorize in a moment, yet solid enough to weather two thousand years ...
When the three-year-old boy opened the birthday gift from his grandmother, he discovered a water pistol. He squealed with delight and headed for the nearest sink.Dad was not so pleased. He turned to G...
Sometime after Bernie died, his widow, Rachel, was finally able to speak about what a thoughtful, considerate, and wonderful man her late husband had been. "My Bernie thought of everything", she told ...
How long it takes someone to do a certain task depends on one's matter of perspective....
The preacher gives a human voice to the divine word so that others will hear from God. ...
PROCRASTINATION Recently news stories carried the story of Zyness O’Havner and Sallie Warner, who were finally married after 77 years of living together. The bride was 94 and the groom was 95...
How can we hear from God? And what if the counsel we're getting seems to contradict?...
Here are some comments you'll probably never hear at church: 1. Hey! It's my turn to sit in the front pew. 2. I was so enthralled, I never noticed your sermon went 25 minutes over time. 3. Personall...
Let’s suppose you’re a pastor and you’re preaching this Sunday. That’s six days away. To the man or woman in the pew, that seems like a long time, but it’s not. Perhaps you’ve heard of the Preacher’s ...
A cowboy walks into a bar in Texas, orders three mugs of Bud and sits in the back room, drinking a sip out of each one in turn. When he finishes them, he comes back to the bar and orders three more....
A cowboy walks into a bar in Texas, orders three mugs of Bud and sits in the back room, drinking a sip out of each one in turn. When he finishes them, he comes back to the bar and orders three more. T...
A man was hired to paint the lines on the highway that divide the lanes. Now the company didn't have a lot of resources so he had to do his painting on foot. After the first day at work his supervisor...
National Public Radio was interviewing veteran radio and television reporter Judy Muller about her new book entitled "Now This." She chose the title because those two words are used so often by radio ...
Robberies are not unusual, but this one is. A sketch by artist Salvador Dali has been stolen from the men’s prison at Riker’s Island. The sketch is of Jesus Christ on the cross. The ske...
Nell Mohney illustrates the importance of attitude in Beliefs Can Influence Attitudes with a story that is fascinating. In the San Francisco Bay area some educators decided to conduct an experiment. T...
One More Time In a manufacturing town in Scotland, a young lady began teaching a Sunday school class of poverty-stricken boys. The most unpromising youngster was a boy named Bob. After the first two...