The motto of the Boy Scouts is "Be Prepared." To fulfill that motto they learn how to build a fire, pitch a tent, tie a knot, and follow a trail. "Be Prepared" could also be the motto of the Christian...
Many pastors are intimidated by the thought of preaching all the way through an entire book of the Bible. Some fear that congregational excitement will be hard to sustain and that pastor and congregat...
How smart is your canine companion? Is he or she smart enough to play board games with you?...
Sometimes you will hear it said of a man who has died, "He never had an enemy." If so, he was a rare man. Few of us can say with Will Rogers, "I never met a man I didn't like." Will Rogers never met s...
The motto of the Boy Scouts is "Be Prepared." To fulfil that motto they learn how to build a fire, pitch a tent, tie a knot, and follow a trail. "Be Prepared" could also be the motto of the Christian....
Fortune in a Bottle Fifty-five year old Jack Wurm had reached the depths of despair. He had failed in business and now was killing time walking along a California beach between job interviews. As he p...
Even children understand the importance and power of prayer...particularly for themselves....
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...
In the Dallas Seminary Daily Devotional for Oct. 24, 2003, Chuck Swindoll writes: "There we sat, a cluster of six. A stubby orange candle burned at the center of our table flickering eerie shadows acr...
"In many ways, ministry is like golf. It is so difficult to get it right, but every now and again, we do it the way it should be done and gain the confidence to ‘go again.’ So keep swinging and prayin...
George Muller, after having read the Bible through one hundred times with increasing delight, made this statement: "I look upon it as a lost day when I have not had a good time over the Word of God. F...
The regional manager at a retail chain forgets his first laptop on a store counter. When he returns, it's gone, so he reports it stolen. That night, he got a phone call from a person saying he...
What do you do with your money? Are you generous? Do you help family members who have no recourse? What's your response to the church's stewardship committee?...
A very wealthy man in the community was not known for his generosity to the church. The church was involved in a big financial program so the fundraising committee decided they had to pay him a visit....
A very wealthy man in the community was not known for his generosity to the church. The church was involved in a big financial program so the fund-raising committee decided they had to pay him a visit...
Whenever we face a communication challenge, telling a story is a good option, and sometimes it is the very best option....
During a Billy Sunday evangelistic campaign, a mentally impaired boy came faithfully each night to sing in the choir. "Joey was not very bright," said Homer Rodeheaver, the well-known song leader, "bu...
Harold Sherman quite awhile ago, wrote a book entitled How to Turn Failure Into Success. In it he gives a "Code of Persistence." If you give up too easily, write this down and read it daily. 1. I will...
The preacher gives a human voice to the divine word so that others will hear from God. ...