“I had committed the crime and I stood before the judge as he pronounced the verdict.”
“Guilty!”
“Now I awaited the sentence. I so desired mercy. But I knew that I was indeed guilty and had no reason to expect anything except justice. Then the judge pronounced the sentence.” Continue reading
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I thought this was a piece of satire when I first read it. But it’s true!
The Houston Chronicle reported that Houston Mayor Annise Parker signed off on subpoenas issued to five local preachers.
And what did the city and the Mayor want from the preachers? Continue reading
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Romans 1:16 is one of the greatest verses in the Bible.
“What grand truths lie concealed in this Scripture,” writes W. H, Luckenbach, “as in a kaleidoscope! The gospel being its focal point, several easy turns bring into clearest view some of the most precious things of our Christian faith.” Continue reading
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G. Campbell Morgan was a British preacher, scholar and author of the latter 19th and early 20th century. He had already dedicated his life to ministry by age 19. However, he developed some doubts about the Bible.
Morgan relates the writings of various scientists and agnostics disturbed him (e.g., Charles Darwin, John Tyndall, Thomas Huxley, and Herbert Spencer). As he read their books and listened to debates, Morgan became more and more perplexed.
What did he do? Continue reading
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Today is Columbus day. It is the day that we honor Christopher Columbus who is credited with discovering the “new world” on October 12, 1492.
Someone joked that there were three profound things about Christopher Columbus’ discovery of America: Continue reading
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“I have some great stories that in many ways are the result of pain in my life” says John Harvey, a preacher from Palm City, Florida.
One day John was sitting with his kids when one of them asked about a set of scars on his legs. “Right around my right kneecap,” John says, “there is this interesting series of little scars that form a triangle, My kids wanted to know what they were from. So I was able to tell them how I played third base in a baseball game instead of catching. There was a play at the base where a runner slid into my leg as I tried to apply the tag. The scars on my knee form the exact imprint of where the spikes from his cleats went into my leg.”
Then Harvey makes this powerful point: Continue reading
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What are some things that Christians ought to think about every day?
Last night Shawn Jefferies concluded our Fall Focus Series at Hickman Mills where I worship in Kansas City. Our theme has been BECOMING HOLY LIKE JESUS. He ended the series by sharing three things we ought to think about every day. He said, “The first one will surprise you.” It did! Continue reading
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Zell Kravinsky. Karen Pittleman. Richard Semmler. My guess is you’ve never heard of these three people. Right?
Let me tell you what they’ve done. Continue reading
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“The greatest power a person possesses is his power to choose,” wrote Psychologist and author, Dr. J. Martin Kohe
“Destiny is not a matter of chance,” observed William Jennings Bryant, “it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.” Paul J. Meyer was right when he wrote, “You are the sum of all your choices.” The poet Robert Frost expressed the power and impact of choice in his famous poem, “The Road Not Taken.” Continue reading
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Shawn Jefferies, from Columbia, Tennessee, kicked off our Fall Focus Series yesterday morning with this question:
“When you hear the word ‘holy’ what do you think of? Continue reading
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