PreachingToday.com shares a neat story from a sermon on “Heaven” by Lee Eclov.
Robby Robins was an Air Force pilot during the Gulf War. After his 300th mission, he was surprised to be permitted to pull his crew together and fly his plane home immediately. Continue reading
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The 19th Century poet and professor William Herbert Carruth, paid this tribute to a teacher named Mark Hopkins.
Mark Hopkins sat on one end of a log
And a farm boy sat on the other.
Mark Hopkins came as a pedagogue
And taught as an elder brother. Continue reading
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I typed in google search “measure of our spiritual zeal. The AI overview offered this response.
“A person’s “spiritual zeal” can be measured by the level of passion, dedication, and active effort they demonstrate in their spiritual practice, often reflected through consistent acts of service, prayer, study, and a genuine desire to share their faith with others, essentially gauging how deeply committed they are to their spiritual life through their actions rather than just intentions.” Continue reading
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Dan Adkins tells a story about the meeting house of a village church catching on fire.
It was after mid-night and the building was going up in flames. A large crowd had gathered. As the preacher pulled into the parking lot, seeing many in the community who had never been to church, he walked to the front of the crowd and his voice thundered. Continue reading
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David McCullough, in his book Mornings on Horseback, tells this story about Teddy Roosevelt when he was a kid.
Roosevelt’s mother, Martha, learned that he was afraid to set foot inside the building where they worshiped. He admitted that he was terrified of something called “zeal.” He thought it was crouched in the dark corners of the building ready to jump out at him. Continue reading
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