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22nd October 2008 Fearing God is not outdated. It is a healthy, necessary ingredient in our sanctification, and requires us to strip away our self-deception. Read more... |
On Nov. 18, 1995, Itzhak Perlman, the violinist, came on stage to give a concert at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City. If you have ever been to a Perlman concert, you know that getting on stage is no small achievement for him. He was stricken with polio as a child, Read more... |
One day a woman was walking down the street when she spied a beggar sitting on the corner. The man was elderly, unshaven, and ragged. As he sat there, pedestrians walked by him giving him dirty looks They clearly wanted nothing to do with him because of who he was -- a dirty, homeless man. Read more... |
10th August 2008 The book of Colossians affirms why Christ is worthy enough to mean everything to us. |
Tess was a precocious eight year old when she heard her Mom and Dad talking about her little brother, Andrew. All she knew was that he was very sick and they were completely out of money. Read more... |
It's a quiet summer day - the sun is brilliant against the sapphire sky and the slightest breeze gently rustles the leaves that dress the trees. Read more... |
30th July 2008 A prime illustration of this concern was forty consecutive days of morning prayer which Trotman and ministry partner Walt Stanton carried out together in California in 1931, and which Trotman came to view as a foundation for his later ministry. Read more... |
God, grant me the Serenity to accept the people I cannot change, |
A young man, a student in one of our universities, was one day taking a walk with a professor, who was commonly called the student's friend, from his kindness to those who waited on his instructions. Read more... |
8th July 2008 Report from Faith Outreach Orissa Re-Building Relief Fund for Christians homes and churches destroyed by Religious extremist in Orissa.Read more... |
“Since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.” Heb 12:28 NKJV Here is an update on the earthquake and our response to it: Read more on the recent Sichuan earthquake... |
17th June 2008 Congregations of believers exist all over the world. In some lands these churches are few; in others there are thousands. All of them are imperfect reflections and manifestations of the true and invisible Church of the Lord Jesus Christ. Read more... |
Friday morning (September 17, 1999) I was reading the paper and noticed Darrell Scott (father of Rachel Scott, a student killed at Columbine High School) was coming to speak Sunday afternoon at Two Rivers Baptist Church in Nashville, TN. Read more...A Touching Story. |
On this particular Saturday it was Adam's turn to accompany dad on the forty-five minute drive -- a coveted pleasure. As we left he promised his two brothers, Tyler and Brandon, he would return with a bounty of candy they all would share. Read more... |
29th May 2008 For those of us who were there at Henderson Senior Citizens’ Home, the few hours spent in the afternoon of 18th May 2008 was memorable. The plan was simple - to maximize our time by spending quality time with the elderly staying there. Watch the video here. |
It’s always striking to me how many people approach marriage thinking that if they simply do what comes naturally, everything will work out. Read more |
A JURY OF DISTINGUISHED scholars and scientists, including Albert Einstein and Orville Wright thought enough of Jimmy Yen to vote him one of the top ten Modern Revolutionaries of the Twentieth Century. Yet all he did was teach Chinese peasants to read. Read more |
21st May 2008 God’s love is just what we need, and our intense, personal response to his love is exactly what God longs for. He is the God who asks us above all to love him with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. My favorite aspect of God’s love is that it is intensely personal. Read more |
For some time I've had a church member provide me with a rose boutonniere to pin on the lapel of my suit every Sunday. Because I always got a flower on Sunday morning, I really did not think much of it. It was a nice gesture that became routine. One Sunday, however, what I considered ordinary became very special. Read more |
An old story is told of a king in Africa who had a close friend with whom he grew up. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred in his life (positive or negative) and remarking, "This is good!"Read more |
13th May 2008 I was having a talk with my three-week-old son the other day. |
I remember the hot summer when we discovered ice cream sandwiches in the bottom of the cooler at the corner store. They were ten cents apiece, a lot of money back then. I don't remember how we came to buy one and taste the sweet chocolate graham crust and the melting vanilla ice cream...Read more |
Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play together. Like pairs of dogs you can find in most any neighborhood, these two loved each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their respective houses. Read more |
6th May 2008 Most of us believe God can move mountains. But how many of us believe he will? There’s a world of difference. We believe God can work mightily on our behalf, but we really aren’t sure he will. Read more |
When I created the heavens and the earth, I spoke them into being. When I created man, I formed him and breathed life into his nostrils. But you, woman, I fashioned after I breathed the breath of life into man because your nostrils are too delicate. Read more |
This is a story within a story, that starts out from a wholesaler in New York who sent a letter to the postmaster of a small mid-western town. He asked for the name of an honest lawyer who would take a collection case against a local debtor who had refused to pay for a shipment of the wholesaler's goods. Read more |
15th April 2008 You can change the world. But it will take something that is an act of faith, perseverance, and hard work-prayer. It will have to be consistent, serious prayer—whether you feel like praying or now. But the reward for you will be a life released to the Holy Spirit’s work.. . Read more |
It was a year I will never forget! 1988 would see my family move back to the States after spending eight of the most rewarding years of our lives in the mission field of Thailand. Our departure was more sudden than we had anticipated, as there were problems in our home congregation and the money just was not there. . Read more |
Mine was not a family of sports enthusiasts. Oh, there were those occasions when we might go to a stock car race or the occasional bowling tournament, but none of my family participated in high school sports. In fact, my personal encounters with sports may require therapy. Read more |
31st March 2008 Imagine for a moment that you own a valuable treasure. You would, of course, value it highly. And suppose that obtaining this treasure had cost you very dearly. You would cherish it all the more. And suppose you knew that in the future your treasure would become even greater in its beauty and worth. You would, if possible, consider it more precious still. You are all this, and more, to God. Read more |
I attended a writer's group recently to get feedback on the latest chapter in my book. |
A woman named Vicki once knew a young person at church named Susan. Susan always seemed effervescent and happy, although Vicki knew she had faced struggles in her life. Her long-awaited marriage had quickly ended in divorce. She had struggled to get a grip on her single life. She hadn't chosen it, but she.....Read more |
24th March 2008 Why do we think holiness is unattainable? |
An old man, probably some ninety plus years, sat feebly on the park bench. He didn't move, just sat with his head down staring at his hands. When I sat down beside him he didn't acknowledge my presence and the longer I sat I wondered if he was ok.....Read more |
Once upon a time, twin boys were conceived in the womb. Seconds, minutes, hours passed as the two embryonic lives developed. The spark of life grew and each tiny brain began to take shape and form. With the development of their brain came feeling, and with feeling, perception -- a perception of surroundings, of each other, and their own lives.....Read more |
10th March 2008 Knowing God is the root of rich relationships. John began his first epistle by reflecting on the fact that he had actually met the God of heaven and earth—the one who spoke and brought everything into existence, who flung the stars into space by a word, who breathed into man the breath of life....Read more |
An old story is told of a king in Africa who had a close friend with whom he grew up. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred in his life (positive or negative) and remarking, "This is good!" ...Read more |
My husband and I became foster parents after we had been married for two years. Our first placement was two little boys, brothers, who we adopted after they were with us for eighteen months. When our boys were two and three, we were asked to take one and three-year-old sisters into our home. ...Read more |
3rd March 2008 You meet them all the time—• Someone discouraged who needs lifting up—but your thoughts are focused on your own hard day. • Someone who would enjoy an easy-going conversation with you—but the complaints in your mind suddenly come out in your speech, sharp and cold, and that’s the end of that. • Someone who made a mistake and could use your correcting help—but you have no time to think how best to lend a hand. ...Read more |
There once was a King who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The King looked at all the pictures, but there were only two he really liked and he had to choose between them. ...Read more |
There once was a man named Soul who was walking in a garden. He was whistling a real sweet tune for he was saved and had the joy of the Lord, but he was a baby Christian. As Soul was walking, a beautiful and seductive woman came out from behind a tree. ...Read more |
Tact has been defined as the art of putting ourselves in the place of others so that we may know their needs and supply them, and know their prejudices and conciliate them. It is an intuitive perception of what is proper or fitting—the mental ability of saying and doing the right thing at the right time, so as not to unnecessarily offend or anger....Read more |
Years I spent in vanity and pride |
25th February 2008 God invites us to live with him—an invitation David accepted seriously, as he expressed in Psalm Twenty-seven. Joyce Turner shares with us her thoughts on the fourth verse of this Psalm: In the Lord’s house, he is the master, and our trusting submission to him is required. Living with God should be a lifetime situation. The beauty of the Lord is something all of us, in time, can see more clearly. God wants us to always be learning from him...Read more |
Once upon a time there were two screws fastening a vital part of a gasoline engine. One of the screws was haughty and proud of it's shining head. The second screw was quiet, intent only on doing its job to the best of its ability. ..Read more |
There once was a man who had two indentured servants. One day a disagreement arose between them as to who was the greatest in the eyes of their master. So they went to the master of the house and asked him, "My lord, which of us is greater?" .Read more |
18th February 2008 Happy Christians were a part of my heritage. And those I knew were deeply committed to Christ. One would have to be to go to China in those days, learn the difficult language and work as hard as they did, often under dangerous circumstances..Read more |
For some time I've had a church member provide me with a rose boutonniere to pin on the lapel of my suit every Sunday. Because I always got a flower on Sunday morning, I really did not think much of it. It was a nice gesture that became routine. One Sunday, however, what I considered ordinary became very special. .Read more |
My son Gilbert was eight years old and had been in Cub Scouts only a short time. During one of his meetings he was handed a sheet of paper, a block of wood and four tires and told to return home and give all to "dad." That was not an easy task for Gilbert to do. Dad was not receptive to doing things with his son..Read more |
5th February 2008 Movie screening on Chinese New Year! Yes, the church is doing a public screening of the movie “Facing The Giants” on the 10th February 2008 at 9am. Provident Films has graciously granted permission to the church to do the screening free of charge.Read more |
A newly arrived soul in Heaven was met by St. Peter. The saint toured the soul around Heaven. Both of them walked side by side inside a large workroom filled with angels. |
It was a beautiful Sunday morning. People were filling the church to its full capacity! As they entered, each were given a bulletin filled with announcements, topic of today's sermon, what songs they would sing and who to pray for..Read more |
28th January 2008 You know, I'm really not quite sure what to do. On the one hand I know that the Lord has called me to preach His Word, and to do it with boldness. But there are occasions, and this is one of them, where I really hesitate, because of what it says..Read more |
Every Sunday afternoon, after the morning service at their church, the Pastor and his 11-year-old son would go out into their town and hand out Gospel tracts. This particular Sunday afternoon, as it came time for the Pastor and his son to go to the streets with their tracts, it was very cold outside as well as pouring down rain. ...read more |
Once upon a time two brothers who lived on adjoining farms fell into conflict. It was the first serious rift in 40 years of farming side by side, sharing machinery, and trading labor and goods as needed without a hitch. Then the long collaboration fell apart. It began with a small misunderstanding and it grew into a major difference, ...read more |
21st January 2008 |
15th January 2008 Prayer is the most important subject in practical religion. All other subjects are second to it. Reading the Bible, keeping the Sabbath, hearing sermons, attending public worship, going to the Lord’s Table, — all these are very weighty matters. But none of them are so important as private prayer.Read more |
A sobbing little girl stood near a small church from which she had been turned away because it was "too crowded.". ...read more |
If tomorrow starts without me, And I'm not there to see, |
A negative thought came to my mind. |
1st January 2008 Matthew’s Gospel has been called “the most important book in the world” (Renan), “the most successful book ever written” (Goodspeed). It describes a Christ who proceeds from glory, through suffering, to glory. It starts out by picturing the exalted Son of David, conceived and born in accordance with prophecy (chapter 1), receiving honor due to a King (chapter 2), heralded by a way-preparer who was himself also an object of....read more |
Billy Graham's daughter, Anne, was being interviewed on the Early Show by Jane Clayson, regarding 9/11/2001. She was asked, "How could God let something like this happen?" Ms. Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said, "I believe that God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are. But, for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives. And being the ...read more |
The brand new pastor and his wife, newly assigned to their first ministry to reopen a church in suburban Brooklyn, arrived in early October excited about their opportunities. When they saw their church, it was very run down and needed much work. They set a goal to have everything done in time to have their first service on Christmas Eve. ...read more |
Lo! in the law Jehovah dwells, |
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