Devotion
On Being A Celebrity
“As far as I can remember, being a celebrity has never helped me make a good picture … or command the obedience of my daughter, or impress my wife. It doesn’t even seem to help keep fleas off our dog, and if being a celebrity won’t give one an advantage over a couple fleas, then […]
Feeding Sheep Or Amusing Goats? (Spurgeon)
by Charles Spurgeon (edited) An evil is in the ‘professed’ camp of the Lord, so gross in its impudence, that the most shortsighted Christian can hardly fail to notice it. During the past few years this evil has developed at an alarming rate. It has worked like leaven until the whole lump ferments! The devil […]
Not The Final Resting Ground
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-066 (Devotional) NOT THE FINAL RESTING GROUND “‘Don’t be alarmed,’ he said. ‘You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him.'” – Mark 16:6 Henry Alford was born in 1810 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England. The son of […]
Faith And Knowledge
Twenty years ago, I drove a cab for a living. It was a cowboy’s life, a life for someone who wanted no boss. What I didn’t realize was that it was also a ministry. Because I drove the night shift, my cab became a moving confessional. Passengers climbed in, sat behind me in total anonymity, […]
The Pit
A man fell into a pit and couldn’t get himself out. A SUBJECTIVE person came along and said: “I feel for you, down there.” An OBJECTIVE person cam along and said: “It’s logical that someone would fall down there.” A PHARISEE said: “Only bad people fall into a pit.” A MATHEMATICIAN calculated how he fell […]
3 Red Marbles
During the waning years of the depression in a small southeastern Idaho community, I used to stop by Brother Miller’s roadside stand for farm-fresh produce as the season made it available. Food and money were still extremely scarce and bartering was used extensively. One particular day Brother Miller was bagging some early potatoes for me. […]
Parable Of The Pencil
Author Unknown The Pencil Maker took the pencil aside, just before putting him into the box. There are 5 things you need to know, he told the pencil, before I send you out into the world. Always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best pencil you can be. One: You will […]
Look And See
In one of his books, preacher, Bill Hybels, relays how he once asked his congregation in Chicago, “How many of you this week have been thinking about Calvin’s doctrine of predestination? No hands went up. Then he said, “How many of you this week have had any sexual thoughts?” His question was greeted with a […]
Scars
Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. He flew into […]
I Was There
The Account of a First Hand Witness When Jesus Cleansed the Temple ( By Rev. Roy W. Johnsen) My name is Abel, and I want to share with you the most powerful experience of my entire life. It happened in Jerusalem. First, let me tell you a little about myself. I am anything but a […]
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