MISSIONS-MINDED CHILDREN Tricia Goyer of Columbia Falls, Montana proposes sixteen ways in which parents can involve their children in missions and make them missions-minded: 1. Give to a Great Commission organization; 2. Give of yourselves;…
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{advance d 4 | }JUST CHECKING IN A minister passing through his church in the middle of the day, Decided to pause by the altar and see who had come to pray. Just then the…
TODAY By Henry Matthew Ward When I got mad and hit my child "For his own good," I reconciled, And then, I realized my plight . . . Today I taught my child to fight.…
AS I PRAYED I said, "God, I hurt." And God said, "I know." I said, "God, I cry a lot." And God said, "That is why I gave you tears." I said, "God, I am…
MORE BULLETIN BLOOPERS "Bertha Belch, a missionary from Africa will be speaking tonight at Calvary Memorial Church in Racine. Come tonight and hear Bertha Belch all the way from Africa." "PRAYER & FASTING CONFERENCE: The…
ONE VISITING DAY He was looking forward to this moment all day long, after 6 days of labor and it finally arrived - Visiting Day! The man with the keys arrived to swing open the…
WHAT IF GOD HAD VOICE MAIL? We have all learned to live with voice mail as a necessary part of modern life. But have you ever wondered what it would be like if God decided…
NINE VITAL SIGNS OF TRUE LIFE Steven Lawson writes: "In the First Epistle of John he gives us nine vital signs of true life that bring assurance: 1. Communion with God; 2. Confession of sin;…
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CAT FROM HEAVEN Dwight Nelson recently told a true story about a pastor. He had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down. The pastor coaxed,…
SYMPATHETIC VIBRATIONS Soldiers throughout history have known about sympathetic vibrations, as have certain opera singers like Caruso and jazz musicians like Ella Fitzgerald. Before soldiers cross a bridge, they break step. Why? Because their cadence…
PRAYER OR SWEAR A nun was stranded on the side of the road trying to change her flat tire with a jack that did not fit the car correctly. A motorist saw her distress and…
CORNFIELD MISSIONARIES I 'll never forget an incident that happened when I was about ten years old. We had two or three men in the church who, in every public prayer I ever heard them…
PRAYING IN GOD'S WILL Every prayer we offer is not necessarily answered exactly as we desire it to be. Were this the case, it would mean that we would be dictating to God, and prayer…
FIVE FINGERS OF PRAYER 1. Your thumb is nearest to you. So begin your prayers by praying for those closest to you. They are the easiest to remember. To pray for our loved ones is,…
PRIVATE PRAYER The Catholic Church's air conditioning broke down, so they had to hire a man to crawl around in the ducts and figure out what was wrong. As the man peeked down through one…
COMMUNION MEDITATION Take a moment to show some care And give some love unfettered and fair. Take a moment to ponder God's grace And the depth of sin in the human race. Take a moment…
THE LEADER'S PRAYER Lord, when I am wrong, make me willing to change. When I am right, make me easy to live with. So strengthen me that the power of my example will far exceed…
DID JESUS MOVE TOO? A family recently moved to another part of the country. The first night as the mother was putting her young son to bed, she said, "Let's say our prayers to Jesus."…
FAMILIAL ENEMIES Little Anne had been exceedingly naughty and during the dinner hour she was forced to eat alone in the corner at a card table. When everyone was seated, Father bowed his head and…
TEACH THE FROG TO COOK When we find ourselves too busy to pray, read the Bible, and worship in the church, something is seriously out of kilter in our lives. We need to be reminded…
