THE PARABLE OF THE MOST GLORIOUS POOL Once upon a time, long ago and far away, there was a people who worshipped swimming pools. Everyone had a swimming pool in …
THE CHURCH IS A WINDOW The church of Jesus Christ is the window thru which the grace of God is seen and its the only window that He has.
TO KNOW CHRIST A dialogue between a recent convert and an unbelieving friend: “So you have been converted to Christ?” “Yes.” “Then you must know a great deal about him. …
TURN YOUR LIGHTS ON! I can’t wait for Christmas! Two years ago I put up the Christmas lights on the front of our house. We were not living in the …
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BLOODY SUNDAY MARTYRESS Bloody Sunday, a video commentary smuggled out of Lithuania, at great risk, vividly records the events of Sunday, January 13, 1991. On that fateful Sunday, Soviet troops …
FREE TO FORGIVE Mitsuo Fuchida was the general commander of the air squadron that performed the raid on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Following the war he met a …
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THE MISSING BIBLE From a past edition of Our Daily Bread comes a story of a Christian woman who was unable to find her Bible for her Bible Study group …
THE GOSPEL FOR CROWS Our family keeps a stock of sugar beets and corn by the edge of the woods behind our house to feed the deer. We enjoy watching …
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HOW TO KILL YOUR CHURCH Meditate upon the following and determine, honestly, which impresses you most: 1. A lost soul you could witness to – or a lost personal item? …
SECRET SERVICE CHRISTIAN The minister glared down at Mr Foster and roared, “And are you, my son, a soldier in the army of the Lord?” Surprised at being singled out, …
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WAITING FOR A CHRISTIAN Billy Graham was in India several years ago for a crusade. While he was there he witnessed to a man about Christ and then asked him …
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LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE A young lady once consulted with her minister. “I can’t stick it out any longer. I’m the only Christian in the factory where I work. I …
SMALL EVIDENCES ARE VITAL Never be discouraged that your Christian witness isn’t making the immediate impact you’d like to see. Consider the lesson we may learn from the U.S. Army …
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TERTULLIAN: CHRISTIAN BLOOD IS SEED But go zealously on… Kill us, torture us, condemn us, grind us to dust… The oftener we are mown down by you, the more in …
RESUMES FOR CHRISTIANS A good friend of mine is a carpenter. One day, as I was preparing a resume, it occurred to me that he never has to fill out …
THE CONVERSION OBSTACLE A feeble, nominal Christianity is the greatest obstacle to the conversion of the world. Henry Venn in an address to the Islington clerical meeting on January 10, …
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WAIT FOR THE WHITE MAN In the summer of 1805, a number of Indian chiefs and warriors met in council at Buffalo Creek, New York, to hear a presentation of …
ARGUMENT OF CHRISTIANS The best argument for Christianity is Christians; their joy, their certainty, their completeness. But the strongest argument against Christianity is also Christians–when they are sombre and joyless, …
LIGHT IN THE LANTERN In 1891 a train company was being sued because a person had been killed at a train crossing. The plaintiff’s lawyer interrogated the night watchman at …
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LOVING OUR VOCATIONS Our business is to love what God would have us do. He wills our vocation as it is; let us love that, and not trifle away our …
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