HESITATION KILLS On the plains of hesitation bleach the bones of countless millions who, at the dawn of victory, sat down to wait -- and waiting, died. Attributed to George Cecil
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HOW JESUS MADE PEACE A metaphorical account of the crucifixion tells that while Jesus was hanging on the tree, he looked down and saw evil and sinful humanity. Mankind that had fouled his creation, people…
JESUS MUST BE LORD J. Oswald Sanders, in 1952 wrote, "If Jesus is not God, then there is no Christianity, and we who worship him are nothing more than idolaters. Conversely, if he is God,…
JESUS IS GREATER Jesus is stronger than Satan or sin, Satan to Jesus must bow. Therefore I triumph without and within, Jesus saves me now. Source unknown
CHRIST HAD A ROSE Our neighbor, visiting the Holy Land, sent a letter describing the beautiful gardens. "I wonder if he saw the rose," our six-year-old asked. "What rose?"" I said. "You know, like the…
OSCAR ROMERO ON SUFFERING The martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero of San Salvador, slain by an assassin's bullet five years ago while giving a homily at Mass, once wrote, "It is wrong to be sad. Christians…
THE BATTLE WON This vision came to me one day When all my terrors had come to play All the fear and terror and shame They had my shape, they had my name I watched…
CHRIST'S VISION STATEMENTS Great vision statements can always be summed up in about seven words. Consider Jesus' short, powerful visions for what he can do for us: On loneliness -- Fear not for I am…
GOD IS GREATER Few life forms on earth evoke the fear that does the great white shark. The deadly predator reigns supreme because of its ability to rip and tear any foe into submission. Any…
THE SEVEN TOGETHERS An old gospel tract entitled The Seven Togethers says of our union with Christ: 1. We are crucified together with Christ. 2. We have died together with Christ. 3. We were buried…
TRANSFORMATION OF GOD TO US Before electricity can be of any use in a home or in a building such as this, it must pass through an electrical transformer. The transformer cuts the power down…
JESUS MAKES US SOMETHING Pastor and author, Dr. T. Cecil Myers, has stated: "Get all the education you can; explore the natural world with the scientists; learn to be at home with all kinds of…
THE JOY OF THE LORD Here are a few of the early traditions and quotes of the emerging church of the Lord Jesus Christ: It is said that following the thrill of the resurrection on…
EASTER AND JOY John Van Der Hoeven, former overseer of the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem, the traditional site of Jesus' death and resurrection, once told of a young skeptic who heard John's proclamation of what…
MORNING-STAR After the sun has gone After the moon has thrown its last beam After the night in blackness drawn After man has dreamed his last dream Then shall Messiah come Then shall man be…
BY ANY OTHER NAME To expand membership, the Girl Scouts now allows substitute words for GOD in its pledge. Scouts can insert the name of their personal divine being, creator, spirit guide, or whatever, in…
A NEW JESUS In Flannery O'Connor's book, Wiseblood, Hazel Moses says: "Listen here. What you need is something to take the place of Jesus, something that would speak plain. The church without Christ doesn't have…
CAESAR OR JESUS Please notice with some interesting comparisons between Jesus and Caesar. Each, remember, had faithful and devoted followers who believed each was God. 1. Caesar was the ruler of the vast Roman Empire.…
VALUE OF FRIENDSHIPS Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman, famous evangelist, said that the New Testament records tell of forty people, each suffering from disease who were healed by Jesus. Of this number, thirty-four were either brought…
THE SIMPLE GOSPEL MESSAGE C. H. Spurgeon, the late "Prince of Preachers," tells of his conversion experience: a man who was almost illiterate was preaching from the simple text in Isaiah 45:22 -- "Look unto…
