CONSTANTLY ASPIRING Did you ever hear of a man who had striven all his life faithfully and singly toward an object and in no measure obtained it? If a man constantly aspires, is he not…
Sermon Illustrations
DESTINY V S. DETERMINATION Some men succeed because they are destined to, but most men succeed because they are determined to. The above items were
SIFTING THE WHEAT FROM THE CHAFF Stories from the underground church in Russia never fail to jolt us awake. I came across another one just this past week. A house church in a city of…
CREATIVITY AND FLEXIBILITY To be a missionary, you need to be both creative and flexible in figuring ways to get through to people. David Marshall and his family live and minister in Taichung in Taiwan.…
CHRIST ON HIS OWN TERMS New strength came into my ministry both public and private when I saw that either I had to reject Christ and the admiring talk, or accept Him on His own…
THE MESSAGE V S. THE DELIVERY Walking into a noisy classroom, the teacher slapped her hand on the desk and ordered sharply: "I demand pandemonium!" The class quieted down immediately. "It isn't what you demand,"…
BALANCING GOD'S LOVE AND MERCY "The Christian life is like the dial of a clock. The hands are God's hands, passing over and over again -- the short hand of discipline and the long hand…
FREEDOM A teacher of American history asked her class in a test: "What was the reason for the Puritans coming to this country?" The best reply, she said later, came from a boy she had…
DISCERNING REAL EMERGENCIES A frontier couple, Zeb and Martha, settled down on their new land. They built a cabin, a barn and a corral for their livestock. Then Zeb hung a big bell in a…
PARENTING -- THE GIFT AND THE GIVER Bill Butterworth tells about the time his son's sixth birthday was approaching. He had mentioned he wouldn't mind a party, and as his son usually was very specific…
PURPOSE A recent news report from Biloxi, Mississippi, powerfully illustrates the role of purpose in making life worth living. A young woman, a dancer, twenty- four years old, jumped from a wharf in the colorful…
A HEALTHY FAMILY What does building a happy home life depend upon? In her book, Traits Of A Healthy Family, parent educator Dolores Curren of Denver polled 500 social workers, counselors and other experts to…
CANDID VALUE SYSTEM Kids have a certain way of evaluating and classifying professional athletes. An ex- professional football player said that "The only way to really tell how good you are is by knowing what…
THERE'S MORE THAN ONE WAY TO SKIN A CAT Some time ago I received a call from a colleague asking if I would be the referee on the grading of an examination question. He was…
FACE IT There are two things that everyone must face sooner or later: a camera and reality. A smile is a big help in both instances. Bits and Pieces.
LIFE'S TINY DELIGHTS Most of us miss out on life's big prizes. The Pulitzer. The Nobel. Oscars. Tonys. Emmys. But we're all eligible for life's small pleasures. A pat on the back. A kiss behind…
FINALLY ALONE It was midnight after registration day at the college when the policeman noticed a couple in lingering embrace in the campus parking lot. Mildly surprised at the scene before the school year had…
THE PRODIGAL SON -- THE VALLEY BIBLE PARAPHRASE So like there was this old dude who had two sons. The youngest one was like, you know, a total babe fer sure, fer sure; the older…
TOURS TO ISRAEL -- BIBLE STYLE Seems that anyone and everyone from your church, pastor and favorite Televangelist are leading tours to Israel. What would it have been like to have gone on the following:…
FAITH Faith is not so much believing this thing or that about God as it is hearing a voice which says, 'Come unto Me.' We hear the voice and then we start to go without…
