Attitude
A convicted criminal, a rough-looking character nicknamed “Knuckles” by his fellows prison inmates, was about to be paroled after serving a fifteen-year sentence. Before walking through the prison gates to […]
Preaching
Walk The Walk!
A man was grieving over the recent death of his dog — his faithful friend for fifteen years. He wanted to honor his pet in a special way, and so
Bread For The Hungry
In a little book called “You’re Out of Date, God?” the author quotes from an old letter from her mother: Things are fine around here. Elsie Krabble went to church
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Rise And Shine
Imagine a man clinging desperately to the top of a solid steel flagpole. Then watch a strong man strike the bottom of the pole with a large sledge hammer. BOING!
Travelling Light
While visiting her sister and family, Karen Johnson presented a $20 bill to one of her teenage nieces. The young woman expressed a certain amount of reluctance to accept the
A Matter Of Loyalty
Someone has come up with a fantasy about what might have happened if the twelve Apostles had submitted formal job applications to Jesus. The applications are reviewed by a team
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The Power To Resist
On the dashboards of those small “Volkswagen-type airplanes, there is a safety device usually referred to as a “Stall Warning Indicator.” The owner of such a plane has described the
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Now Thank We All Our God
We all know the story from the Book of Exodus of the Israelites crossing the Red Sea. With Pharaoh’s army in hot pursuit, God parts the Red Sea to give
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Two-fork Church
Dr. Howard Thurman, clergyman and scholar, who once appeared on “Life” magazine’s list of “Ten Best Preachers in America,” had an uncommon sympathy for people who slept during the sermon.
Stop, Look And Listen
In many English translations of the Bible, the word “behold” appears hundreds of times. In the Christmas Story for example: Behold, you will conceive in your womb a Son and
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Put Yourself Into It
A seminary student was showing little promise of developing into a good preacher. One day, as he stumbled through a practice sermon in class, his homiletics professor called out to
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The Best Medicine
On his return from a trip into the wilds, a birdwatcher told this story of an encounter with a bear. “I was hiking through the woods,” he said, “and came
Up A Tree?
Knowing that He would be put to death in a few days, Jesus said to two of His disciples: Now My soul is troubled. What shall I say: Father save
Prepare Him Room
At a preachers’ conference, a discussion arose about people who fall asleep during the Sunday Sermon. One of the participants, well-known for his preaching ability, told of a woman who
Praise The Lord
Today’s Gospel Lesson begins by telling us that Mary “set out, proceeding in haste, into the hill country to a town in Judah, where she entered Zechariah’s house and greeted
The Bird Is In Your Hands
A young clergyman was anxious to improve the quality of his preaching. He bought a cassette tape-recorder and the following Sunday recorded the entire worship service. That night he sat
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First The Trembling
A well-known preacher was invited to deliver a sermon in the chapel of a college for the deaf. He described it as a “Preacher’s paradise, because you get two laughs
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Broken Patterns
There is the wonderful story about a woman listening to her pastor preach a Sunday morning sermon about Simon Peter’s wife’s mother, ill with a fever. Not only was it
Get Off Your High Horse
“Sailbad the Sinner” is the name of an old sailboat owned by Baptist Minister, Jess Moody. One day, Moody and his son boarded the little sloop at a Florida Everglades
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The Bus Is Waiting
In a fascinating story of his journey across the United States with his pet dog, John Steinbeck tells of a Church service he attended during his travels in the State
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