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  • Intolerance

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 20, 2011
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    New Testament scholar D. A. Carson says: "If I have strong views and articulate them, I am, by definition, intolerant. . . . The group that [claims it is right] is no longer perceived as standing for something and ...read more

  • Darwin Kissed And Cried Over Evolution

    Contributed by Michael Walther on Jun 20, 2011
     | 2,014 views

    DARWIN KISSED AND CRIED OVER EVOLUTION Shortly after Charles Darwin and his wife Emma were married, Emma wrote Charles a letter. In her letter Emma warned Darwin about believing things that can’t be proved and of recognizing the limitations of our minds... That there are things "which if true are ...read more

  • Miracle Story

    Contributed by Dr. Nicholas M. Muteti on Jun 20, 2011
     | 5,351 views

    MIRACLE STORY Many years ago in Kenya, a parent of one of my students came to me and told me what God did for their family. His daughter was born with serious physical problems. Doctors said that she will not be able to give birth her entire life. Her father and mother began to pray fervently for ...read more

  • Ministry During Black Plague

    Contributed by Dr. Nicholas M. Muteti on Jun 20, 2011
     | 3,286 views

    MINISTRY DURING BLACK PLAGUE Many years ago, in Europe, there was a great plague that killed one third of the population. It was called the black plague. Tens of thousands were killed each and every month and the population was terrified by the thought of facing death in their families and homes, ...read more

  • Commissioning Oath

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Jun 20, 2011
     | 3,785 views

    COMMISSIONING OATH When I hear the word "commission," the first thing that comes to my mind is the commission military officers receive when they enter into service. Commissioned officers derive their authority directly from a sovereign power and, as such, hold a commission charging them with the ...read more

  • Author And Authority

    Contributed by Segun Adeyeye Nuga on Jun 20, 2011
     | 5,676 views

    AUTHOR AND AUTHORITY If we consider the relationship between author and authority, you will agree that an author has ...read more

  • Irenaeus On The Word Of God

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 19, 2011
     | 2,359 views

    IRENAEUS ON THE WORD OF GOD St. Irenaeus says that the Word of God embraces the whole world, "its breadth and length, its height and depth, for through the Word of God all things are guided into order. And the Son of God is ...read more

  • Hope You Never Sin

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 18, 2011
     | 3,552 views

    HOPE YOU NEVER SIN When John Wesley served as a missionary to the American colonies, he had a difficult time with General James Oglethorpe. The general was known for his pride and harshness. One time Oglethorpe declared, "I never forgive." Wesley replied, "Then, ...read more

  • Forgiveness: Like A Bell Tolling

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 18, 2011
     | 1,399 views

    FORGIVENESS: LIKE A BELL TOLLING Corrie ten Boom once told of being able to forget a wrong that had been done to her. She had forgiven the person, but she kept rehashing the incident and so couldn’t sleep. Finally, she cried out to God for help in putting the problem to rest. She wrote this about ...read more

  • What Is "Daily Bread"?

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 18, 2011
     | 3,705 views

    WHAT IS "DAILY BREAD"? Martin Luther wrote in 1529: "What does daily bread mean? Everything that nourishes our body and meets its needs, such as food, drink, clothing, shoes, house, yard, fields, cattle, money, possessions, a devout spouse, devout children, devout employees, devout and faithful ...read more

  • No Other Plan

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jun 17, 2011
     | 6,931 views

    NO OTHER PLAN An old legend imagines Jesus arriving in heaven right after the Ascension, welcomed by all the angels. Then the angel Gabriel asks Jesus, "You suffered much, dying for the sins of mankind. Does everyone down on earth know it?" "Oh, no," replied the Savior, "just a handful of folks ...read more

  • Power And "King Of The Hill"

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jun 17, 2011
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     | 1,908 views

    POWER AND "KING OF THE HILL" When I was a kid, we used to play a game called "King of the Hill." Everyone would get together and choose some place to be the "hill." Sometimes we were lucky enough to have a dirt mound to play on, but not very often. It might be a bed or a sofa, unless, of course, ...read more

  • Closed For Alterations  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 16, 2011
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     | 6,562 views

    CLOSED FOR ALTERATIONS Billy Graham tells a story--a simple illustration--that I want to borrow. A preacher once passed a shop which was no longer open for business. A sign hung in the window that said, "Closed for Alterations." The owner had closed shop for a while in order to remodel the store. ...read more

  • Servanthood And Spiritual Growth  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 16, 2011
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     | 6,181 views

    SERVANTHOOD AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH I surveyed my church to see if people saw a relationship between ministering to others and spiritual growth. When asked, "To what extent has your ministry or service to others affected your spiritual growth?," 92 percent answered positively. None responded that ...read more

  • Afghan Spiritual Harvest

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 16, 2011
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    AFGHAN SPIRITUAL HARVEST In his book What Good Is God?, Philip Yancey writes: "This is a true story from Afghanistan that took place in the early 1970s, before the Russian occupation or the Taliban regime. At the time, the government allowed a small Christian church to service internationals who ...read more

  • Loneliness And Belonging

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 16, 2011
     | 5,534 views

    LONELINESS AND BELONGING Chip Ingram notes: "In his landmark book Bowling Alone, Robert Putman makes the case that loneliness is America’s new epidemic. People are searching for a place to belong. In the 1970s, it wasn’t uncommon for someone to leave a job that paid well and go off into the woods ...read more

  • 17th C. French Philosopher Le Rochefoucauld: ...

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 16, 2011
     | 1,261 views

    17th c. French philosopher Le Rochefoucauld: "Hypocrisy is the ...read more

  • Gold In Heaven

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jun 16, 2011
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     | 5,483 views

    GOLD IN HEAVEN There was a rich man who was distressed on hearing he could take none of his riches to heaven. He pleaded with God to make an exception. Finally, God said, "Okay, whatever you can fit into a garbage bag can be brought in." The man immediately thought of gold. He joyfully went and ...read more

  • Tozer: Salvation Demands Obedience

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jun 16, 2011
     | 3,813 views

    TOZER: SALVATION DEMANDS OBEDIENCE A. W. Tozer was a man of God who was troubled with the idea that Christian profession does not demand obedience to Christ. He said: "[Years ago] no one would ever dare to rise in a meeting and say, 'I am a Christian' if he had not surrendered his whole being to ...read more

  • The True Blessing

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Jun 15, 2011
     | 5,019 views

    THE TRUE BLESSING When God blessed Abraham, He blessed him so that he could be a blessing to all nations. To be a true blessing to others requires that we share with them the power of God’s transforming Truth. If you give food to a man who is trapped in a pit, they are still trapped in that ...read more

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