Advent (Week Two) | Mighty God

Robert Fulghum In It Was On Fire When I Lay Down ...  PRO

Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Dec 18, 2001

Robert Fulghum in It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It, tells a story involving his daughter, Molly. One day, as Fulghum was ready to leave for work, Molly handed him two brown paper sacks. In one was his lunch. What was in the other was a mystery. When Fulghum asked Molly what was in the mystery ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-7

Tags: Birth Of Jesus

Denomination: Nazarene

Real Peace  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2002

REAL PEACE My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far today, I have finished 2 bags of chips and a chocolate cake. I feel ...read more

Tags: Peace, God Brings Hope

In The Nt, The Word For Peace Means "To ...  PRO

Contributed by Mark Winter on Jan 18, 2003

In the NT, the word for peace means “to reconcile or join.” Some missionary Bible translators were working very hard to find a word for peace in a particular tribal language. At last, a native who was working with them found a combination of words that captured the concept—“a heart that ...read more

Tags: Peace, Fulfillment, Confession Of Sin

Denomination: Methodist

Shadowlands -- A Broadway Play, Later Made Into A ...  PRO

Contributed by Kathy Findley on Oct 25, 2003

Shadowlands -- a Broadway play, later made into a motion picture -- tells the story of C. S. Lewis and his wife, Joy . . .of their intense love for one another . . .and of the shadow that was cast across their life. Shadowlands portrays their struggle with Joy’s cancer. After Joy’s death, Lewis ...read more

Tags: Death, Examples Of Faith, Funerals Christian

Denomination: Baptist

In "Let's Roll: Ordinary People, Extraordinary ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Simms on Apr 18, 2004

In “Let’s Roll: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage”, Lisa Beamer reflects on the loss of her dad. She says, “Slowly, I began to understand that the plans God has for us don’t just include “good things”, but the whole array of human events. The “prospering” he talks about in the book of ...read more

Tags: Peace, Joy

Denomination: Baptist

James Fallow, Until Recently The Far Eastern ...

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 2, 2004

James Fallow, until recently the Far Eastern correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly, reports that Americans have exported this confusion of symbols. In one large Japanese department store he came across a display featuring Santa Claus holding the infant Jesus, behind a sleigh pulled by the seven ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

He Started The Whole Adventure Of Christianity ...  PRO

Contributed by Dan Waite on Dec 16, 2005

“He started the whole adventure of Christianity in Nazareth. Nazareth? Yes, Nazareth. Why Nazareth? Because there He found a women who was completely yielded to His purpose for her life. Great works of God rarely start in big places. Rather, they start in small places -- in some ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Free Methodist

Real Picture  PRO

Contributed by Dr. Wheeler Jones on Dec 24, 2005

Real Picture During the long war years a boy looked frequently at a picture of his daddy on the table. He had left when the boy was a young infant. After several years the boy had forgotten him as a person but he would often look at the picture and say, "If only my father could step out of that ...read more

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Church Of God

The First Ever Vocal Radio Broadcast On ...  PRO

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Dec 26, 2005

- The first ever vocal radio broadcast on December 24, 1906 - Consisted of a reading from Luke chapter two. - A Canadian engineer and inventor, Reginald Fessenden - 1866-1932 - The eldest son of an Anglican minister growing up near Niagra Falls On Christmas Eve, 1906, from his workshop in ...read more

Tags: Christmas Eve

Denomination: Baptist

Where Did Candy Canes Come From? Tradition Holds ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2006

Where did candy canes come from? Tradition holds that in about 1670, the choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral was frustrated by fidgety kids at the Living Nativity. He had some white, sugar-candy sticks made to keep the youngsters quiet. The sticks were curved like shepherds’ staffs in honor of the ...read more

Tags: Christmas