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Peanut Parable
Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 24, 2023 (message contributor)
The kingdom of God is like a man who looked in a new way at a food grown and eaten only by poor folks, the peanut, and developed over three hundred by products from it: cereals, oils, dyes, soaps, and food substitutes. It turned out that the crop restored the soil which had been exhausted by over cultivating the cash crops of tobacco and cotton.
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Most Of Us Are Familiar With This Song – It's The ...
Contributed by Robert Marsh on Mar 22, 2005
Most of us are familiar with this song – it’s the theme from the television show Friends. But have you ever caught the lyrics to the song? They read, in part: So no one told you life was gonna be this way Your job’s a joke, you’re broke, your love life’s D.O.A. It’s like you’re always stuck ...read more
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During The Time Of The Second Great Awakening In ... PRO
Contributed by Scott Malone on Mar 1, 2005
During the time of the Second Great Awakening in America, Charles Finney was the foremost among the great evangelists. Many people know him. However few know the name, Daniel Nash. Nash was a lackluster pastor in upper New York State who, at the age of 48, dedicated his life to prayer. Long ...read more
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I Sometimes Like To Ask Skeptics Of The ... PRO
Contributed by Guy Caley on Dec 26, 2002
I sometimes like to ask skeptics of the Christ-story what percent of the knowledge available in the world they have: "Do you think you know even one percent of all there is to be known in the universe?" Invariably they reply they don’t know even one percent. Then I’ll ask, "Is it possible that ...read more
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A Little Girl Was Drawing A Picture Of God. Her ...
Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 29, 2005
A little girl was drawing a picture of God. Her mother told her that nobody knew what God looks like. The girl replied that they ...read more
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It Is Possible For A Man To Believe ...
Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 29, 2005
It is possible for a man to believe intellectually in God, yet not allow God to have dominion in his life. For instance, consider the painter, Van Gogh. He was born the son of a Lutheran pastor and was a student of theology. He served as a missionary in a ...read more
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