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We Have Some Older Men And Women In Our ... PRO
Contributed by Emil Boniog on Dec 10, 2003 (message contributor)
We have some older men and women in our fellowship that so clearly exhibit this. Though I love our people and try to be a godly leader, I must admit there are times I do my job because it is my job. At times like that I look around and I see some of these "fathers" serving at my side. I am humbled and shamed because while I am doing my job, they are serving in love.
Spiritual adults are never satisfied. They want to draw even closer to the Lord. The work of Japanese painter Hokusai spanned many years before his death in 1849 at age 89. But toward the end of his life, the artist dismissed as nothing all the work he had done before age 50. It was only after he...
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Andrew Murray Said: "The Christian Who Is Still ...
Contributed by Pat Cook on Jul 23, 2003
Andrew Murray said: “The Christian who is still carnal has neither desire nor strength to follow after God. He rests ...read more
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It Is Better To Be Patient, Than It Is To Become ...
Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 29, 2003
It is better to be patient, than it is to ...read more
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You Know When You Buy Toys For Your Kids Or ... PRO
Contributed by Steven Dow on Jun 29, 2005
You know when you buy toys for your kids or grandkids often times on the package in fine print are these words: “Batteries not included.” Do you know what that means? It means that you get the toy, but the power to make it work is not included. That is not the kind of gift that God gives. ...read more
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In One Of The Games In A Classic Rose Bowl ... PRO
Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on Jul 19, 2005
In one of the games in a classic Rose Bowl football contest in 1929, as recounted by Dr Bruce Wilkinson in his Vision of the Leader seminar, Roy Riegels desperately wanted his team to win. The scores were tied. Now, in a crucial moment of that game, Roy Riegels scooped up a loose ball. He cut in ...read more
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I Read Of A Norwegian Missionary, Marie Monsen, ... PRO
Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000
I read of a Norwegian missionary, Marie Monsen, who served in China in the 1950s. She testified to the intervention of angels when Christians were in great danger. They had taken refuge in the mission compound only to be surrounded by looting soldiers and they were astonished to find that they ...read more
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