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The Barna Research Group Recently Conducted An ...
Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Feb 20, 2002 (message contributor)
The Barna research group recently conducted an extensive survey in the twelve largest Christian denominations in the U.S. What they uncovered was shocking. Only 41% of all adults surveyed believed in the total accuracy of the Bible. Only 40% believed Christ was sinless. And just 27% believed Satan to be real. (Pulpit Helps, February 2002, p. 1)
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Paul Told Timothy To Do The Work Of An ...
Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Nov 1, 2004
Paul told Timothy to do the work of an evangelist. That was not his gift. He had the pastoral gifts of shepherding, teaching, and administration, but he still had to work outside his comfort zone. He may not have been called to be an evangelist or especially empowered for that type of ...read more
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Nobody To Forgive Me PRO
Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 9, 2002
Nobody to Forgive Me Not long before she died in 1988, in a moment of surprising candor in television, Marghanita Laski, one of our best-known secular humanists and novelists, said, “What I envy most about you Christians is your ...read more
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In One Scene Of The Popular Movie Robin Hood, The ...
Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Oct 27, 2004
In one scene of the popular movie Robin Hood, The Prince of Thieves, Kevin Costner as Robin comes to a young man taking aim at an archery target. Robin asks, "Can you shoot amid distractions?" Just before the boy releases the string, Robin pokes his ear with the feathers of an arrow. The boy’s ...read more
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On Her 60th Birthday, A Woman From Brooklyn ... PRO
Contributed by David Parks on Oct 21, 2004
On her 60th birthday, a woman from Brooklyn decided to prepare her last will and testament. She went to her rabbi to make two final requests: First, she insisted on cremation. “What is your second request?” the rabbi asked. “I want my ashes scattered over Bloomingdale’s.” “Bloomingdale’s. Why ...read more
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The Presence Of God Is A Fact Of Life. Paul ... PRO
Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Nov 1, 2004
The presence of God is a fact of life. Paul rightly said of God, "In him we live, and move, and have our being." Jesus said, "The kingdom of God is within you." We may, by defying the purpose of God, insulate ourselves from that presence. We may, by unrepented sin, cut off the sense of God because ...read more
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