Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 22, 2011
PACKER ON GOD'S IMPASSIVITY
J.I. Packer does an excellent job defining the doctrine of God's impassivity:
"This means, not that God is...unfeeling..., but that no created beings can inflict pain, suffering and distress on him at their own will. In so far as God enters into suffering and
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Independent/Bible
based on 2 ratings
| 4,264 views
THE PROMISE OF A FLAT-SCREEN
Reminds me of a 42-year-old woman from South Bend, Indiana. She called the police after being sold what she thought was a flat-screen TV.
She was approached by a man who offered her a great deal on the TV, a new flat-screen TV for only $500 dollars. She admitted it
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 23, 2012
based on 1 rating
| 4,375 views
BAPTISM LONG AGO
Centuries ago the circumstances of one's baptism would come on Easter eve at midnight. In the semidarkness, he or she would disrobe and descend into the waters to be immersed three times, in the name of the Father, then the Son, and finally the Holy Spirit. The newly baptized
...read more
Tags:
based on 1 rating
| 6,137 views
EVERYTHING WE NEED
The story is told about an American company which opened a new plant in Central America because the labour was plentiful and inexpensive. Everything went well until the villagers received their first pay cheque; afterward they did not return to work.
Several days later the
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Adventist
Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 26, 2007
based on 2 ratings
| 2,541 views
Poem called Hope
It’s magic and it’s free. It’s not in a prescription. It’s not in an IV. It punctuates our laughter, it sparkles in our tears. It simmers under sorrows, and dissipates our fears. Do you know what Hope is? It’s reaching past today. It’s dreaming of tomorrow. It’s trying a
...read more
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 29, 2007
based on 1 rating
| 3,116 views
The problem in today’s church is that we have developed a low concept of God and are guilty of wanting to make Him into our image. Let me repeat, I am talking about the church, not the unchurched and unsaved. When I hear them talk of God for the most part their ideas are so silly and so
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Orthodox
Contributed by Jeffery Russell on Jan 17, 2008
Not everything is essential when it comes to getting along with people. I heard two deacons engaged in a heated discussion, going at it over the sound system like two grumpy old men do. Roy (not his real name) was a retired cameraman from NBC Nightly news, so when it came to electronic equipment,
...read more
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 21, 2008
Terry Fisher, of San Mateo, California, speaks about reading Marilyn J. Abraham’s book, First We Quit Our Jobs. She writes: "We signed up for a hike with a ranger, who told us a remarkable thing: when a tree’s life is threatened, stressed by the elements of fire, drought, or other calamity, it
...read more
Denomination:
Salvation Army
Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 11, 2008
There is an old story of a pastor that plays hooky from church and goes to the golf course. Peter points out the pastor’s sin and God tells Peter that He will punish the pastor. The pastor proceeds to play the greatest game of his life. His drives were long and straight. His putts were nothing but
...read more
Denomination:
Church Of God
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 3, 2008
based on 1 rating
| 931 views
"When my wife and I went to Italy to celebrate our 25th anniversary, we actually ate pizza alongside the tower of Pisa. The church bell tower was started 1,000 years ago. After building a few levels, the tower foundation sunk and it began sloping. They abandoned the project for a while, but then
...read more
Denomination:
Independent/Bible
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 22, 2008
based on 3 ratings
| 1,236 views
Quote: “Though it is largely a subjective proof, the endurance of the church of Jesus Christ through over 2,000 years is evidence of His resurrection reality. His church and His Word have survived skepticism, persecution, heresy, unfaithfulness, and disobedience. Critics have denounced the
...read more
Denomination:
Other