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Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
GOSSIP: WHAT WILL THEY SAY? Three elderly men were talking about what their grandchildren would be saying about them fifty years from now. The first one said, "I would like my grandchildren to say, ’He was a hard worker." The second one said, "50 years from now, I want them to say, ’He was a ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 18:8
Tags: Christian Values
Almost 1 in 16 children ages 5-12 in America was enrolled in a Southern Baptist VBS in ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 22:6
Tags: Children
65% of the Builder generation (born 1927-1945) are evangelical ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 16:31
Tags: Church Body Of Christ
SIGNIFICANT CONNECTIONS 70% of American adults identify family or family members as their most significant connection. 33% gave their entire nuclear family this status while 22% conferred it up on their spouse and 17% their children. 29% of American adults say their church is their most ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 27:17, Proverbs 13:20
Tags: Friendship General
MUSLIMS HOME-SCHOOLING Across the U.S., Muslims who find a public school education clashes with their religious or cultural traditions have turned to home schooling. The choice is intended partly as a way to build a solid Muslim identity away from prejudices their sons and daughters can face in ...read more
Tags: School
BIRTHDAY STATS Everyday in the U.S. and Canada, 800,000 people are having a birthday. The average person receives 8 birthday cards and 4 gifts a year. 11,000 Baby Boomers turn 50 each day and will for the next decade. Almost 110,000 people have celebrated their 100th birthdays with a projection of ...read more
Tags: Aging
70-75% of children raised by Christian parents do NOT live for Jesus as ...read more
Tags: Parenting
66% of Americans believe their church attendance before age 18 gave them a solid moral ...read more
85% of people who make a commitment to Christ make the decision by the age of 18, or they never ...read more
Tags: Kids, Evangelism How To
BOY CRISES? Generally, boys and girls of similar backgrounds have similar academic success. An American Assoc. of Univ. Women report says while girls have graduated from high school and college for years at a higher rate than boys, the largest disparities in educational achievement are not between ...read more
CONTAGIOUS ANGER Baseball coach Billy Martin told about hunting trip he had in Texas with baseball legend Mickey Mantle. Mickey had a friend who would let them hunt on his ranch. When they reached the ranch, Mickey told Billy to wait in the car while he checked in with his friend. Mantle’s friend ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 22:24
Tags: Anger
THE UNKNOWN IS AN ADVENTURE Stanley Jones writes, "Many live in dread of what is coming. Why should we? The unknown puts adventure into life; it gives us something to sharpen our souls on. The unexpected around the corner gives a sense of anticipation and surprise. If we saw all the good things ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 27:1
Tags: Future
Denomination: Baptist
AS FOR ME -- "Henry" Dangling over eternity are many unlearned souls, Gripping the bands of God’s mercy, Stretching them all they can go, Living the most deceptive nightmare, As it is written, they are living a lie, They can’t even allow themselves the luxury of breaking down to cry, Unable to ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 14:12
Tags: Endurance
LONGER LIFE Average U.S. life expectancy has risen to an all-time record of 78.1 years for babies born in 2006, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. What’s more, the death rate for 11 of the top 15 causes of death (including heart disease, cancer and stroke) slowed in 2006. White ...read more
A BAD BOY I once heard of a father who had a prodigal boy, and the boy had sent his mother down to the grave with a broken heart. One evening the boy started out as usual to spend the night in drinking and gambling, and his old father, as he was leaving, said, "My son, I want to ask a favor of you ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 7:1-27
Tags: Parable Prodigal Son
Denomination: *other
BECAUSE DAD CRIED The great author Walter Wangerin has a wonderful story, called "Matthew, Seven, Eight, and Nine" where he writes: "I tried to stop my son Matthew from stealing comic books. I even took him to the police station and reported his actions to a detective who I thought scared the ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 13:24
ON WISDOM "The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil." (Cicero) "Wisdom is the power to see, and the inclination to choose, the best and highest goal, together with the surest means of attaining it." (J.I. ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 2:1-22
Tags: Wisdom
GRAHAM: I WOULD READ THE BIBLE MORE In an interview with Newsweek on 14 Aug 2006, Billy Graham, then aged 88, was asked what would he do if he could live his life over again. The article writes: If he had his life to live over again, Graham says he would spend more time immersed in Scripture and ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 4:3-13
Tags: Bible Study
THE BIBLE CHANGES LIVES Research consistently shows what a person believes translates into behavior. A major survey of more than 3,700 teens involved in evangelical churches reveals that, compared to teens who possess a solid, biblical belief system, young people who lack such basic biblical ...read more
Tags: Bible Influence
HONESTY (OR NOT) IN AMERICA In the book, The Day America Told the Truth, of the people surveyed, the authors found these results – 91 percent of American lie about trivial matters; 36 percent of Americans lie about important matters; 86 percent regularly lie to parents, 75 percent regularly lie ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 12:17-22
Tags: Lies
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