While being reviled, He [Jesus] did not revile in return; while suffering, He uttered no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously (1 Peter 2:23).There are two reasons why you should not be defensive when there is a critical, negative...
I told of my own bemusement in the early seventies when the redoubtable Moody Bible Institute, located just four blocks down the street from our church, was banning all beards, mustaches, and hair below the ears of male students-though each day students filed past a...
Spray pant won’t fix rust.A Band-Aid won’t remove a tumor.Wax on the hood won't cure the cough of a motor. If the problem is inside, you have to go inside.I learned that this morning. I rolled out of bed early. . . Real early. So early that Denalyn tried to convince...
As Kevin sat intently in front of the old 19 inch Zenith television set with 'rabbit ears' and poor reception, his mother watched her little seven year boy move almost theatrically as he cheered Lassie on. "Go get 'em girl, go get 'em!"He'd look forward to each...
I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car. I had just come from the car wash and was waiting for my wife to get out of work. Coming my way from across the parking lot was what society would consider a bum. From the looks of him, he had no car, no home, no...
I saw him in the church building for the first time on Wednesday. He was in his mid-70s, with thinning hair and a neat brown suit. Many times in the past I had invited him to come. Several other Christian friends had talked to him about the Lord and had tried to share...
This is true and great story - Sand DancerOn a recent weekend in Atlantic City, a woman won a bucketful of quarters at a slot machine. She took a break from the slots to have dinner with her husband in the hotel dining room. But first she wanted to stash the quarters...