Jesus Freak. A term of the late 1960s and early 1970s referring to a countercultural movement and used pejoratively for those affiliated with the Jesus movement.Freak, along with any adjectives modifying it, was actually a neutral term used to describe the specific...
He was only a young man when bands of foreign invaders pummeled through the walls of his city, destroyed his homeland, and carted him and thousands of others to a foreign land. Suddenly, he was introduced to food he'd never tasted. None of the foods he was accustomed...
The following is reported to be a true story that says a lot about Japanese products and their quality standards.It seems that IBM decided to have some parts manufactured in Japan as a trial project. In the specifications, they specified that they would only accept...
"The righteous keep moving forward, and those with clean hands become stronger and stronger." Job 17:9 NLTAs a young boy, clean hands were important to me-a trait that has obviously been passed down to my grandson. As he attempts to master eating with a fork and...
Many, many years ago, so long in fact that it seems like eons, I was asked, along with several other church members, to go up to the altar to pray for those who went forward for prayer. I agreed, but unfortunately, my heart was not in it. I kept on thinking, "Who am I...
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up." Hebrews 12:1 NLTEvery spring, thousands make their way to Springer Mountain,...
Matthew 23:25-26 "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also...