From an address by Ravi Zacharias:
I remember lecturing at Ohio State University, one of the largest universities in this country. I was minutes away from beginning my lecture, and my host was driving me past a new building called the Wexner Center for the Performing Arts.
He said, “This is America’s first postmodern building.”
I was startled for a moment and I said, “What is a postmodern building?”
He said, “Well, the architect said that he designed this building with no design in mind. When the architect was asked, ‘Why?’ he said, ‘If …

Following are 22 questions the members of John Wesley’s “Holy Club” asked themselves each day in their private devotions over 250 years ago.
1. Am I consciously or unconsciously creating the impression that I am better than I really am? In other words, am I a hypocrite?
2. Am I honest in all my acts and words, or do I exaggerate?
3. Do I confidentially pass on to another what was told to me in confidence?
4. Can I be trusted?
5. Am I a slave to dress, friends, work, or habits?
6. Am I self-conscious, …

In Valladolid, Spain stands a monument to the great explorer Christopher Columbus. Its most interesting feature is the statue of a lion destroying one of three Latin words – three words that had been part of Spain’s motto for centuries.
1492
On his first voyage, Christopher Columbus sailed through unknown waters to an unknown destination. Before his voyage, Spain’s standards carried three words in Latin. The same words were written on the left edge of the maps of that day. Even the Straits of Gibraltar carried the same three words, chiselled into …

European headlines used the phrase “dangerous religion” to describe results from a 2008 study across 21 European countries that found an “overwhelming majority” of people believe immigration from predominantly Muslim countries poses a threat to Europeans’ traditional way of life. A recent survey by LifeWay Research — of more than 1,000 Protestant pastors — asked if they agreed with the statement, “I believe Islam is a dangerous religion.” While opinions varied widely, based on factors such as denominational affiliation and political ideology, the survey found that 45 percent strongly agreed …

Gaining foothold among “intellectuals”, largely due to exposure from movies such as, “DaVinci Code” and “Angels and Demons”, is a term called, “polymath”. Seeking to discredit religiosity and Christianity, this regard for those of supposed “higher knowledge” tries to discredit the beliefs of average individuals.
According to Wikipedia, A polymath is a person, with superior intelligence, whose expertise spans a significant number of subject areas. In less formal terms, a polymath (or polymathic person) may simply refer to someone who is very knowledgeable. Most ancient scientists were considered polymaths by today’s …

THE BIBLE contains the mind of God, the state of man, the way of salvation, the doom of sinners and the happiness of believers.
Its doctrines are holy, its precepts are binding, its histories are true, and its decisions are immutable.
Read it to be wise, believe it to be safe and practice it to be holy.
It contains light to direct you, food to support you and comfort to cheer you.
It is the traveler’s map, the pilgrim’s staff, the pilot’s compass, the soldier’s sword and the Christian’s charter.
Here paradise is restored, heaven …

As those called by Christ to reach a world destined for Hell’s flames, perhaps this Fireman’s prayer could also spark a fire in us…
When I am called to duty, God
Wherever Flames may rage,
Give me strength to save some life
Whatever Be its age.
Help me embrace a little child
Before it is too late,
Or save an older person from
The horror of that fate.
Enable me to be alert and
Hear the weakest shout,
And quickly and efficiently
To put the fire out.
I want to fill my calling
And give the best in me,
To guard my every neighbor
And protect …

Some have asked the question, “Does God change His mind?”, or, “Does God repent?”
This question stems from verses in scripture that state things like, “…it repented the Lord that He made man…” This type of phraseology is simply man’s way of describing the actions taken by an unchanging God.
God does not change his mind.
“I the LORD do not change. So you, O descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.” Malachi 3:6
“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change …

There are those moments, or even days, when you believe, in the deepest part of you, that you cannot go on. After giving and giving, when you have poured your heart and soul into living and the trials life holds, those are the times you know the scale has been tipped precariously. Those are the days you need to open your journal, take a deep breathe and write, “Today, we sailed on.”
“Today, we sailed on.”  Christopher Columbus had a dream inside he had never seen except in his own visions.  Each new …

The following information is not a sermon nor a teaching on the issue. It’s simply a listing of quotations made by prominent Christian ministers. These passages were gleaned from religious writings which come from many different centuries over the past 2000 years of New Testament church history. These excerpts and quotes reveal how church religious leaders on both sides of this debate believed during their generation. In studying history one must remember that church history for the most part was written by the conquerors, as it is in all cultures …