A young man was called upon to preach a big meeting. When he was asked to come to the pulpit to preach, he was so self-confident and egotistical that it was quit noticeable. However, when he got through preaching, it was evident to all that he had dropped the ball. Head lowered and feeling bad,… Continue reading On The Pride of a Preacher
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Worlds Oldest Bible Now Available Online
The surviving pages of the world’s oldest Christian Bible have been reunited online. The early work, known as the Codex Sinaiticus (“the book from Sinai”), has been housed in four separate locations around the world for more than 150 years. As of last week, it is now available for anyone to peruse at the Web… Continue reading Worlds Oldest Bible Now Available Online
Duplicating Altars
King Ahaz of Judah (in 2 Kings 16) went to Damascus in Syria and was impressed by how they worshiped. So impressed, in fact, that he recorded the dimensions of the Syrian altars and sent them back to Urijah the high priest to build one just like it. That is how a strange altar was… Continue reading Duplicating Altars
Judge Says College Overstepped Religious Freedom
U.S. District Judge George H. King of California has ruled in favor of a college student who was openly insulted by a professor during a speech on the value of traditional marriage. Jonathan Lopez, a student at Los Angeles City College, was participating in a class assignment to give a speech on “any topic.” While… Continue reading Judge Says College Overstepped Religious Freedom
Types of Fasting
The Bible describes four major types of fasting: A Regular Fast – Traditionally, a regular fast means refraining from eating all food. Most people still drink water or juice during a regular fast. When Jesus fasted in the desert, the Bible says, “After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.” This verse does… Continue reading Types of Fasting
Still Alive… Pass it On!
The message was painted on the roof of a splintered and sunken house in Waveland, Miss.: “C. Moretz is alive. Pass it on.” The message included a Tucson, Ariz., phone number. Chris Moretz, 36, said he had decided to ride out the hurricane. “I was optimistic, naive, curious, dumb,” he said. He said he was… Continue reading Still Alive… Pass it On!
The Torch
The God of high endeavor gave me a torch to bear. I lifted it high above me in the dark and murky air. And straightway with loud Hosannas the crowd proclaimed it’s light. And followed “me” as I carried the torch through the dark gloom of the night. ‘Til drunk with the people’s praises and… Continue reading The Torch
How Many in the City?
Acts 18: 9-11 (ESV) 9 And the Lord said to Paul one night in m a vision, “Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, 10 for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many in this city who are my… Continue reading How Many in the City?
Quoted: R. G. Lee on Revival
Revival will come… If all the sleeping folk will wake up, If all the lukewarm folk will fire up, If all the dishonest folk will confess up, If all the disgruntled folk will cheer up, If all the depressed folk will cheer up, If all the estranged folk will make up, If all the gossipers… Continue reading Quoted: R. G. Lee on Revival
Humor: When Jesus Wept
Jesus was walking along the road one day and saw a man crying. When He asked what was wrong, the man replied, “I’m blind,” so Jesus healed him. Further along He met another man in tears and asked him the same question. He replied, “I’m lame,” so Jesus healed him. Then He encountered a third… Continue reading Humor: When Jesus Wept