A very beautiful story is related of a boat out at sea carrying in it a father and his little daughter. As they were steering for the shore they were overtaken by a violent storm, which threatened to destroy them. The coast was dangerous. The mother lighted a lamp and started up the worn stairway
The greatest man in history is Jesus Christ.He had no servants, yet they called him Lord.He did not have a university degree, and they called him Master.He had no medicine, and they called him Healer.He didn’t have an army, and they feared him.He didn’t win any military battle, but he conquered the world.He did not
There are 7 important functions of our Sunday School: It could be called the WOMB of the church because it is a vital point for the germination of evangelism. It is the CRADLE of the church because it cares for the newborns in Christ. As the DAYCARE CENTER of the church, it constantly watches over
What would you do? …. You make the choice. Don’t look for a punch line, there isn’t one. Read it anyway. My question is: Would you have made the same choice? At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves children with learning disabilities, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that
By Louis A. Barbier Jr. Defeated? You need not be. Christ keeps His promise: “If the Son… shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” “I haven’t sinned in over seventeen years,” a woman is reported to have exclaimed to the renowned Bible teacher, Dr. Harry A. Ironside. Dr. Ironside looked at her, and
A Jewish businessman in Chicago decided to send his son to Israel to absorb some of the culture of the homeland. When the son returned, the father asked him to tell him about his trip. The son said, “Pop, I had a great time in Israel. By the way, I converted to Christianity.” “Oy vey,”
By Nathanael Olson The janitor of a certain church approached his pastor with a problem. “I can’t figure it out,” he said. “There’s a fellow who walks into our church at noon, stands at the altar for a minute, then quietly leaves. He does it every day.” Pastor Jones frowned. “Does he look like a
“Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.” Job 8:7. Read James 3:1-5 Benjamin Franklin once said, “Little strokes fell great oaks!” It is truly amazing how many large and important things have come from small beginnings. Did you know that a man conceived the idea for making the huge zeppelin
I was at the grocery store this morning and heard a loud crash and something shattering. Being nosy, I walked towards the sound and saw some people whispering and looking back to the end of the next aisle. When I walked down that aisle, I saw an older lady had hit a shelf containing dishes
The true story of how a stout faith and a ready knowledge of God’s Word prevailed to save one man from death and put several would-be criminals on the road to life. By H.T. Marroquin Colporteur Valentin Dorantes was sitting one day on a public park bench reading his Bible; to that same bench other
