Naming the Devil in Your Will
A man was cleaning out his desk and found a shoe repair ticket that was ten years old. He figured he had nothing to lose to try to collect his shoes.
He presented it to...
A Great Man’s Secret
Only one member of the church of Christ has ever been elected President of the United States, James A. Garfield. When he was a young man, an aged friend gave him a slip of...
Dear Bertha
This was written by an 83-year-old woman to her friend.
Dear Bertha,
I’m reading more and dusting less. I’m sitting in the yard and admiring the view without fussing about the weeds in the garden.
I’m spending...
Recipe for a Revival
If all the sleeping folk will wake up, and all the lukewarm folk will fire up, and all the dishonest folk will confess up, and all the disgruntled folk will sweeten up,and all the...
What It Means to Be a Christian
As members of the body one carries out the will ofChrist the HEAD (Colossians 1:18).
As lights in the world one shines forth for Christ the LIGHT of the world (John 8:12).
As...
Written in Sand and Stone
Two friends were walking through the desert and got into an argument. One friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in...
Self-Examination Never Hurts
Years ago a boy walked into a drugstore and asked if he could use the telephone.
Receiving permission, he took the receiver and said, “Operator, give me number 604. Hello, Dr. Anderson, do you want...
Finding the Pearl of Great Price
Jesus said the kingdom is like a man who found a priceless pearl (Matthew 13:45–46). The kingdom is the church, so finding the right church is equivalent to finding great treasure—eternal treasure. You can...
Is Christianity the Problem?
The sacred-secular divide grows wider. And louder. Many secularists see Christians as hateful, judgmental bigots. Some see them as bullying elitists.
The one side believes that most of the world’s worries, woes, and wars are...