This Ain’t Yo Momma’s Church
I guess I should have expected it, but I just was not ready for the commercial I heard recently. My family and I were driving out of town and listening to a popular radio...
The Day the Cricket Attended Church
AS A YOUTH, I squirmed through many a worship service. This particular Sunday was to have an added distraction.
As soon as the preacher got up to deliver his sermon, a cricket walked out onto...
The King Who Was Born in a Barn
Jehovah had four thousand years to plan His Son’s entrance into the world. He set the world stage for His arrival (Daniel 2:44; Galatians 4:4). He chose Jesus’ race (seed of Abraham), nationality (Israelite),...
Parental Guidance
Peter Pan came back to the silver screen through the imaginative perspective of Steven Spielberg’s Hook.
When Peter Pan originally opened as a play in London, author Sir J. M. Barrie found himself on the...
The Value of Discipline
Bill Toomey ranks as one of America's great twentieth-century athletes.
He brought the gold medal for the decathlon back to the United States in the 1960s. I was a member of Bill Toomey's track team...
If Tomorrow Never Comes
If I knew it would be the last time that I’d see you fall asleep,
I would tuck you in more tightly, and pray the Lord your soul to keep.
If I knew it would be...
The Great and Precious Promises of God
During the Great War, two poor boys who had been living on very meager rations in the city were sent far into the country to live on a farm. There was plenty of food....
The Consequences of Drinking
How well do I remember
It was the last of last December.
When my mind began to flutter:
—I fell into the gutter!
And a hog came and lay down by my side.
While we lay there, in a...
One-Liner Church Wisdom
People are funny. They want the front of the bus, the middle of the road, and the back of the church building.
Opportunity may knock once, but temptation bangs on your door again...
God Made Life Interesting
Isaiah 40:28; Psalm 104:24; Ephesians 3:10; Genesis 1:11-12; Genesis 1:21-25
Beans grow up a pole from left to right, while the morning glory grows up a pole from right to left. Seeds may be dropped into the ground upside...