The Greatest Gift of All
A long time ago in Persia, a benevolent ruler named Shah Abbis reigned
Failure Need Not Be Fatal
History books are filled with biographies of failures who made good. From them we can learn the valuable lesson that failure need not be fatal.
The first President of the United States—the father of our...
Forgiven to Forgive
When a counselor asked a lady, “Have you heaped coals of fire on your enemy?” (thinking she would remember Romans 12:20, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him...
Still Worth A Lot
A well-known speaker started off a seminar by holding up currency. In the room of 200, he asked, who would like this a twenty dollar bill? Hands started going up. He said, “I am...
Why Do You Talk So Much About Jesus?
An old Indian chief constantly spoke of the Lord Jesus and what He meant to him.
“Why do you talk so much about Jesus?” asked a friend.
The old chief did not reply, but slowly, deliberately...
Are You Covered?
In recent months, several natural and unnatural calamities have struck our country and community. Terrorists destroy buildings and lives; planes fall from the sky; evil people have given “hate mail” a new meaning. Periodically,...
When David Really Messed Up
David is one of the most popular characters in the Bible. He triumphed over a lion, a bear, and a giant.
He maintained integrity while hunted like a wild animal by King Saul. He even...
What does it mean to be forgiven?
A poet defined forgiveness as “the fragrance a flower gives the foot that crushes it.” Webster has “pardon, acquittal, to cancel, remit, or give up resentment against.”
Forgiveness is found only seven times in the...
What Jesus Told Me to Tell You
Just before returning to heaven, Jesus pointed a nail-scarred hand at a world for which He had just died and told His followers to “go.”
The message they were to take was the simple gospel....
