Bee Pollen And The Gospel
Nellie Pickard loves to tell people about Jesus Christ. She does it so often that she's written a series of books describing how she witnesses in everyday situations. In Just Say It! she tells about her phone call to a health-food store. She had noticed that bee pollen was on sale, so she asked the manager about the benefits of using it. "You'll live forever," he replied.
Beware!
Some time ago an acquaintance of mine was "taken in" by a smooth-talking salesman who stopped at his place of business. The man displayed some attractive jewelry which he said he had purchased at a tremendous discount. He was especially proud of some very expensive-looking watches that had a well-known name on the dials.
A New Truth?
Every once in a while, some scholar announces what he claims is an original contribution to human knowledge. Congratulations—if it really is. But often the new discovery is just an old truth that the Bible has taught throughout the centuries.
How Are You Today?
Wilfred Yoder is one of the most enthusiastic Christians I know, even though he has suffered with the pain of arthritis for many years. When people greet him and inquire, "How are you today?" he cheerfully answers, "Just fine!"
The Triumph Of Hope
A little over a month before he died, the famous atheist Jean-Paul Sartre declared that he so strongly resisted feelings of despair that he would say to himself, "I know I shall die in hope." Then, in profound sadness, he would add, "But hope needs a foundation."
Fact, Not Fable
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the cornerstone of the Christian faith. Without it we have no hope for this life nor the life to come. That's why it is important to recognize that our belief in Christ's resurrection is not based on some religious feeling, nor on unfounded rumor, but on historical fact with solid evidence to support it.
The Perfect Sacrifice
High atop the main pyramid of the temple of Tenochtitlan in Mexico, the ancient Aztecs performed their vile ritual of human sacrifice. According to their beliefs, the sun god needed the nourishment of human blood to drive back the darkness each dawn.
Triumph In Tragedy
We call it "Good Friday," but no one standing there that day would have called that Friday "good." The best man that history ever knew was nailed to a Roman cross and murdered. For His enemies it was a victory of sorts; for the soldiers it was simply another day's work; for His followers it was the death of their brightest hopes and greatest dreams. But no one would have called that Friday "good."
Examine The Evidence
Some of the Jews who gathered to witness Jesus' trial had only a few days earlier been so favorably impressed by His words and deeds that they hailed Him as their Messiah (Lk. 19:28-40). Then, as the tide of public opinion shifted, they heard their religious leaders claim that He was an impostor and a blasphemer. Although they also heard the Roman governor say he could find no fault in Him, they rejected Pilate's declaration of Jesus' innocence and joined in the call to crucify Him.
