What Is Your Motive?
A friend of mine carries his Bible everywhere. Some wonder if he's trying to make people think he's super-spiritual. He says he doesn't do it because he is strong spiritually but because he knows how terribly weak he is. He had backslidden into sin several times, but now he is determined by God's grace to stay true to the Lord. He reasons that as long as he carries his Bible he'll be reminded of its warnings and think twice about falling back into his old ways.
A Grand Reunion
Nineteenth-century evangelist D. L. Moody loved to tell a story about the fishermen who ventured far out on the Adriatic Sea. Each evening their wives would go down to the shore to await their husbands' return after a long and perilous day.
The Carpenter Judge
Jesus Christ is the Inescapable One. We must either receive Him in this life as our loving Savior or stand before Him in the life to come as our eternal Judge.
The Immensity Of God's Love
How big is the universe? If you ask an astronomer, he'll tell you that the universe contains trillions of stars, and that the most distant galaxies are billions of light-years away. Not just thousands or millions or even billions of stars, but trillions of them spread out across the vast expanse of space!
A New Tradition
In the United States, Thanksgiving is traditionally a day of feasting with family. But changing circumstances may lead us to rethink our holiday traditions.
Down—But Not Done
Paul Wylie was skating in the 1988 Winter Olympics at Calgary. He was nervous as he began his program before 20,000 people and a TV audience of millions. Then, in his first jump, something went wrong. He writes, "A flash later my hand touches the ice; the blade will not hold. I start slipping and now I realize it: I am falling. All I hear as I collapse to the ice is the empathetic groan of what seems like a million voices."
Pet Sins
For 8 years, Sally had been the Romero family pet. She was only 1 foot long when they brought her home. But Sally grew and grew until eventually she reached a length of 11 feet and weighed 80 pounds.
Inside Out
During one of his sermons, Hudson Taylor, pioneer missionary to China, filled a glass with water and placed it on a table in front of him. While he was speaking, he pounded his fist hard enough to make the water splash onto the table. He then explained, "You will come up against much trouble. But when you do, remember, only what's in you will spill out."
Famous 'Lost' Words
No tragedy can compare with the death of a person who has rejected Christ. To die without Jesus as Savior is to face the saddest fate possible: a hopeless eternity.
