John 12: 19-33 Years ago, the Polish government under Prime Minister Jaruzelski, ordered that all crucifixes be removed from classroom walls, factories, hospitals, and other public institutions. So when the…
Philippians 3: 1-10 About 250 years ago, two young Moravian men heard of an island in the West Indies which was virtually owned by one plantation master. He was a…
Waiting to be interviewed for a job as a wireless operator, a group of applicants paid little attention to the sound of the dots and dashes which began coming over…
Julies Verne, a famous writer in the late eighteen hundreds was known for his science fiction and his ability to envision things Surpassing Our Understanding. In a world before flight,…
Philippians 4:10-20 “Being Content” January 29, 2023 A little girl was walking in a garden and noticed a particularly beautiful flower. She admired its beauty and enjoyed its fragrance. “It’s…
Pastor Eugene Morell once shared about God's Game Plan. A few years after he committed his heart to Christ, he felt he was called to the Ministry. He told his…
John D. Rockefeller, was very determined as a young person to become successful and rich. At age 33, he earned his first million. At age 43, he controlled the biggest…
Somewhere in a restaurant in Paris, there is a picture of children leaping in the air, because of great joy they experienced. It was taken on the day Paris was…
It was Christmas Eve 1963 when Henry and his wife Judy made the 15 miles trip back home after the service. The unthinkable happened. Their car hit black ice and…
Is peace possible? Is it beyond all reasonable expectation that we on planet earth will somehow, some day, live in peace? That’s what the angels sang about, on the fields…
Ephesians 2: 1-10 The first Sunday in Advent – HOPE Joe Bailey in his book "A View From a Hearse" tells of the time his son died of cancer. He…
Some tell us that Jesus’ earthly life was not very important. They say He wrote no books, composed no songs, drew no pictures, carved no statues, accumaleted no fortune, commanded…
During World War I a Protestant chaplain with the American troops in Italy became a friend of a local Roman Catholic priest. In time, the chaplain who moved on with…
I don’t know about you but I like to watch shows about the solving of crimes – shows like Forensic Files, CSI Miami and Law and Order. One of the…
William Barclay wrote the following in his Romans commentary: “One of the great stories of the Christian Church is that of Telemachus. He was a hermit of the desert, but…
A man in a psychiatric ward told a therapist, “I can only take so much. I lost my job, my wife left me because of that...and then my children don't…
Rudyard Kipling, who was the author of “The Jungle Book”, was so popular that his writings were earning him about $10-00 per word. A few college students however didn’t appreciate…
Edward Steichen, who eventually became one of the world's most renowned photographers, almost gave up on the day he shot his first pictures. At 16, he bought a camera and…
The 1 Dead Sea is called the Dead Sea for a reason: it's dead. This is because of its salt content. It is the saltiest body of water on the…
“How Great Thou Art” is a treasured hymn of praise among God’s people. The inspiration came from a Swedish poem entitled “O Store Gud”, which means “O Great God.” It…
A newspaper group in Austria had its annual event of selecting the most beautiful woman in their region. People were asked to send in pictures of the woman they thought…
Leonard Bernstein, American conductor, was once asked, “What is the hardest instrument to play?” Without any hesitation, he replied, “Second fiddle. I can always get plenty of first violinists. But…
Dr. Tony Campolo, sociology professor and ordained Baptist minister one evening took a late flight back home after a conference. The passenger next to him talked non-stop. He bragged about…
Many years ago there was a restaurant, The Anchor, that was the pride of a coastal village in Dunbar Scotland. But over time with the building getting older and older…
A little girl had been trying for hours to learn the art of tying her shoes. She became very agitated and started crying. Again and again her mother had to…
In Charles Dickens’s novel “ A Tale of Two Cities” Cities”, a young French aristocrat was condemned to die by the guillotine during the bloody French Revolution. He was sentenced…
A retired couple was alarmed by the threat of nuclear war so they undertook a serious study of all the inhabited places on the globe. Their goal w as to…
Perhaps you’ve heard the classic story about the faithful pastor who was told by his superior that something was wrong with his ministry. The supervisor told him, “Only one person…
When Dr. Billy Graham was driving through a small southern town, he was stopped by a traffic officer and charged with speeding. Graham admitted his quilt, but was told by…
A small congregation in the foothills of the Great Smoky mountains in Tennessee was in the process of building a new sanctuary on a piece of land willed to them…
Mary Lewis, Director of Children ministries at the Marion First Baptist Church in North Carolina, was asked to speak on Peter's denial of Jesus and how he was given a…
St. Augustine was from Numidia, North Africa and became one of the most prominent church leaders in history. But as a young man he was wayward – so much so,…
In the inspiring book, “This I Believe: Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women”, Susan Cosio wrote, “I believe in a daily walk just to listen.” This coming from a…
An artist has captured the scene in the Upper Room after the crucifixion. It's very much like the famous Last Supper of Michelangelo, only this time they are short one…
During the Thirty Years’ War in the 17th century, German pastor Paul Gerhardt and his family were forced to flee from their home. One night as they stayed in a…
incident that evoked different emotions in his mind. He was walking down Prague's Wenceslaus Square when suddenly he ended up in the middle of a crowd. There was a politician…
Franz Delitzsch one of the most prominent commentators on the prophecy of Isaiah, had the following to say to a group of theologians - “The 53rd chapter tells us so…
During the reign of Cyrus, king of Persia, who lived about 550 years before Christ, there was a tribal chief named Cagular who constantly harassed the Persian army. Exasperated by…
One of the most profound deathbed confessions came from Prof. J. Gresham Machen, the founder of Westminster Seminary in Philadelphia and the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. As he laid suffering in…
C.S. Lewis described God’s love like this: "God, who needs nothing, loves into existence wholly superfluous creations in order that He may love and perfect them. He created the universe,…
During the Civil War a man by the name of George Wyatt was drawn by lot to go to the front. He had a wife and six children and a…
A man was arraigned for murder in Los Angeles about 60 years ago. It was a difficult case with a lot of circumstantial evidence. The man’s defence lawyer thought of…
In April 1912, a 39 year old Scottish preacher from the Walworth Road Baptist Church in London, Rev. John Harper, was making a trip across the Atlantic Ocean. He was…
Imagine there is a bank that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It doesn't carry over a balance from one day to the next. Every night deletes whatever part…
A tightrope walker once strung a cable across Niagara Falls all the way from the American to the Canadian side. There were about 5000 people who witnessed the spectacle as…
What moved a young man from a wealthy family while being in medical school in the 1850's to go and live in the poorest neighbourhood in London? What moved him…
A Man was telling his neighbour, “I just bought a new hearing aid. It cost me $4000-00, but it's the best you can buy.” “Really, what kind is it?”, replied…
Morris H. Chapman wrote a book entitled, “Taking God at His word.” In the book he illustrated what it means to put your faith in God. A little girl was…
In the movie Dead Poet Society Robin Williams used the Latin phrase, “Carpe Diem”, when he wanted to emphasize to his students the importance of doing what you have to…
In 1910, two explorers began their quests to become the first man to ever set foot on the southernmost point on earth. It was the “Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration”…
The most significant world event of 1809 was the fall of Austria by the hands of Napoleon. In the same year two prominent world leaders, William Gladstone and Abraham Lincoln…
A man in Switzerland was scheduled for a job interview and he had to take the train to travel to Zurich. He looked at his watch and thought he had…