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Upon a life I did not live, Upon a death I did not die, Another’s life, Another’s death, I stake my whole eternity. It is finished, yes, indeed; Finished, every jot! Sinner, this is all you need! Tell me, is it not? —Author unknown [1] [1]J. Vernon McGee, Thru the Bible commentary [computer file], electronic…

The New Life Assembly of God church adopted a new vision statement in 2003. The church decided “To make the Janesville area Christ conscious.” Ten years later, the church is building a sixty foot cross on their property to give life to the vision. The cross weighs about 25,000 pounds, and will be lit…

A Welsh pastor plans to carry a 12-foot wooden cross across Wales in four weeks. Clive Cornish has set a goal of completed the walk within 4 weeks. Cornish plans to use the walk to pray for his home country and share his faith with the people he meets along the way. He did the same thing ten years ago,…

A maximum security penitentiary in Louisiana has allowed the inmates to produce and perform a passion play called The Life of Jesus Christ. It has changed the atmosphere of the prison, once known as “America’s bloodiest prison.” Inmates are discovering the gospel message in the Life of Christ. This is…

Sgt. Dennis Weichel was herding a group of Afghan children off the road out of the way of a military convoy when one boy darted back into the road. Weichel, a Rhode Island National Guardsman, pushed the boy out of the way before the vehicle struck him. Instead, it hit Sgt. Weichel who died from his injuries.…

The universe is full of asteroids and comet debris that bombards the planets. The giant planet Jupiter with its gravitational pull acts as a vacuum sucking these potential threats from space. Experts believe that an asteroid crashes into Jupiter as often as once a week. That space cleaning effort is…

As an unexpected thunderstorm was rolling in, balloon pilot Edward Ristaino was thinking of the safety of his five passengers. Fortunately the passengers were on a skydiving trip and had parachutes. They were prepared to exit the balloon when Ristaino guided them over an open and empty field. "You need…

The motto of the Carthusians is Stat crux dum volvitur orbis, Latin for "The Cross is steady while the world is turning." Source: Wikipedia

DISCIPLESHIP What does it cost to follow Christ? For actor Jim Caviezel, who portrayed Jesus in the 2004 movie, “The Passion of the Christ,” the role has cost a lot. The actor says since he starred in the epic movie, good roles have been hard to come by. In 2004, he expressed interest in playing the…

Japan’s cataclysmic earthquake has brought its economy to its knees as it struggles to recover from a national tragedy. Up until now, the effects of the disaster seemed localized and most other nations remained largely unaffected. However, it is becoming more evident that Japan’s woes may deeply affect…

Research from the London based theology think tank, Theos indicates Brittan is divided over the meaning of Christmas, but reveals some positive developments. The study which polled 1,000 British adults found just under half agreed with the statement that the birth of Jesus is “irrelevant” to their Christmas.…

SURRENDER In the book, Dying to Live, author Clive Calver offers an unique example of what it means to take up our cross every day. Calver writes, “An old friend of mine once put it very simply. He confessed, ‘I want to die to myself, and I want to be crucified with Christ. But I know that as soon as…

In Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream, David Platt writes, “We have in many areas blindly and unknowingly embraced values and ideas that are common in our culture but are antithetical to the gospel he taught. Here we stand amid an American dream dominated by self-advancement, self-esteem,…

Protesters in Bankok, Thailand are spilling blood in demonstrations demanding that current Prime Minister Abhist Vejjajiva step down and that their country holds new elections. But they are aren’t spilling blood in the way you might think. Let me read an excerpt from a news story: “As dawn broke on March…

After Paul Blart fails the physical for the New Jersey State Police he explains to his daughter. Quote, “We all have our crosses we must bear, mine is call hyperglycemia” Later as he is about to eat a piece of pie, he says, “sometimes it really helps to heal.” Topics: Cross, Healing Paul Blart, Mall…

A visitor to Ystad Sweden tells of the little church located there. It is not a particularly beautiful church, and is exceptional in no way except that when you go inside you notice there is a crucifix hanging on the wall opposite the pulpit. The figure of our Lord is life-sized and life-like even to…

PETE CARRIL Former Princeton basketball coach, after the school had put his name on its court and raised a likeness of him to the rafters last week: "First you walk all over me, and now you hang me." / Sports Illustrated March 2, 2009

Brutality How did it come to this? Why this brutal cruelty? What were the events that led to this great travesty of justice? Well, it all began with a conspiracy among religious leaders. (Matt 27:1-2) After Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, the religious leaders knew their days were numbered if they…

An advertisement for the Dean Witter investment company utilized a graph to display the growth of their investments. The ad highlighted the phrase that they have "a mountain of evidence to prove it."' Our "mountain" of evidence is called Mount Calvary. Luke teaches, "When they came to the place called…

ABC World News July 19, 2010 A report revealed that a mother and father of a soldier in Afghanistan, was watching the national news and the camera revealed a severely wounded soldier being carried away on a stretcher. About a 10 second camera shot of the soldier from the chest down revealed his hands…

A federal appeals court says the 14 crosses erected along state highways to commemorate fallen Utah Highway Patrol troopers are a violation of the U.S. Constitution. SALT LAKE CITY -- The 14 crosses erected along Utah roads to commemorate fallen state Highway Patrol troopers convey a state preference…

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is striking for its simplicity. Etched in a black granite wall are the names of 58,156 Americans who died in that war. Since its opening in 1982, the stark monument has stirred deep emotions. Some visitors walk its length slowly, reverently, and without pause. Others stop…

The Cross by Max Lucado The cross. Can you turn any direction without seeing one? Perched atop a chapel. Carved into a graveyard headstone. Engraved in a ring or suspended on a chain. The cross is the universal symbol of Christianity. An odd choice, don’t you think? Strange that a tool of torture would…

BETRAYAL What is the most famous kiss of all times? Maybe it is the picture of Edith Shain kissing a sailor on VJ day at the end of WWII. “The picture," Edith says, "it says so many things — hope, love, peace and tomorrow. The end of the war was a wonderful experience, and that photo represents all those…

DEBT When Josh Muszynski stopped at the convenience store, he never realized how much the trip was going to cost him. Muszynski purchased one small item, and wound up with a 23 quadrillion dollar charge on his debit card. He found the error when he checked his online statement later. Muszynski discovered…