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Pastors today are faced with more work, more problems, and more stress than any other time in the history of the church. This is taking a frightening toll on the ministry, shown by the statistics below: Pastors: · Fifteen hundred pastors leave the ministry each month due to moral failure, spiritual burnout…

Poem by Annie Johnson Flint

Hell or Parental Responsibility What does God say to a little fellow growing up in a home? He says, “Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord” ( Col. 3:20 ). But wait a minute—what if his parents don’t tell him to do the right things and don’t bring him up the…

> Why We Love Kids > >> > >>I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening > >>when a > >>woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved. She was > >>stark > >>naked! As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my five-year-old > >>shout from > >>the back seat, "Mom! That lady…

R.C. Sproul, The Holiness of God

Some time ago a town missionary had in his district a man who never would allow any Christian person to come into his house. The missionary was warned by many that he would get a broken head if he ventured on a visit. He therefore kept from the house, though it troubled his conscience to pass it by.…

Louie was born unable to walk in a country facing political turmoil and poverty. The boys had no feeling below the knees, so he could only move around by pushing himself with his hands and dragging his body through the dirt. People in his country often view disabilities as a curse, but Louie’s family…

Christians have been fighting pornography for a long time. Many times they have been ridiculed for their beliefs that pornography is evil. Now, non-Christians are discovering the harm it causes. Gail Dines is a self-described radical feminist who wants pornography stopped. She speaks with the fervor…

Baltimore Raven’s Offensive lineman James Hurst and his wife, Amanda have been hosting a couples Bible study in their home for the past three years. In the last of their sessions for this season Quarterback Trace Mc Sorley indicated a desire to be scripturally baptized. He said, “We’re a pretty religious,…

Kelly Brown Douglas, the Canon Theologian at the Washington National Cathedral and Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary claims, “A good starting point for understanding what the Bible says about sex is the Bible.” Douglas says that Paul did not teach a dualistic understanding…

Johnny Morgan is a self described “country boy,” and he and his dogs have helped thousands find new life in Jesus. Morgan has always had a passion for hunting dogs and competed with his dogs chasing ribbons and trophies. He never thought he would have an opportunity to minister until someone at a competition…

The North Texas Church of Freethought looks like any other church on the one Sunday each month that it meets. At their gatherings, members enjoy discussions of history, morals, personal and social problems, listen to music and learn about inspiring scientific breakthroughs. “Our services are educational,…

We are gathered here today to mourn the loss, but also to celebrate the life of Russell Bowen. Today we find comfort in knowing that God is with us as we grieve. In the Bible we read these words: We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not…

Ryan Schneider did not compete in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, but as a chaplain, he had the opportunity to chat and mingle with many who did. Schneider knows a lot of the American winter Olympians because he serves a church in Lake Placid, New York, where many Olympians train. Schneider met many athletes…

On July 30, 1945, Japanese torpedoes sank the USS Indianapolis. 900 sailors made it into the water alive but when rescued 5 days later only 316 survived. A new book gives an eyewitness account of the horrors of being in the sea for that period. As they watched their friends slowly die, “one man broke…

China has charged Rachel Han with smuggling. Her “smuggling” was the result of her role in China’s underground railroad. This network helps North Korean defectors make their way to South Korea. Her commitment to Christ began when her baby daughter died of leukemia. As she lamented her baby’s death and…

Los Angeles will be home to the new Museum of Failure. The museum will feature more than 100 failed inventions. The goal is to help us “accept failure, learn from it, and truly achieve progress.” Failure is not the end. The Bible tells of men and women who failed before they succeeded. Peter denied Christ…

A British government commission found that loneliness was as harmful to health as smoking fifteen cigarettes a day. Prime Minister, Teresa May, has announced a new government position; the “minister of loneliness.” I am not sure what this minister will be able to accomplish, but I am in favor of reducing…

The newest tech gadget is the smart water bottle. You use the included app to connect the bottle to your phone to keep track of how much water you are drinking. The bottle will also remind you to take a drink. Their prices run from $10 to $100. I am not sure I need a water bottle to continually nag me…

Tequila Isaacson is an Idaho woman who was traveling on a Washington State highway. She was at a rest stop when a Pickup truck in the parking lot next to a coffee shop caught on fire. While the boy’s parents worked to get him out and another man called 911, Isaacson began searching for a fire extinguisher.…

When Kim Phuc Phan Thai was a 9-year-old child her war planes dropped bombs and napalm on her village in Vietnam. A journalist snapped a picture of the girl, naked, running from the village, screaming in pain from the napalm burning her neck, back, and arms. You have probably seen the photo. It became…

God used a mean-spirited meme on social media to give Crystal Hodges an opportunity to help others discover real beauty in their lives. Crystal has a birthmark that covers half of her face. Though it never bothered her growing up, and she was never been made to feel different by friends or family, a…

Imagine going to Chicago on a business trip. You have a bunch of meetings and have plans to fly out right after your last meeting to meet your family in some great vacation spot. Your meetings run late and you know it is going to be a challenge to get to the airport and get checked in so you can make…

When a fire destroyed the Poyen Missionary Baptist Church in Arkansas, the congregation had no place to gather for worship. Youth pastor James Green said the pastor called him and he was frantic because the church was burning. He rushed over, but Green said the fire was too intense and there was nothing…