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Iceland’s Down’s syndrome population is decreasing and headed toward 100% elimination. Good news? Not exactly. Through medical advancement and prenatal screening, doctors are able to detect the likelihood of a fetus being born with Down’s. When faced with the decision as to whether keep the child or…

If you had been reading the July 22, 1776 edition of the Boston Gazette, you would have come across a notice that read: Deserted from my company, in Col. Craft’s battalion of colony train of artillery, Michael Carrick, 31 years of age, about 5 foot 8 inches high, with a cut over his right eye brow, well…

Quality Time Wearing a fresh shine on his shoes, a suit his wife gave him on graduation day and a determined look on his face, Brian stood outside his new office. It wasn't the corner office, but it looked pretty good to him. The smell of new leather from his chair and the warm glow of sunshine streaming…

QUALITY TIME Wearing a fresh shine on his shoes, a suit his wife gave him on graduation day and a determined look on his face, Brian stood outside his new office. It wasn't the corner office, but it looked pretty good to him. The smell of new leather from his chair and the warm glow of sunshine streaming…

“Mary,” said her mother reprovingly, “every time you disobey, I get another grey hair.” “Gee, Mom,” Mary answered, “so it was you who gave Grandma all her grey hair.” Braude’s Treasury of Wit and Humor, Jacob M. Braude, page 147

The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me (Gal. 2:20b, NIV). J. D. Grey wrote a helpful little book titled Epitaphs for Eager Preachers. From his experience, he was warning young ministers of the pitfalls which may lead to the death of ministry.…

Promise Box Dr. Donald Grey Barnhouse, a well-known preacher of an earlier day, lived with his family in France during his student days. On their dinner table sat a little Promise Box that held approximately 200 promises from the Bible. Each was printed on heavy paper and curled into a small cylinder,…

“JESUS, THE SAME” Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.” Psalm 110:8 “Certain leaders in their young days have led their troops to battle, and by the loudness of their voice, and the strength of their…

“JESUS, THE SAME” Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.” Psalm 110:8 “Certain leaders in their young days have led their troops to battle, and by the loudness of their voice, and the strength of their…

Donald Grey, (Author of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus) Donald writes that his Dad was a hitchhiker and was picked up but instead of getting, a ride was stuffed into a trunk and left there in the hot Texas sun. He died in the trunk. Grey had to fly down to see the care and the trunk for himself.…

WORD OF GOD, IMPERISHABLE (1 Peter 1:24-25) “’All flesh is like grass, And all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, And the flower falls off, But the word of the Lord endures forever.’” And this is the word which was preached to you.” “Have ye not noticed, in reading history, how God…

“World, Does Not Know Us” During WWI one of my predecessors at Tenth Presbyterian Church, Donald Grey Barnhouse, led the son of a prominent American family to the Lord. He was in the service, but he showed the reality of his conversion by immediately professing Christ before the soldiers of his military…

“WORLDLY WISDOM” (1 Corinthians 3:19) “For the wisdom of this world is foolishness before God. For it is written, “‘He is the one who catches the wise in their craftiness’” “Have ye not noticed, in reading history, how God has abased the pride of wisdom? In ages long gone by, be sent mighty minds into…

RESURRECTION Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. —John 5:25 5020 Raleigh’s Trust After Sir Walter Raleigh was beheaded in the tower they found in his Bible these true and striking lines, written…

Reflections... on FORGIVENESS I marvel at God's infinite patience with me. When I do wrong, he could so easily turn away, but instead, when I seek forgiveness, he never fails to give it. Such love is truly divine (Aileen Williams).1 The moment a person is born again, forgiveness is provided for all the…

Finding the truth History and evidence is all around us if we take a snapshot of now today where ever you are. Our way of life only exists with the very advanced lifestyle of Jesus, I say life-style because of the Bible and the complexity and ideas that it holds. This in itself is a miracle yet it is…

A Middle-Aged Man Reflects on R & R We are in the first few days of the New Year as you read this today, and I wanted to share a few thoughts that I have had lately. As I am sure most of you know I now have two married children, and two “yet to be married” children. I guess that is at least one of the…

To Illustrate •§• TEMPTATION TRIALS FAITH T he February 26,1974 edition of Insight told the story of Major William Martin, a British subject who is bur­ied near Huelvo on the southern coast of Spain. Martin never knew the great contribution he made to the Allied success in the Second World War, espe­cially…

locus classicus _________ ................................... — a resource file for pastors/feachers/speake LOCUS CLASSICUS Spring / 1987 Volume 1, Number 1 Page 1 WHICH ANSWER DO YOU WANT? A first grade Sunday School teacher decided to add a bit of interest and clarity to her communication of the morning…

a resource file for pastors/teachers/speakers Volume 1, Number 2 Summer / 1987 CXJT (H A BROKEN LIMB Actress Shirley MacLaine has written a book on her experiences with the occult world, entitled Out On A Limb. F. LaGard Smith, Professor of Law at Pepperdine University has written a Christian answer…

able border=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing: 1.5pt'> ! The Two Babylons or The Papal Worship Proved to be the Worship of Nimrod and His Wife By the Late Rev. Alexander Hislop First published as a pamphlet in 1853--greatly expanded in 1858 Contents Introduction Chapter…

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