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Dr. Mark A. Barber • Illustration • • 13 views
This is a Confession to go with the Christmas Eve Communion Service
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 93 views
A Pennsylvania woman who stole baby Jesus from a Nativity scene and dropped the figurine off at a local hospital said she thought her prank was a harmless joke. Local authorities said they were not amused when Jacqueline Ross dropped the porcelain baby off at a local hospital along with a note explaining…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 65 views
Researchers at Time Magazine searched American copyright records in the U. S. Copyright office for the number of times favorite Christmas songs have been recorded since 1978. The overwhelming choice as America’s favorite Christmas song is Silent Night. It has been recorded 733 times, almost twice as…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 19 views
Well, there you have it: Ask anyone if they love Christmas, and they’ll probably say yes. I googled something like “The top ten reasons I love Christmas” and these were some typical responses. One person gave 8 reasons they liked it. Number 8 was because “things smell so good. Christmas trees, cinnamon…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 97 views
In the 19th century Charles Bradlaugh, a prominent atheist, challenged a Christian man to debate the validity of the claims of Christianity. The Christian was Hugh Price Hughes, an active soul-winner who worked among the poor in the slums of London. Hughes told Bradlaugh he would agree to the debate…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 16 views
Britisher Geoffrey T. Bull, missionary to Tibet, was cold, exhausted, and hungry. He had been seized by Communists following their takeover of China in 1949, and his future was bleak. His captors drove him day and night across frozen mountains until he despaired of life. Late one afternoon, he staggered…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 8 views
John Feinberg speaks of this in his book, The Many Faces of Evil. There he tells of when his wife, Pat, was diagnosed with Huntington’s Chorea – a genetically-transmitted disease that causes deteriation of the brain which leads to the deterioration of physical and psychological abilities. John and Pat…
Mike Lester • Illustration • • 27 views
Christ’s birth changed the world; now we must spread the word. President Ronald Reagan once commented on the earthly ministry of Christ: “Meaning no disrespect to the religious convictions of others, I still can't help wondering how we can explain away what to me is the greatest miracle of all and which…
stan christopherson • Illustration • • 6 views
A discouraged Christopher Columbus stopped by a monastery for a drink of water. He sat with an old monk and told of his desire to go on an expedition to discover another land. That monk was a personal friend of Queen Isabella, and he encouraged her to finance Columbus’ expedition. George Whitfield was…
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In 1957 Dr. Seuss released his latest children’s book entitled How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Not since Charles Dickens’ Scrooge had there been a Christmas character as dark and mean spirited as the Grinch, who swept into Whoville in the dark of the night and stole all the Christmas presents. To his…
Alan Wilkerson • Illustration • • 23 views
Young 'forget Jesus at Christmas' Fewer than half of children aged seven to 11 think Christmas is about the birth of Jesus, a survey suggests. Some 44% thought it was about Jesus, while 29% said it was about thinking of other people, and 24% said it was about giving rather than receiving gifts. The survey…
Bryan O Clements • Illustration • • 12 views
Advent Bethlehem Candle Bethlehem was a busy place. People were coming home to be counted. People were hungry. Hotels were full and it was time for Jesus to be born. But people were too busy to notice. The Bethlehem candle reminds us to take time as we look forward to Christmas.
Bryan O Clements • Illustration • • 26 views
Ronnie Foster brought me this. Do you know what this is? It is a yo-yo. At least, that is what Ronnie told me it was. It doesn’t look like a yo-yo, there is not string to wind, it doesn’t spin. It didn’t look like any yo-yo that I had ever seen. It was not what I expected to find in the bag. But now…
Rich DeRuiter • Illustration • • 8 views
You may have heard the story about Wally. Wally was big for his age -- seven years old. Everyone wondered what role the teacher would give him in the annual Christmas play. Especially considering the fact that he was also a slow learner. Perhaps he could pull the curtain. To everyone's surprise the teacher…
Illustration • • 22 views
A woman was out Christmas shopping with her two children. After many hours of looking at row after row of toys and everything else imaginable, and after hours of hearing both her children asking for everything they saw on those many shelves, she finally made it to the elevator with her two kids. She…
Illustration • • 49 views
God's Plan for Older Men and Older Women Ttus 2:2‑3 Now obviously this morning is going to be addressed to older men and older women. · America is now the oldest society in the history of the world. There has never been a society with this percentage of older people. Material comfort, medical care and…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 18 views
NEW YEAR ABC News anchor Peter Jennings said, "It's not possible to simply celebrate this New Year's Eve, there's also a need to reflect." —USA Today, Dec. 28, 2001, p. 1 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson There is a need to reflect this year. Certainly we need to reflect upon the events of 9-11 that Jennings…
Illustration • • 308 views
John MacArthur Basisinformationen zur Bibel Christliche Literatur-Verbreitung Postfach 11 01 35 • 33661 Bielefeld Wenn nicht anders angegeben, sind die Bibelzitate der Schlachter 2000 entnommen. Abkürzungen weiterer Bibelausgaben: Elb.: Elberfelder Bibel, unrevidierte Fassung Lu 12: Lutherbibel von 1912…
Daniel Waterman • Illustration • • 786 views
A little boy and girl were singing their favorite Christmas carol in church the Sunday before Christmas. The boy concluded “Silent Night” with the words, “Sleep in heavenly beans.” “No,” his sister corrected, “not beans, peas.” [1] The people of that time were being heavily taxed, and faced every prospect…
Steve Bramham • Illustration • • 934 views
A Christian Guide to Passover (PESCH) Below is a compilation of several contemporary Seder services that are used today. Because of the passage of time and that Passover was intended to be a family tradition, it is not possible to reconstruct with certainty the type of Passover meal or celebration that…
Kevin Owsley • Illustration • • 8 views
That Advent Series Again! | W | e keep recommending that you give a series of messages during the four Sundays of Advent, and our mail indicates that some of you are taking the suggestion and having a great time. The danger is that we try to dream up something new for the Christmas season and we end…
Kevin Owsley • Illustration • • 9 views
YES to Shame and Glory Mary is a model of openness to the power of God. Luci Shaw At Christmas, most Protestants are tolerant enough to allow Mary limited access onto our greeting cards and into our creches and carols. But the rest of the year she is a victim of simple neglect. In bending over backwards…