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Rick Nelson, 61, was walking his dog near his Ontario home when a 300-pound black bear charged him. The mama bear was only defending her cub but she bit Nelson in the chest and face. Rick had been a featherweight boxer in his earlier days and he struck the beast in the teeth with a right-hand jab, following…

A small stone seal found by archaeologists in Israel may be linked to the Old Testament Judge Samson. Co-directors of the Center for Archaeological Research at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Daniel Warner and Dennis Cole say the find suggests the seal depicts the story of a young man killing…

God's Will Does knowing God's will impact what you do and don't do? There are some things that we know are God's will. We know God wants us to read our Bible, pray and attend Church. I don't have to pray about whether I should love my wife today or provide for my Children. Other things require a search…

Archeological finds back Biblical-tales HAZOR, Israel - A string of recent archeological discover­ies have provided the first hard evidence for a number of Bibli­cal figures and events, many of which had been widely dis­missed as myths and moral tales. Individually, the discoveries are important. Together,…

Read this one slowly and with the book of Amos close at hand. Read it more than once over the next few days. Perhaps it will revive you as it did me. …………………………. Of the minor prophets, Amos has always drawn me. Maybe it was in that first class I took on Minor Prophets at Moody in Chicago, when I realized…

Humility So the last shall be first, and the first last." Matthew 20:17 NASB King Saul ascended to greatness, but was never a great man. Instead of living with humility and gratitude for his opportunities, he lived the tragic life of presumption. He presumed to decide which of God's commands he would…

Faith & Football "Wilson," Coach McCord would say, "lead us in prayer." It happened almost every game. Coach would finish his last minute pep talk then call on me to lead in prayer before we went out on the field to lose the game. (We were the absolute worst football team in the state of Texas.) I'd…

Accountability King David was a man of great contradictions. He was a hard working man who was equally comfortable playing a musical instrument or fighting in a war. He was a tender-hearted poet, with musical talents that could soothe the souls of his listeners. He was a "man after God's own heart"--…

“DANGER OF SLEEP” “Jael smiteth a sleeping Sisera. Abner taketh away the spear from the bolster of a slumbering Saul. A sleeping Eutychus falleth from the third loft, and is taken up dead. A sleeping Samson is shorn of his locks, and the Philistines are upon him. Sleeping men are ever in danger; they…

“DANGER OF SLEEP” “Jael smiteth a sleeping Sisera. Abner taketh away the spear from the bolster of a slumbering Saul. A sleeping Eutychus falleth from the third loft, and is taken up dead. A sleeping Samson is shorn of his locks, and the Philistines are upon him. Sleeping men are ever in danger; they…

“DANGER OF SLEEP” “Jael smiteth a sleeping Sisera. Abner taketh away the spear from the bolster of a slumbering Saul. A sleeping Eutychus falleth from the third loft, and is taken up dead. A sleeping Samson is shorn of his locks, and the Philistines are upon him. Sleeping men are ever in danger; they…

In a recent issue of PreachingNow I made reference to Jonathan and his armor-bearer. In response, David Kitley (one of our UK readers) sent me a fascinating story which appeared in the book The Bible as History but was originally told by Francis Schaeffer in his L'Abri lectures: That Saul was a tactician…

SIN Authorities in Uganda continue their efforts to control the recent outbreak of the deadly Ebola Virus. They fear the disease may spread into neighboring Kenya through seven relatives of a woman who recently died from the virus. Sadly, this same woman unknowingly spread the virus when she fled a hospital…

A Aaron, ' = "light bringer" Aharown {a-har-one'} 1) brother of Moses, a Levite and the first high priest Aaron Aaron {ah-ar-ohn'}= "light-bringer" 1) the brother of Moses, the first high priest of Israel and head of the whole priestly order ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------…

the pastor's story file a resource file for pastors/teachers/speakers THEME: Hope September / 1988 Volume 4, Number 11 HOW IT WORKS Hope works in these ways: it looks for the good in people instead of harping on the worst; it discovers what can be done instead of grumbling about what cannot; it regards…

Chapter 5 4990 B.C. The Flood–1877 B.C. Joseph 148 Six thousand years had passed since the year of creation. Mankind had slowly multiplied on the earth. Because man had been created with a perfect body, he began with no inherent birth defects. Therefore, the Bible discloses that during this period of…

SCRIPTURE: Acts 19:1-2 and John 14:16-18 NASB (9-4-05) TITLE: Who is the Holy Spirit? INTRODUCTION Who’s Who in our society is used to determine the life and background of persons. There is the Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges; Who’s Who In America; Who’s Who In Businesses;…

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…