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Gary Alexander has lived in the small town of Wingo, Kentucky all of his life. He remembers hearing the stories about how several downtown buildings were built in the late 1890s. More than one hundred years later, Alexander was hired to demolish the buildings and reuse some of the materials. When the…

Parenting does not begin at birth. It begins many months prior. “Previous studies and anecdotes suggested unborn babies are able to learn sounds while still in the womb. Research has suggested newborn babies find sounds from other languages unfamiliar, with babies of English-speaking parents reacting…

Only a Spark! The church I went to as a boy has many memories for me. One of them not only special in that it kind of went along with James 3:6 (NAS) 6 And the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the…

Andras Tamas is the name officials gave a certain man decades ago in a Russian psychiatric hospital. He'd been drafted into the army, but the authorities had mistaken his native Hungarian language for the gibberish of a lunatic and had him committed. Then they forgot about him. For 53 years. A few years…

Blessed! Psalm 1:1-6 NASB "How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! [2] But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. [3] And he will be like a tree firmly planted…

Proper Even when things are proper, they aren't proper everywhere under all circumstances. Throwing, catching, and hitting a ball are all proper at a baseball park, but wouldn't be proper in a movie theater. Not that there's anything wrong with baseball. It's just that it belongs outdoors. Yeah, I know…

Psalm 119:42 A story Lorne Sanny, past president of the Navigators, illustrates the power of God’s Word when we hide it in our hearts. Some missionaries in India were unable to get the national Christians to share the Gospel. They tried everything, but these believers seemed completely tongue-tied. Then…

OPPORTUNITY Ashley Smith gained nationwide fame when the Atlanta shooting suspect held her captive in her own home. Smith softened her captor's heart by reading him selections from the book, The Purpose Driven Life, and telling the fugitive that God had a plan for his life. Now Smith will have the opportunity…

Bible Memory Review When missionary Geoffrey Bull was imprisoned by Chinese Communist, they took his Bible and subjected him to mental and psychological torture. He later talked about the one thing that kept him from losing his mind. Although Geoffrey had no Scriptures while he was in prison, he had…

DON'T JUST DO SOMETHING; Stand There! Southern Seminary and the Abstract of Principles A Convocation Address Delivered By R. Albert Mohler, Jr., President The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary August 31, 1993 in Alumni Memorial Chapel "But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren, beloved…

CONSISTENCY Two French government ministers traveling to the unveiling of a new radar speed trap outside Paris were caught exceeding the speed limit as they went to the event. Reporters using handheld radar guns recorded Transport Minister Gilles de Robien's car traveling through Paris at 62 mph in a…

Kentucky Youth Ministries YOUTH MINISTRY MANUA | OUR MISSION: We Build Students OUR OBJECTIVES Win … Reach students to Christ Build … Teach / Disciple students Send … Mobilize students !!! Kentucky Teenagers … … our mission field | YOUTH MINISTRY MANUAL INDEX Letter from the District Youth Director page…

“BIBLE, NOT PROFITING BY” “While studying in the Holy Lands, a seminary professor of mine met a man who claimed to have memorized the Old Testament—in Hebrew! Needless to say, the astonished professor asked for a demonstration. A few days later they sat together in the man’s home. ‘Where shall we begin?’…

Matthew 17:1 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain apart. 2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his garments became white as light. 3 And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking…

Defining The Church I. Defining The Church Louis Berkoff - “The Church consists of those who are partakers of Christ and of the blessings of salvation that are in Him.” Wayne Grudem - “The church is the community of all true believers for all time.” A. Key Biblical Words 1. Hebrew - qahal - a gathering…

the feasts of Many Christians do not realize that the seven feasts which God commanded in Leviticus 23 are still observed by their Jewish neighbors. The feasts, as given to Israel, bore a three-fold significance. First there was the seasonal aspect of each holiday; then the feasts were to be a memorial…

the feasts of Many Christians do not realize that the seven feasts which God commanded in Leviticus 23 are still observed by their Jewish neighbors. The feasts, as given to Israel, bore a three-fold significance. First there was the seasonal aspect of each holiday; then the feasts were to be a memorial…

#1 — The Conflict In God’s FamilyPlease press the microphone to listen to the talk. Requires the free RealPlayer®. Installation instructions available. “The Conflict In God’s Family” — another look at the Biblical basis for understanding the plan of salvation as God’s provision for restoring peace in…

An old Aesop's Fable titled "The Wasp and the Snake" gives us a clear picture of what sin can do to us if not dealt with and put down by the power of God's Word: A wasp seated himself on the head of a snake and began stinging him unceasingly until the snake was near death. In great torment and not knowing…

Wedgwood Baptist Church -Fort Worth TX. 7 killed and 7 injured By now almost everyone has heard of the tragedy that took place on Sept.15, 1999 when a gunman entered Wedgwood Baptist Church and killed 7 people and injured 7 others before taking his own life. That morning had been the day of "See You…

MBI Centennial Henry Parsons CROWELL: Dedicated Steward by Eric Fellman lienry Parsons Crowell was to make and give a lot of money. But God first took him through the refiners fire. he nine-year-old's sobbing beside his father's grave gave no evidence of the powerful servant of God he was to become.…

The planning meeting was held at the Wesleyan Church world headquarters in northeast Indianapolis. Regional denominational leaders present represented: Wesleyan Church Church of God, Anderson Christian & Missionary Alliance Nazarene Evangelical Free Methodist Brethren in Christ Salvation Army Also –…

MARRIAGE Studies are showing that being a good, supportive spouse is good for your health. “Men over 65 whose wives consider them a source of emotional strength usually live longer than less needed hubbies.” —Reader’s Digest, October 2002, p. 48 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson Galatians 5:13 NIV “You,…

Picture Christ Martin Luther's advice on preparing to die. Dennis Ngien I remember an African brother who stood in an evangelistic meeting and told how he was brought to Christ by his dying seven-year-old daughter. One day he heard her praying for his salvation, though she lay in bed debilitated by tuberculosis…

To Illustrate... | HonorIn October 1864, word came to President Abraham Lincoln of a Mrs. Bixby, a Boston widow whosefive sons had all bfighting in the Civil War. Lincolnlater wrote his condolences: | Dear Madam, I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant General…