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God recently allowed me to see Jesus through the eyes of someone seeing Him for the first time. Having the advantage of knowing how the story ends, we can easily forget the cost of our redemption and the love of our Savior.

From: Jim Meigs from FBC, Center Point, Alabama

I will never forget Ted Stone

Here's a message that will bring you chills. Have you ever felt the urge to pray for someone and then just put it on a list and said, "I'll pray for them later?" Or has anyone ever called you and said, "I need you to pray for me, I have this need?" A missionary on furlough told this true story while…

Why you should remain a virgin until you are married Teens having sex. It's in the movies, on TV, and splattered on the pages of magazines. It seems that having sex makes many teens feel that they are mature, popular, normal, or loved. Teens often mistake sex for love - and fondling for affection. But…

Monday, August 20, 2007 FOOTBALL QUOTES Subject: FOOTBALL PHILOSOPHY At Georgia Southern, we don't cheat. That costs money and we don't have any." Erik Russell / Georgia Southern. "Football is only a game. Spiritual things are eternal. Nevertheless, Beat Texas." Seen on a church sign in Arkansas prior…

Very moving story

I remember one who spoke on the missionary question one day saying, “The great question is not, ‘Will not the heathen be saved if we do not send them the gospel?’ but ‘are we saved ourselves if we do not send them the gospel?’ ” And so it is with regard to Christian gifts. It is not so much a question…

A switchman on the railway does not turn the switch the right way, and one train crashes into another, and a hundred lives are lost. He may say to himself, “What a crime I committed by my carelessness,” and everybody denounces him for it. But suppose he forgot to turn the switch, and by a sort of miracle…

If a grandfather of ours should die and leave us five hundred pounds, what a merciful providence that would be! If by something strange in business we were suddenly to accumulate a fortune, that would be a blessed providence! If an accident happens, and we are preserved, and our limbs are not hurt, that…

A famous preacher was to preach on a certain occasion, but he missed his way and was too late. The devil, knowing of it, put on the appearance of the minister, took his place, and preached a sermon to the people, who supposed they were listening to the famous preacher whom they had expected. The devil…

In his book, Enemies of the Heart: Breaking Free from the Four Emotions That Control You, Andy Stanley writes, "The people closest to you routinely catch the flak thrown off by the explosive stuff you normally work so hard to keep hidden." –Jim L. Wilson Enemies of the Heart, 23 Proverbs 4:23 (CSB) “Guard…

Jalen Hurts, became the backup quarterback for the University of Alabama football team when the coach benched him for a freshman during his second National Championship game. Before his demotion, Hurts had led Alabama to a 26-2 record, which included a National Championship. Most thought he should transfer,…

Steve Bartman is notorious in Chicago. In 2003, he interfered with a foul ball that would have been an out but instead it went a long way toward the Cubs losing the playoff and missing the World Series. He may have been the most hated man in the land of Chicago Cubs baseball. After the Cubs won the 2016…

When people make sarcastic remarks, they say one thing, that if taken at face value has the exact opposite meaning that they wish to convey. For instance, they may say, “nice going” when someone makes a blunder. Many times, it is a light-hearted way to take the edge off a criticism that encourages everyone…

In the book, Forgiveness and Health: Scientific Evidence and Theories Relating Forgiveness to Better Health, the authors write, “Unforgiveness has been positively associated with psychological disorders including depression, anxiety, and PTSD.” In other words, not forgiving others hurts your mental health.…

In 2019 Forbes magazine deemed reality tv star Kylie Jenner “the youngest self-made-billionaire ever.” Further checking has revealed that she fudged on documents related to the sale of her cosmetics company. The real figure of her worth is only $900 million. She fell $100 million short. The Week, June…

In the book, The God Who Knows Your Name Max Lucado writes, “Worship is when you’re aware that what you’ve been given is far greater than what you can give. Worship is the awareness that were it not for his touch, you’d still be hobbling and hurting, bitter and broken. Worship is the half-glazed expression…

A Dallas Texas court convicted a former Dallas police officer of murder. The officer, Amber Guyger, had mistakenly entered the wrong apartment and fired her service weapon when she mistook the resident for an intruder. The victim’s brother, Brandt Jean embraced the police officer and told her, “I love…

Rome is known as one of the greenest cities in Europe because over 300,000 trees line the city streets and fill its parks. Many of the 100-year-old trees are weak or dying, leaving the city with ugly stumps. The need spurred 22-year-old Andrea Gandini to act by carving the dead stumps into art. He has…

A Chinese computer programmer was receiving up to 300 texts per day from his girlfriend. It was disturbing his work, but he didn’t want to ignore them because he feared hurting her feelings. Li Kaixiang developed a program that sent a realistic response automatically. After she discovered his ruse, she…

In his book, Enemies of the Heart: Breaking Free from the Four Emotions That Control You, Andy Stanley writes, "In the shadow of my hurt, forgiveness feels like a decision to reward my enemy. But in the shadow of the cross, forgiveness is merely a gift from one undeserving soul to another." –Jim L. Wilson…

Near the end of the film The Joy Luck Club, the protagonist, June, has a flashback to one of the last times she spoke to her mother before her mother’s death. In the flashback, June is upset that her mother just put her down in front of her childhood nemesis, Waverly. June deeply laments that her mother…

Georgia Police said they warned drivers who stopped to pick up lose money on the freeway that they need to return the cash. Authorities said the cash blew out of an armored truck after a side door opened on Interstate 285 near Atlanta. Motorists took videos that showed other vehicles stopped on the highway…

A recent viral video showed three juveniles bulling Derrin Weddlem a thirteen-year-old autistic boy. While Weddle’s younger brother was watching, they pointed a gun at his face and demanded that Weddle kiss their feet. Weddle’s mother said, “I was hurt. I was angry. I was crying. I was mad.”—Jim L. Wilson…