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A British man who started to build a deck in yard during coronavirus lockdown made an unexpected discovery while digging. The man found someone had buried an entire car in the yard years earlier. John Brayshaw bought the home six months earlier and was digging post panels for a deck, when he found the…

The late Billy Graham (1918 -2018) proclaimed the Gospel to millions of people in his lifetime. His rewording of D.L, Moody’s quote is a fitting tribute for his life. “Someday you will read or hear that Billy Graham is dead. Don’t you believe a word of it. I shall be more alive than I am now. I will…

"Everybody is a potential murderer. I’ve never killed any one, but I frequently get satisfaction reading the obituary notices." -Clarence Darrow

STEWARDSHIP You may have heard the expression “use it or lose it,” some recent research demonstrates its wisdom. New research has shown that a little Internet training can stimulate neural patterns and enhance brain function and cognition in older adults. Research has shown that as the brain ages, structural…

A talent is only useful when used to glorify God. Unless you subscribe to The Atlanta Journal Constitution, you probably missed the story that was in the May 17, 1987 edition. A rock hound named Rob Cutshaw owns a little roadside shop outside Andrews, North Carolina. Like many in the trade, he hunts…

A Georgia farmer, ragged and barefooted, was standing on the steps of his tumbledown shack. A stranger stopped for a drink of water and just to pass the time of day he asked: "How is your cotton coming along?" he asked. "Ain't got none," replied the farmer. "Did you plant any?" asked the stranger. "Nope,"…

\\ | ! Social gospel is 'Marxism in Christian clothing', says Warren by Jennifer Riley, Christian PostPosted: Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 8:32 (GMT) Best-selling author, social activist and megachurch pastor Rick Warren described the social gospel supported by many of the mainline churches as “Marxism…

CONCLUSION: Let me close by telling you a true story. It will illustrate that whatever God gives to us we can develop and use for His glory. Rudy Meoli was an average baseball player at best. His career batting average was just over 200. Rudy was not known for his batting average or his fielding. In…

Too Afraid to Plant Contributor: Jeff Strite in You Can't Reap them All A Georgia farmer, ragged and barefooted, was standing on the steps of his tumbledown shack. A stranger stopped for a drink of water and just to pass the time of day he asked: "How is your cotton coming along?" he asked. "Ain't got…

As humid as it is in Atlanta, I feel like all the humidity in the United States travels to Texas to mate and produce offspring humidity. When I missed my flight yesterday afternoon and the nice lady at the counter looked at me and told me that I was going to have to sleep in the Dallas airport for 6…

January 16, 2008 Visiting the prisoner By Tim Jessen Tony Dungy, coach of the 2007 Super Bowl winning Indianapolis Colts football team, was getting ready for his greatest test of the season the next day – a playoff game against San Diego, which his team eventually lost narrowly. As Chaplain in the Presbytery…

God isn’t interested in us being famous in the world’s eyes, but in us being faithful in His eyes... Source: Making Today Count for Eternity, Multnomah Press, pg 150

George Boldt worked faithfully for years at the front desk in a small hotel. One day an elderly couple came into the lobby and asked for a place to stay. Every room in the hotel—and every hotel in town—was occupied. Realizing that the elderly couple had nowhere to sleep, Boldt offered them his own room.…

How we manage little things indicates what we would do if we had more. Why would God give dynamite to someone who can’t handle a firecracker? Source: Making Today Count for Eternity, Kent Crockett: Multnomah Publishers

But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God. Jude 1:20-21a The average price for a gallon of gas in 1957 was around 27 cents a gallon. Fifty years later we are paying around $3.21 per gallon. A lot of people, especially…

Illustration: Some years ago, David Robinson, who plays basketball in San Antonio, visited our church. He's not a member of our church, but he shows up occasionally. You can imagine the stir that occurred when that striking fellow walked into the auditorium. We have two worship services, and he came…

Once a month, a group of dedicated professionals ventures into their community to serve those less fortunate than themselves. They're not carrying hammers and nails to build a house, or ladles and pots to work in a soup kitchen. Rather, they're armed with blow-dryers, scissors, and nail polish. Oh yes,…

Getting Your Life Back Books: The Imitation of Christ, Thomas a Kempis The Ladder of Divine Ascent by John climacus Interior Castle by Teresa of Avila The Ascent of Mount Carmel by John of the Cross Spiritual formation is rooted in the virtues. Choosing virtue is choosing to submit our will to God and…

Care, for the Lord Is Listening 22 You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child. 23 If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry, 24 and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless. Exodus…

The Small Things Laying on Susan's lap, I didn't know what was more beautiful, her big brown eyes or the clear blue sky. One thing I knew for sure, I'd found the girl of my dreams--I was in love. I took a long piece of grass and wove a ring out of it and put it on her finger. You know, the little things…

SMALL THINGS Herb Kelleher of Southwest Airlines recently said, “We’ve never been focused on gigantism. We’ve focused on being the best.” Though it is only the seventh largest airline, Allan Sloan, Newsweek’s Wall Street editor calls Southwest Airlines “the nation’s most successful [airline].” —Newsweek,…

Faithfulness Our ride to the fields in the brisk, pre-dawn mornings was always quiet. When we were younger, it was Dad who drove us; as we got older and my oldest brother could drive, he'd take us to the field where we'd be working that day. I liked the quiet. It gave me a chance to lean up against the…

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…

The Abrahamic Covenant (Part 1) - by Dr. Renald Showers Two major systems of theology (Dispensational Theology and Covenant Theology) often differ from each other in their approaches to the major biblical covenants. These differences are significant, because they lead to contrasting views concerning…

Galatians 6 is a good chapter to study in connection with this point. There Paul asserts that “each one shall bear his own load” (v.5). The Greek word for “load” means knapsack, or what we carry daily on our journey through life. It is the same “burden” that Jesus spoke of when He said, “My yoke is easy,…