The story is told of Judge Roy Bean a.k.a. “the hanging judge.” Once when conducting a murder trial, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. Once declared innocent and knowing that he could not be tried a second time for the same offense,...

A man was once asked, "Are you a believer in the Christian religion?" "Oh, certainly!" "You are a member of some church, then, I suppose?" "Member of a church? No, indeed. Why should I be a member of a church? It is quite unnecessary; the dying thief wasn't a member of a church, and he went to heaven." "But...

In urging the sacredness of the Lord's Day, a Chinese preacher used this story: "It came to pass that a man went to market, having on his shoulder a string of seven large, copper coins (Chinese coins were strung on strings and carried on the shoulder at that time). Seeing a beggar crying for alms, he...

Carl was a quiet man. He didn't talk much. He would always greet you with a big smile and a firm handshake. Even after living in our neighborhood for over 50 years, no one could really say they knew him very well. Before his retirement, he took the bus to work each morning. The lone sight of him walking down the street...

Willis and Margaret sauntered down the streets of Baguio, enjoying a short reprieve from the intense heat and humidity of Manila. Willis had been elected president of the North Philippine Union, but Americans have to seek the coolness of the mountain air of the islands further to the south in order to regain some of the vigor...

My first winter after moving to Illinois I enjoyed playing in the snow with my kids. After the first real snow fall we grabbed our sleds and headed out to a big hill by our house. We had to walk quite a distance in fairly deep snow. After we got to the hill and had gone sledding for about 45 minutes, it was time to head home...

Although things are not perfect Because of trial or pain Continue in thanksgiving Do not begin to blame Even when the times are hard Fierce winds are bound to blow God is forever able Hold on to what you know Imagine...

"This is to inform you that today will be your last day. Please make every effort to get your affairs in order and take care of all last minute contacts." He knew it was coming, but still he was shocked. "Time seemed to fly by," he thought to himself. "I had so many great things going. I don't understand why this...

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately wanted to paint another one. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you feed a stray cat, and I learned that it was good to be kind to animals. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you make my favorite...

Feeling footloose and frisky, a featherbrained fellow forced his father to fork over his farthings. Fast he flew to foreign fields and frittered his family's fortune, feasting fabulously with floozies and faithless friends. Flooded with flattery, he financed a full-fledged fling of "funny foam" and fast food. Fleeced...

It would be nice to know sometimes what’s going to happen next in our lives, but most of the time it doesn’t happen that way. We want to be able to see, but faith requires us to trust God! I like the movie Back to the Future Part 2. Remember the scene when Marty goes forward in time and retrieves a sports catalog...

The soul that has given himself to Christ is more precious in His sight than the whole world. The Saviour would have passed through the agony...

He who dies...

A grudge is a...

When we get tangled up in our problems,...