How to preach the gospel through forgiveness

Evangelist John Wesley was returning home from service one evening when he was robbed. The thief didn’t make out with much – a little money and some Christian literature…

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Why build your spiritual muscles?

Years ago, Merv Griffin had a bodybuilder on his show. During the interview, Merv asked him, “Why do you develop those particular muscles?”…

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How God can use you in an even bigger way

A tour group was making their way through the English countryside, stopping at several small villages along the way. In one particularly quaint hamlet, the group stopped to take some pictures of the scenery…

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Overcoming the dangers of distraction

A former police officer tells of the tactics of roving bands of thieves: They enter the store as a group. One or two separate themselves from the group…

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The key to outliving yourself

“American history shall march along that skyline,” announced Gutzon Borglum in 1924 as he gazed at the Black Hills of South Dakota…

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How to overcome death and gain life

The family of Harry Bliss surely had no clue that their mourning would inaugurate a tide of death rarely seen before in human history. The year was 1899 in New York City…

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What does it mean to be free in Christ?

A little boy had fallen ill and stayed home from school one afternoon. His mother was concerned he’d get behind, so she taught him the lesson for the day at home…

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Overcoming the lure of worldly things

One day a mother was trying to teach her daughter a lesson about giving. So she gave the little girl a quarter and a dollar bill before going to church…

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How strong is your spiritual foundation?

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is slowly leaning more and more. Scientists travel yearly to measure the slow descent. They report that the 179-foot tower moves about a twentieth of an inch every year…

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What to do when you feel forgotten

A man from the city was visiting relatives out on a farm. He watched as his uncle whistled at his dog and his dog herded cattle into the corral…

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