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I stood this week by the side of a church that once was a considerable distance inland, but now it stands by the ocean side. Almost every year a great mass of the clay cliff falls into the sea, and in a year or two this parish church must fall. It stands now in quiet and peace, but on a certain day it…

You may see, if you go down the Kennington Park Road, a row of young trees planted by the road. How are they kept up while they are still slender? Why, small posts of dead timber hold them up. Even so, a dead Sunday school teacher may yet be useful to a really Christian child, and a dead deacon may be…

The denominations of the Christian church are very like the divisions of a plowed field by means of furrows that mark the surface, but the land remains to all intents and purposes one field. I do not speak of mere professing Christians, but truly spiritual people. Such are all one in Christ Jesus, and…

Some of the old Roman walls are compacted with such excellent cement that it would be almost impossible to separate one stone from another. In fact, the whole mass has become consolidated like a solid rock, so embedded in cement that you cannot distinguish one stone from another. Happy is the church…

Do you see that train steaming along the iron way? See, it plunges into a cavern in yonder hill! You have now lost sight of it. Has it perished? As on an angel’s wing, you fly to the top of the hill, and you look down on the other side. There it comes steaming forth again from the tunnel, bearing its…

The Lord’s first word to Abraham is that he should leave his father and his kinsfolk, and the idolatrous house in which he lived, and go to a land that God should show to him. Away he must go. Faith must be his guide, providence his provision, and the living God his only keeper. The separate life of…

When a farmer comes to thrash out his wheat and get it ready for the market, there are two things that he desires—that there may be plenty of it of the right sort, and that when he takes it to market he may be able to carry a clean sample there. He does not look on the quantity alone, for what is the…

The administration at Google sent a notice to all employees. The subject was the use of the company’s internal message boards. The message read, “While sharing information and ideas with colleagues helps build community, disrupting the workday to have a raging debate over politics or the latest news…

Recently Tom Watson, an eight time major champion indicated that he would no longer participate in the golf championships at the Masters in Augusta, GA. The main factor for shelving the event was the course length. Watson indicated to the press that his greatest regret at this point was that his time…

When author, columnist and speaker, Jason Wright saw his friend’s mug shot, his thoughts turned to his own sinful nature. Though Wright knew that his friend would have to face the consequences of what he might have done, he also knew that he was also still a child of a living, loving God, who never stops…

Look out America! There’s a new church movement rising across the country, and guess what they all have in common? They all don’t believe in God! Yes, the growth of atheist churches and even atheist mega-churches are becoming more and more popular as people want the warm feelings of a church experience…

During a sermon about Christian unity, Florida pastor Zach Zehnder spoke about rules that tend to divide Christians — drinking, smoking, and getting tattoos. In an offhanded remark, he told his assembled congregants during a sermon that he would pay them to get tattoos of the church’s colorful cross…

A book of psalms dating to 1640 and believed to be the first book published in the United States was auctioned for a record $414.2 million. The book was one of several originally owned by the Old South Church in Boston. The church has the distinction of being known as the church Samuel Adams attended,…

To get a genuine look at the job churches are doing, Faith Perceptions partnered with church leaders to send “mystery guests” to visit various churches and rate their experience as a first- time visitor. The guests reported that churches with an average of 300 to 500 attendees ranked highest with smaller…

“Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but many of the things they make it easier to do don’t need to be done.” –Andy Rooney --The Week, June 1, 2012 p. 17 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell We are guilty of Andy Rooney’s charge in other areas of our lives as well. We live in…

Musician speaker, and author Shaun Groves says he has the opportunity to lead worship at many different churches. After the services, he takes time to sit down with the musicians of that church for some one-on-one time. Groves says the musicians will often ask him about the music program at his home…

A new listing of churches within a denomination has found an interesting trend among young Christians. The survey conducted for Churches or Christ that most denominations are seeing a decline in overall membership. Carl Royster who conducted the survey says he found an increasing number of Americans…

According to a consultant’s report obtained by the Detroit Free Press, The Detroit Water and Sewage Department employs a horseshoer at a cost to the city of nearly $60,000 per year in salary and benefits. “According to the official job description—not updated since 1967—the DWSD horseshoer is required…

In the Netherlands a 16-year-old girl forgot to check “private” on a Facebook invitation to a birthday party. Three thousand people showed up. Sometimes it seems like the church has set its privacy settings too stringent, and no unexpected guests ever shows up. --Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell The…

The world will not overcome the church of Jesus Christ. The gates of Hades will not prevail against it. However; she is taking quite a beating in our western culture. According to a 2012 Gallup Poll only 44% of Americans say they have a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in churches or organized…

A new word has crept into our English language, but it is definitely not a new condition. Presenteeism is the definition given to people who show up at work, but their health or physical condition hinders them from doing the job. Instead of taking a sick day, the worker shows up in spite of illness,…

Lifeway Research has found that most regular church attendees think it is important to share their faith with others, but admit they don’t do it. 80 percent of those who attend church one or more times a month say they think telling other about Jesus is important, but over 60 percent of those had not…

When a local church decided to give away free gasoline to their neighbors, they discovered that serving the Lord doesn’t always go as smoothly as planned. The Believer’s Christian fellowship Church made arrangements with a neighborhood gas station to give away free gas one afternoon beginning at 3PM.…

Mechanical engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology published a report detailing the remarkable behavior of a group of ants in water. When dropped on to the surface of the water, a temporary cushion of air sounds the single ant, helping it float for a small period. When scientists drop a group…

A new study suggests that when it comes to teaching difficult subjects, the method of instruction is more important than the teacher. The study headed by Nobel Prize recipient Carl Wieman pitted a highly rated veteran professor using a traditional lecture approach against a graduate student that interacted…