Results

God snatches victory from the jaws of defeat in each of our lives!

I hear the accuser roar Of ills that I have done; I know them well, and thousands more, Jehovah findeth none. Though the restless foe accuses— Sins recounting like a flood, Ev’ry charge our God refuses; Christ has answered with His blood. —Author unknown [1] [1]J. Vernon McGee, Thru the Bible commentary…

An illustration from Dr. James Merritt

A beautiful spirit worthy of a Christian was that of a man who found his horse in the pound one day. The farmer who put it in said, “I found your horse in my field, and I put it in the pound. If I ever catch it there again, I’ll put it in again.” “Well,” replied the other, “I found six of your cows in…

The Egyptians at the Red Sea were not destroyed little by little; they were not swallowed up in the flood a regiment at a time; the eager depths that had by miracle been divided for a time leaped together, and Pharaoh and his hosts, all of them, were covered, to be seen no more forever. Sing unto the…

New evidence is sometimes brought into court that completely changes the aspect of the case. If you have been on a jury, you would not like to tell your fellow jurors how many times you have changed your mind while you have heard the evidence. If you have listened attentively, I expect you have had half…

Guilt is very suspicious. When you have done wrong to a man, you cannot believe him. Nothing renders you so full of doubt toward another as your own consciousness of having acted unjustly toward him. Now, when a sense of guilt comes over the soul, nature begins to say, “Can the Lord be a sin-pardoning…

If your house were on fire, you would rejoice to hear that the fire engines were coming down the street. You would feel an absolute certainty that they were coming to you, because your house was in a blaze if no one’s else might be. If there were appointed today a commissioner for the relief of such…

Who among us can tell all the perils of this mortal life? I remember reading a work in which there were collected together numerous instances of the simple means by which men have died, such as the swallowing of a fruit stone, or the sticking of a small bone in the throat, the breathing of some invisible…

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…

Thirty years later, a guilty conscience led someone to return a large metal sign to the police department in New Smyrna Beach Florida. Officials say the sign reading, “New Smyrna Beach says No to Drugs,” came in the mail, along with a $50 money order and a note asking officials to use the money to reinstall…

An Unnamed Seattle woman was coming to the end of a successful drivers test to complete her driver’s education training. “She was doing great,” said a police spokesman.” Unfortunately, as she was parking the car at the end of the test she accidently pressed on the gas pedal instead of the brake and sent…

In You'll Get Through This: Hope and Help for Your Turbulent Times, Max Lucado writes, “Forgiveness vacillates like this. It has fits and starts, good days and bad. Anger intermingled with love. Irregular mercy. We make progress only to make a wrong turn. Step forward and fall back. But this is okay.…

Officials at Delaware State University announced they are cancelling over $730,000 dollars in student debt for graduating students who faced financial hardships during the pandemic. Officials said the average eligible student will qualify for about $3200 in debt relief which totals about a third of a…

A spokesperson for the Manitoba library in Canada said employees were surprised to find a magazine in the return slot that had been checked out in June 1975. The Winnipeg Public library said a 1975 issue of Car Craft Magazine had been placed in the return bin. The card inside revealed the magazine was…

After John Hinckly, Jr. shot President Reagan, Reagan woke up in the hospital recovery room with his wife Nancy at his side looking down at him and extremely upset. Reagan always joked with Nancy when she was upset, so he said, “Honey, I forgot to duck.” That’s what the great fighter Jack Dempsey said…

One thing is certain, unless the Lord returns each one of us has death in our future. One South Korean mortuary is offering people the chance to experience a taste of what their own death might be like. The mortuary invites the public to dress in shrouds, write their last testaments, and lie in closed…

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…

When an elementary aged boy called 911, complaining that he was hungry and asking for a pizza, he got a surprise visit from local authorities. The unidentified boy called the Sanford, Florida 911 operator and asked if they could send a pizza over. The department sent three officers to the home instead…

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…

In his book, Enemies of the Heart: Breaking Free from the Four Emotions That Control You, Andy Stanley writes, "If you’re a Christian, you aren’t expected to treat others the way you’ve been treated by others; you’ve been called to treat people the way you’ve been treated by your Father in heaven. You…

Marjorie Saint was a young widow. Despite the pain of the loss of her husband, she took her son, Steve Saint, and moved to the mission field in South American in order to reach the secluded Waodani tribe. According to cultural anthropologists, the Waodani tribe was the most violent group of people ever…

In the movie, “The Green Mile,” John Coffey (played by Michael Clark Duncan) is wrongly convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of two young girls. Tom Hanks portrays Paul Edgecom, the prison guard in charge of death row. He learns of the Coffey’s innocence, but does nothing about it. In fact,…

Despite what they read in the Bible, a new Barna study suggests many Christians find it hard to forgive. The study found that 23% of Christians identified someone they could not forgive, and 27% said they knew someone they did not want to forgive. 15% of respondents said they had not offered unconditional…

Charlene Hios, executive director of Bridging the Gaps Ministries says, “ . . .I do believe a person can be in Christ and identify as gay, though one must eventually realize that homosexual behavior is inconsistent with a faithful relationship with Christ. . .It takes time to recognize parts of your…