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Ana Marie Cox was a political writer taking hard left positions. She describes herself as a “progressive, feminist, tattooed, pro-choice, graduate-educated believer.” She wrote left wing commentary for several magazines, and appeared on left-wing talk shows. Several years ago she seemingly disappeared.…

The face of Jesus has appeared in many inanimate objects over the years. People believe they have seen the Lord in grilled cheese sandwiches, x-rays, MRIs, and pieces of plaster. The latest image of Jesus has appeared in an old wooden chair in California. Lou Balducci says he was planning to throw out…

It all comes down to this question: Are you “Jesus flavored” or “Jesus filled?” This is a bottle of Grape juice. If you’re in the convenience store, you may think you’re being healthy by passing up the Coke to grab the grape juice, but think again! Now it says grape jusice. You see, it says it right…

When he played quarterback for the University of Florida, Tim Tebow was famous for his football skills, and the unusual practice of writing Bible verses on his eye black on game day. Research found that the verses Tebow wore were searched millions of times on the Internet after the games. When Tebow…

In the midst of the excitement of winning Super bowl XLV, two Green Bay Packers players took the opportunity to talk about their faith. Quarterback, and game MVP Aaron Rodgers told reporters, “You know God doesn’t care who wins this game. He only cares who gets the glory and He got the glory tonight.…

Millions of people across the country got a little bit of the Bible during Super Bowl XLV when a commercial produced by a Christian group aired unexpectedly. Fox Sports had originally said they would not air the spot because it contained too much “religious doctrine” and because they felt it was too…

Author Henri Nouwen tells the story of a family he knew in Paraguay. The father was a doctor who courageously spoke out against the terrible human rights abuses of military regime which was in power. As you can imagine, the two-bit dictator of this impoverished country took issue with this offense. Local…

Joe Stowell writes It was six o'clock in the morning, and I had just finished my early run. As I passed the local Starbucks, I decided to stop in and get a couple cups of our favorite lattes and take them home to [my wife], who would be waking up. Since the café had just opened, there was only one other…

THEY WEREN'T ANY DIFFERENT Subject WITNESS Leonard Sweet tells a story of a young woman who stood outside the door of the church, watching the people go in, but she never went inside. Later she explained why: "I looked at their faces. I saw their faces preoccupied with anxiety and self-preoccupation…

As Super Bowl Sunday approached in February 2010, abortion advocacy groups were outraged over a television ad set to air during the big game. The Pro-life themed ad features the story of Heisman Trophy award winner, and Florida Gators quarterback, Tim Tebow. Tebow, who displayed Bible verses on his “eye…

Apologist and author Ravi Zacharias recounts a story found in Marie Chapian's book Of Whom the World Was Not Worthy (Bethany House, 1980). The book follows the Yugoslavian Christian church's suffering under a corrupt church heirarchy: One day an evangelist by the name of Jakov arrived in a certain village.…

Life in the Badlands 11 Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul. 12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits…

The Antioch Example 20 Some of them [scattered by the persecution] . . . men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began to speak to Greeks, also, telling them the good news about the Lord Jesus. 21 The Lord’s hand was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord . .…

Our problem generally is not that we don't know the rules, but that we don't live what we already know. A man is being tailgated by a woman ho is in a hurry. He comes to an intersection, and when the light turns yellow, he hits the brakes. The woman behind him goes ballistic. She honks her horn at him;…

Witness Taken from Our Daily Bread April 1st, 2008 I love the story of the stressed-out woman who was tailgating a man as they drove on a busy boulevard. When he slowed to a stop at a yellow light, the woman hit the horn, cussing and screaming in frustration and gesturing angrily. As she was still in…

SHINING OUR LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS In 1986, when Gospel singer Amy Grant crossed over into the secular market, many Christians were outraged that people could turn to any rock radio station and hear Amy Grant sing about her love for Jesus. At a concert some time later, she confessed that she was in great…

Today is October 31st, and across our nation, children are eagerly anticipating tonight’s activity. Although Christians have differing views on Halloween, the reality is that today is a time when children – and even many adults – are given opportunity to look like someone else. Talk to six-year-olds…

Most of Jesus' ministry was set beside the Sea of Galilee. The Sea of Galilee is the largest body of water in Israel. The Sea was sometimes called the "Abyss." It was believed that the "underworld" was below the sea and demons lived there. Jesus did some interesting things on the Sea of Galilee. It was…

BOLDNESSWITNESSEVANGELISM/HIGHER POWER Actress Lisa Whelchel grew up playing the role of Blair Warner, on the 1980s sitcom, The Facts of Life. These days she is in the middle of a yearlong motor home tour of the country with her husband and three children. Lisa says it's not hard for her to live out…

Select all the text in this box and paste your illustration here... Source: Sanctuary , December 1 Ezekiel 22:30 I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one. When Frances Havergal, author of…

Christiana Tsai, one of twenty siblings, was born to a Chinese ruling family during the Manchu dynasty, She enjoyed a good education, personal servants, and an isolated life, almost never venturing outside the walls of her family's palace. But Christiana's father, despite Buddhist convictions, wanted…

Roger Simms. He was just discharged from the army. And was hitchhiking his way back home. And he was picked up by a guy driving a Cadillac. The driver said, "My name is Mr. Hanover. I’m headed to Chicago. I have a business there. Come on in." After talking about many things, Roger felt led of the Spirit…

(AP) DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. - On a chilly Easter night, two days after his son and four of his fellow soldiers were killed in Iraq, David Pautsch watched their remains arrive on a jumbo jet during a somber, half-hour ceremony. "You see these five caskets, flag-draped, it's sobering beyond belief,"…

We need to scrutinize the rush of our activities, because even venerable exertions may be keeping us from becoming and doing what God wants. A packed schedule may be detrimental not only to ourselves, but to those we seek to help. A few years ago our neighbors were drawn to us, but when we talked to…

Witnessing The story is told of a soldier who lay dying and the preacher who came to attend to him. “Can I help you in any way?” the young preacher asked. “I’m cold,” snapped the dying man. In silence the minister took off his overcoat and spread it over him. The dying man glared at him awhile. “My neck…