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Akitoshi Okamoto, a 71-year-old Japanese man, was arrested recently for apparently calling a phone company 24,000 times to complain. He was taken into custody for inundating KDDI Corporation’s customer service department with toll-free phone calls over an eight-day period. Apparently, he wanted an apology…

In June 2009, Asia Bibi and her family were the only Christians living in her small village in eastern Pakistan. Her Muslim neighbors were upset at having to share the village well with non-Muslims and demanded she convert to Islam. She responded, “I believe in my religion and in Jesus Christ, who died…

In Feb 2014, the news surfaced, about Judge Ciavarella, who had sentenced, around 3,000 children to months of detention after they had committed minor infractions. This corrupt judge was later sentenced to 28 years in prison for accepting $2.2 million as a finder’s fee for the construction of a for-profit…

It was 6:05 p.m., CDT on Wednesday, Aug 1, 2007. Heading home from a day at work were Minneapolis’ finest workers, all racing to get through the traffic to their homes. No one thought about it as the pavement they were driving on left solid ground and headed across the I-35 bridge. Here’s what it looked…

In the 1980's there was a strong push to build the self-esteem of our children. This movement found many children mindlessly singing with their teachers, I am special, I am special, look at me, look at me! (“Frere Jacques”) However, this movement has had some negative consequences. Recent comprehensive…

In his book Humilitas, pastor John Dickson illustrates the beauty of humility in the life of Sir Edmund Hillary. In 1953 Hillary conquered Mount Everest with his Sherpa friend and guide, Tenzin Norgay. Consequently, in that same year Hillary was knighted; in 1985 he was made New Zealand's highest commissioner…

Let me show you how this works. This whole connection between pride and joy comes into play when a believer is confronted with some opportunity of obedience to God. A couple of weeks ago, those of you who were in the first service when I preached on guilt heard me talk about the top ten ways to know…

A Mexican fasted herself to the royal wedding. Estibalis Chavez camped outside the British embassy in Mexico City and fasted in an attempt to gain a trip to see the Royal wedding of Prince Willaim and Kate Middleton. During her fast, Chavez lost 17 pounds. An anonymous donor finally granted her wish…

Culling the Army of God Purpose: To equip saints to be effective soldiers in the Lord's Army. Judges 7:2 And the Lord said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel claim glory for itself against Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved…

To John Barrier, it wasn't the 60 cents, it was the principle. Barrier walked into his bank to cash a $100 check and then asked the receptionist to validate his parking ticket. Even after mentioning that he was a "substantial depositor," the receptionist refused to do it. She explained that validation…

I read about some kids who lined up in the cafeteria of a religious school for lunch. At the head of the table was a large pile of apples. Evidently, some industrious teacher had been concerned that every child have one of those apples and, knowing that some of her students might be tempted to take more…

In his book The Divine Commodity, Skye Jethani shares a story from a trip he took to India with his father. While walking the streets of New Delhi, a little boy approached them. He was "skinny as a rail, and naked but for tattered blue shorts. His legs were stiff and contorted, like a wire hanger twisted…

I haven’t seen too many people faint in my time. I’ll never forget one time when it happened and, it could have been deadly but for the grace of God. It was in speech class at the Bible College. We were all giving demonstration speeches. You know, that’s where you find some object or skill, then give…

Let me show you what I mean. It’s 3 p.m. in the afternoon. You’re a mom of two toddlers: a four-year-old and a two-year-old. Today’s been an especially hard day. It may have been like the one a mom was having the other day when I called. I was calling her to tell her I was praying for a family member…

Any of you ever had that experience. Don’t you think that we sometimes sound very foolish to God? I don’t know that He gets amused, but I believe He just might. He might, that is, if we even bother to pray. While many people, even those who admit to being unchurched, pray in some fashion, statistics…

I love what Madeleine L’Engle wrote in her book A Wrinkle in time. She wrote: “I have a point of view. You have a point of view. God has view. When we really come to grips with that, our prayers become less like demands and more like conversations. I know God and I do ask, just like that widow, but all…

Many of you will recognize Tony Evans. He’s a powerful preacher from Texas who is in great demand as a conference speaker. I’ve had the privilege of hearing Tony in person at Willow Creek Church a few autumns ago. He delivered one of the best messages on the Great Commission that I have ever heard! Tony…

Pray - 1. That [your pastor] would know and love the living God, would have a saving interest in Christ, being purchased by His blood, and thus would be bound to the Lord by the indissoluble bond of the Holy Spirit. 2. That [your pastor] would know, embrace and ever more deeply understand the Gospel…

played with building blocks. I still remember the fun I had as a child building different things from these blocks. contest to see who could build the tallest tower, the most blocks without their tower falling was the winner. Have you ever played that game? I thought it might be fun to play the tower…

When Hudson Taylor went to China, he made the voyage on a sailing vessel. As it neared the channel between the southern Malay Peninsula and the island of Sumatra, the missionary heard an urgent knock on his stateroom door. He opened it, and there stood the captain of the ship. “Mr. Taylor,” he said,…

In 1715, King Louis XIV of France died after a reign of 72 years. He had called himself “the Great,” and was the monarch who made the famous statement, “I am the state!” His court was the most magnificent in Europe, and his funeral was equally spectacular. As his body lay in state in a golden coffin,…

Perhaps I should say that I am not, at first glance, a person in any way cut out for prayer. I'm nervous, jumpy, easily distracted, and my mind tends to run in obsessive ruts--usually on subjects that are far removed from prayer. So at first, developing a prayer life sounded way too advanced and esoteric…

A Modern Account of the Persistent Widow The Associated Press carried an interesting story about a group of post office customers who succeeded in speeding up some slow-moving service. One man said, “It was like watching grass grow.” There were 26 patrons jammed into two lines. They realized they weren’t…

Here’s a brief drama/skit, reproduced with permission. See http://www.fea.net/bobsnook; e-mail: bobsnook@fea.net. JUDGE: (enters wearing black robe, crosses to podium, pounds gavel) This court is now in session. Anyone having business before this court, draw near and be heard. WIDOW: (enters carrying…

Kjeld Holm Kristeligt har vi altid haft det godt med ydmygheden. Derfor har Jesu lignelse om farisæeren og tolderen til alle tider være en eksemplarisk historie. Med urette! Thi intet er så kvalmende som det, der engang var karakteristisk for den kristne attitude, hvad enten det var virkelighed eller…