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The Worth of a Picture
Over the years I have seen numerous photos and videos of baptisms posted on line. Some are humorous, while others are quite serious. Some depict the sheer joy of the person who has just been baptized. It just occurred to … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living
Tagged Acts 2:38, baptism, baptized into Christ, Bible on baptism, faith, forgiveness of sins, illustration, salvation, Sinner's Prayer
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Something Bugging Me
Last night I sat on the second row at a middle school basketball game. The game was a blowout, so the people in my area found something else to occupy our attention. Someone pointed out that there was a live … Continue reading
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Tagged clueless to danger, evangelism, gospel, Hell, illustration, insect, Jesus Christ, Jude, salvation, wrath of God
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All My Bags Are Packed
Jim Denison remembers something remarkable that happened while he was serving as a missionary in East Malaysia. At the end of a worship service at a small church, a teenage girl came forward to announce her decision to accept Christ … Continue reading
Constant Reminder
Kelly Carr, editor of the Lookout magazine, writes about a friend of hers who visited with a minister toward the end of summer. Entering the office, he noticed a decorated Christmas tree in the corner. When asked about the tree, … Continue reading
By Grace
Someone once explained the grace of God by telling the following story: Suppose you lived in a place where a king ruled the land. Now suppose that you rebelled against the king. In response to your rebellion, the king sent … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations
Tagged Ephesians 2:8-9, forgiveness, grace, heir of God, illustration, Jesus, salvation
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Hard to Go to Hell Here!
Several years ago I heard someone talk about an evangelistic organization in Ohio whose motto was something like this—“Let’s make it hard to go to hell in Ohio!” I like that philosophy. We should do everything we can to keep … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Spurgeon, eternal torment, evangelism, good news, gospel, Hell, Jude, salvation, save others from the fire, Spurgeon quotes
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Safe
A group of botanists were searching for rare plants that grew in the mountains of the Scottish Highlands. They asked a local boy if he would allow them to lower him in a basket over a high cliff so that … Continue reading
Accepting the Facts
In the movie “A Few Good Men”, Tom Cruise played the part of a prosecutor who was trying to pry the truth out of Col. Nathan Jessup, played by Jack Nicholson. Finally, Nicholson uttered what would become one of the … Continue reading
Choose Carefully
Danny Clark is a highly regarded quarterback from Akron, Ohio. Clark, a 6-foot-4, 230 pound high school senior, grew up rooting for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He was elated when the Buckeyes recruited him, and he committed to Ohio State … Continue reading
Curing All Disease
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his pediatrician wife, Priscilla Chan, recently announced that they will spend $3 billion over the next decade in an effort to “cure all diseases in our children’s lifetime.” They plan to bring scientists and engineers … Continue reading
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