Tag Archives: salvation

Gravy

Posted on July 19, 2011 by jesustrek

The first time Karen ever took me to visit her parents was on Thanksgiving. We sat down for Thanksgiving dinner, prayed and started passing the food around. I dipped out a generous portion of mashed potatoes and scooped out a … Continue reading →

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God Loves Everybody

Posted on July 8, 2011 by jesustrek

Dudley Rutherford My wife and I didn’t see them, but there were some protesters at the North American Christian Convention in Cincinnati yesterday. Some people from the Westboro cult (they are neither Baptist nor a church) were protesting the fact … Continue reading →

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Getting Past the Comma

Posted on July 7, 2011 by jesustrek

“May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us, that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations.”—Psalm 67:1-2. Many Christians are content to stay in verse one of … Continue reading →

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Next!

Posted on March 26, 2011 by jesustrek

According to Zsa Zsa Gabor’s publicist, John Blanchette, the famous actress became so upset over the recent death of her friend, Elizabeth Taylor, that she had to be sent to the hospital because of her high blood pressure. Gabor, 94, … Continue reading →

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Do You Know About Hell?

Posted on March 18, 2011 by jesustrek

My wife had an interesting experience while playing with a 4-year-old boy the other day. He was down on the floor with his battleship. There were “people” lying on the carpet all around the ship. Keeping his eyes on his … Continue reading →

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Borrowed Time

Posted on February 21, 2011 by jesustrek

  Don Waddell, an associate minister at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky, had a recent brush with death. Just home from the hospital following neck surgery, Waddell developed complications that cut off his air supply. He was seconds from … Continue reading →

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Necessary Pain

Posted on February 2, 2011 by jesustrek

My friend’s young son received a small cut on his head that required stitches. Several attempts to numb the wounded area failed, so they decided to go ahead and sew up the cut with the father holding his son. The … Continue reading →

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Proper Attire

Posted on January 15, 2011 by jesustrek

Grendon Bailie, a 13-year-old student at Truman Middle School in Tacoma, Washington, was sent home Friday for wearing inappropriate clothing. His school, which has a strict dress code, relaxed the code for one day to allow the students to show … Continue reading →

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Successful Donor

Posted on January 6, 2011 by jesustrek

Ronald Lee Herrick, who is recognized as the world’s first successful organ donor, recently died at the age of 79. Herrick donated a kidney to his dying twin brother on December 23, 1954. The operation kept his brother alive for … Continue reading →

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A Life-Saving Choice

Posted on December 27, 2010 by jesustrek

On June 14, 2003, a charter fishing boat carrying 19 people capsized off the coast of Oregon. Everyone on board had been offered a life jacket at the beginning of the trip. Only 8 people accepted the offer; 11 refused … Continue reading →

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