Dear Mr. Irsay: Dear Mr. Reich: As owner and as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, I address you on behalf of the multitude of people whose lives are impacted every day by what “The Blue” does, not only on Sundays when game time rolls around but on every day of the year when, havingContinue reading “Stand Up for Freedom!”
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What’s Your One Wish?
On September 29, 1978, less than two months into his papacy, Pope John Paul I was found dead in his bed with the book Imitation of Christ, by Thomas A. Kempis, opened and his reading light still on, probably having died of a heart attack. Paul the Apostle wrote to some first century saints in PhilippiContinue reading “What’s Your One Wish?”
Strangers and Sojourners
A few days ago, “You and God” addressed the subject of riches and the dangers of trusting in them; the sheer vanity of doing so as expressed by the very wealthy King Solomon who suffered from what some have called “destination sickness,” defined as a person “arriving” only to discover he is “nowhere.” (H.B. London)Continue reading “Strangers and Sojourners”
The Kelvinator
When doctors discovered a cranial tumor in Kelvin before he was five years old, they did not give him much hope to live out a normal childhood. His parents, trusting God and hoping help would come, transported their little boy to Mercy Medical Center where an extensive brain surgery would be undertaken, praying God would spareContinue reading “The Kelvinator”
Wings as an Eagle
Any preacher on any given Sunday in America could address his Sunday morning audience as a “gathering of people who might be considered rich.” I did this recently to a small auditorium of several rural congregants yet folk who represented various professions and varying age groups. To prove my thesis, I merely recited some readily available statisticsContinue reading “Wings as an Eagle”
Debate or Debacle
debate, di bat, an argument or reasonings between persons of differing opinions; dispute; controversy; quarrel; strife; contention. debacle, di bak l, to break up. A sudden breaking up of ice in a river; the complete collapse of an enterprise. Take your choice. Parts of either of the above definitions would aptly characterize what the nation wasContinue reading “Debate or Debacle”
David’s Band
Our 25th annual faith-promise world missions conference at Thompson Road Baptist Church, October 1-8, 2006, with Pastor Larry Hufhand as our keynote speaker and featuring Ben and Becca Sinclair (Cameroon), Kevin and Mary Brunner (Philippines), Saundra Smith (South Africa), and Jodie Clark (Australia) among others was a blessed week, our conference theme being “Let the nationsContinue reading “David’s Band”
When Pastors Retire
It was recently reported that Dr. Charles Stanley stepped down as senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Atlanta after a 50-year tenure at that post. It was also clarified on the same news page that the good pastor was not retiring because he could not find retirement in the Bible, but that he was goingContinue reading “When Pastors Retire”
Your Sin Will Find You Out
The late Paul Harvey used to close his daily news program with a “For What It’s Worth” story. On one particular day, he told of a man in New Zealand, a gas thief, who was siphoning gas from a car at 2:00 A.M. As I recall, Paul Harvey reported that for illumination, since it was in theContinue reading “Your Sin Will Find You Out”
Where Can I Go Then?
A girl that grew up in a church I pastored wanted from childhood to be a missionary. That desire never left her through her school years and she attended a local Bible college in order to be prepared to serve God. At one point, she applied to be a “Mapper,” a missionary apprentice, but the field thatContinue reading “Where Can I Go Then?”
