1. Paul Harvey said, "Too many Christians are no longer fishers of men but keepers of the aquarium." 2. Paul Little in his book "How to Give Away Your Faith" defines witnessing: "Witnessing is that deep-seated conviction that the greatest favor I can do for others is...
2 Peter 3:9 "The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance." NIV Our God does not want anyone to perish. This is why He is so patient with us. He loves...
Have you ever wondered why some people are never successful in witnessing about their Lord and Savior? Is it because they are too nervous? Too incompetent? Because they can't talk well? Not at all! It is because we are not full of Jesus! What do you mean? Remember...
Running is one of my favorite means of stress management. It’s a time of physically “burning” off any negative emotions, it’s a bonding time between my dog and me, and, most importantly, it’s a time of reflection, a time for me to be alone with my maker. And this...
"Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place." (2 Corinthians 2:14 NKJV) [1] Early one spring a group from our church was going to meet at the church to go somewhere. It was one...
"Mission Possible" is a book by Hans Christian which gives an account of his Christian missions into Russia and western European countries. He smuggled bibles into these countries and there is one account of him smuggling a family out of a country where several...
It was the very next day, and it was the coldest day so far this year, with temperatures, considering the wind chill, dipping down as low as –27º C. “You’re crazy!” I muttered to myself as I turned off the main road to run into the cemetery. “You should have learned...
There were NO footprints in the snow today. And little wonder! The previous morning we had received 4 inches of the wettest, slushiest snow possible, then it warmed up to a few degrees above freezing, and the precipitation turned to rain. After raining for several...
"Sing to the Lord , all the earth. Tell of his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples. For great is the Lord , and greatly to be praised; he is to be revered above all gods. For all the gods of the...
"Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words. They came to him and said, 'Teacher, we know you are a man of integrity. You aren't swayed by men, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in...