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Once when I was teaching eighth grade Sunday School, I assigned the class the task of memorizing a single passage of scripture of their own choice. Allen raised his hand and said in a sing-song voice, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only son, that whosoever believed in him should not…

Accompanied by Ed and Vickie, friends from Kerrville, Texas, Jack and I drove to Mason, Texas in search of the legendary topaz that can be found in Mason County. The ranch where we would search, sent a cowboy to meet us at a Dairy Queen, and we followed him in Ed’s truck through ranch roads…

In 1821 a Cherokee Native American named Sequoyah had been making marks on paper that some fellow tribesmen believed were black magic, and, though Sequoyah was a popular member of his tribe, he was subjected to a trial by the tribal leaders. In reality Sequoyah had been composing a written language in their native language,…

When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.” “Woman, why do yo involve me?,” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” (John 2:3-4) One of the most beautiful and wonderful stories of Jesus is the story…

The apostle Peter had just stood with the apostle John near the Temple gate in Jerusalem, and, in the name of Christ Jesus, healed a man who had been lame from birth. It caused a sensation, as the man was well known as a beggar at the temple; and so Peter and John attracted a…

C.S Lewis was called upon in 1941 by the Royal Air Force of Great Britain to instruct the airmen in Christianity. “The airmen have a tour of duty that lasts thirty missions,” Lewis was told by the Chaplain. “they must get very relieved when their tour is completed,” responded Lewis. “On average, the Chaplain paused,…

You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone, but on tablets of human hearts. (2 Corinthians 3:3) St. Paul had visited Corinth, a city in Greece, and preached and ministered for a…

One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” ( Luke 11:1) Jesus didn’t tell his disciples to prepare their hearts, or to remember scripture, or to fast in preparation for their prayer. Jesus…

Between 34th Street and 39th Street on Seventh Avenue in Manhattan, New York, is an area designated the Garment District if New York. That stretch is also called Fashion Avenue. When my daughter Stephanie, living in New York City, was searching for a wedding dress, she and I headed for Seventh Avenue. It had small…

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. . . ( Proverbs 3:5-6) Once more the Philistines came up and spread out in the valley of Rephaim; so David inquired of the Lord, and He answered, “Do not go straight up, but circle around behind them and attack…