It first happened in the city of Jerusalem. Near the beginning of the New Testament, a baby was born in the town of Bethlehem. An amazing star shone in the night sky that attracted the likes of wise men from the East, probably Persia, where remnants of the truth still […]

The story of Pastor Dudley Tyng is a sad one. Although he inspired one of Christianity’s greatest hymns, he never heard it sung. Pastor Tyng shepherded the Church of the Covenant in Philadelphia. He had a reputation as a popular preacher, and his rallies drew huge crowds, especially those aimed […]

It is interesting to see the many different personalities among the apostles. One of Jesus’ greatest miracles was to take this assorted group of 12 and turn them into missionaries who took the message of salvation to the ends of the earth. (Judas, of course, would be the only exception.) […]

Sweating, increased heart rate, difficulty breathing, an overwhelming desire to run away, and sometimes even the fear of the imminent danger of dying—this is the definition of a phobia. If you have a phobia, you know the panic it can cause. One web site lists over five hundred phobias or […]

Sometimes you just can’t win. A man worked in a post office as a processor of mail that was sent to illegible addresses.  One day a letter came to him addressed in shaky handwriting to God. He figured he better open it to see what it was all about. It […]

A favorite Disney movie that kids and adults have enjoyed in recent years is Shrek. This lovable green ogre is a friend to all, and one can’t help but become attached to his amiable character. Giants have always intrigued people. From the giant at the end of the beanstalk to […]

How much ridicule have you put up with because you=re a believer? If we were to ask that question of people throughout history, we’d get many different answers. No doubt the Egyptians ridiculed God’s people as the Israelites were making mud bricks. Daniel and his friends were likely taunted because […]

What do you do at nighttime? That may sound like a foolish question, yet many people treat the night differently from the day. They often have daytime activities and separate nighttime activities. Some say that evil lurks in the night darkness.  That may be true if we consider the number […]

I’m strong to the finish ‘Cause I eats me spinach. I’m Popeye the sailor man! An all-time favorite cartoon show that still thrills kids today is Popeye. The plight of Popeye, Olive Oyl, and Bluto always seems to end the same way: Bluto kidnaps Olive Oyl and Popeye comes to […]

Anyone who lived during the Iraq War couldn’t help but become saturated with information about Iraq. For the first time in history, there were news reporters imbedded among the troops during the fighting. News was instantaneous. People sitting in their living rooms watched television as history was made. Folks in […]