A young teenager once complained to his father, a minister, that most of the hymns they sang in church were boring to him because they were too far behind the times. His father put an end to his son’s complaints by saying, “If you think you can write better hymns, then let’s see […]
1350) Joy to the World Read More »
When we give each other Christmas gifts in His name, let us remember that He has given us the sun and the moon and the stars, and the earth with its forests and mountains and oceans; and all that lives and move upon them. He has given us all green things and everything that blossoms
1349) Christmas Insights Read More »
Every year brings changes into our lives, but then at the end of the year, on Christmas we are brought back to the old story that never changes: “For unto you is born this day a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” I hear those words and my mind goes back forty-five years
1348) One Thing Never Changes Read More »
We hear much today about the hostility of unbelievers towards Christians: don’t say ‘Merry Christmas,’ take down those Nativity Scenes from public places, make sure the children don’t sing any Christmas carols at the ‘Winter Program,’ etc. Just yesterday I read about some customers at a restaurant who were offended by the Christmas music that
1347) What Are the Unchurched Thinking? Read More »
By David Yeghnazar. Yeghnazar was born in Tehran, Iran. He is the executive director for Elam Ministries, founded in 1990 by Iranian church leaders, to strengthen and expand the church in the Iran region and beyond. Posted October 11, 2016 at: www.thegospelcoalition.org ————————— The Bible is full of stories reminding us that, whatever the opposition,
1346) Persecution Backfiring Read More »
By Mark Howard, of Elam Ministries, an organization founded in 1990 by Iranian church leaders with a mission to strengthen and expand the church in the Iran region and beyond. Posted July 30, 2016 at: www.thegospelcoalition.org ——————— Everyone loves a good story. As Christians, we especially love stories that tell us how, when all
1345) A Good Story Read More »
———– AN OLD STORY (author unknown): There was a group of women in a Bible study on the book of Malachi. As they were studying chapter three they came across the third verse which says, “He will sit like a refiner and purifier of silver.” This verse puzzled the women and they wondered
1344) Refined by Fire Read More »
Have you ever heard of Stephen Langton? Probably not, but every time you look something up in the Bible, you benefit from his work. More on that later. Langton lived in England eight hundred years ago, from 1150 to 1228. He was a priest and he was a politician, and was usually in
1343) Forgiveness in Politics Read More »
Luke 1:52-53 — “God has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble. He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.” (…continued) The last two meditations have been about the dignity of even the seemingly most insignificant people, and, the need for humility
1342) Dignity and Humility (part two of two) Read More »
Twenty centuries after the life of Jesus Christ, we take for granted the worth and dignity of every person. This was built into the very fabric of our American society from the beginning. The second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence declares that all people are created equal. But Jesus was born
1341) Dignity and Humility (part one of two) Read More »
