Monthly Archives: December 2017

By Rick Warren at:  www.pastorrick.org, December 15, 2017.      God allows a crisis to get our attention, and then he uses the crisis to develop our character.  One thing…

      (…continued)  It is interesting that Jesus, born to show all the world the way home, was not even born at home.  He was not born in a house…

Magazine advertisement from 1945, the year World War II ended. --------------------------------      Christmas is the time of year to go home.  Or, it is the time for families to get…

     In Isaiah 64:1 Isaiah prayed to the Lord, “Oh that you would rend the heavens and come down.”  In the manger in Bethlehem on that first Christmas, God…

By Eric Burgdorf, Pastor of Hope Free Lutheran Church, Wyoming, Minnesota           “Not until you say you are sorry.”  Eventually the battle of wills usually ends…

     Methodist pastor William Willimon was awaiting his day in court.  He would not be the one on trial, but his presence there was required as a key witness. …

By William Willimon      After a devastating hurricane, all of the power had been out for the past three days.  It was hot, humid, and miserable during the day. …

"Truth, Grace, and My Father's Conversion at Age 84," by Randy Alcorn, posted August 1, 2012 at:  www.epm.org      My father was the most resistant person to the gospel I’ve…

Randy Alcorn (1954- ) ----------------- By Randy Alcorn, posted December 11, 2017 at:  www.epm.org      I grew up with a dad who slept at home, but generally wasn’t there…

-----------------      (…continued)  Pastor and author Max Lucado tells the story of being on an airplane one time, when the weather was bad and the flight became very turbulent. …