A few days ago, Emailmeditation #3228 told the story of William and Wilhemina Kruse, South Dakota pioneers, who lost nine children to diphtheria in 1894. Upon reading it, my friend Tim emailed to tell me that the story was very personal for him. He sent me a brief account of his family faith history. […]
3232) “In Jesus’ Name” Read More »
By Francis Chan, from his 2008 book Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God You could die before you finish reading this meditation. I could die while you’re reading it. Today. At any moment. But it’s easy to think about today as just another day. An average day where you go
3227) You Might Not Finish Reading This Read More »
C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) did not like writing letters. In his autobiography, he wrote that he dreaded the arrival of the postman, adding that in the ideal life “a man would have almost no mail.” The arrival of the mail always meant more letters to answer, and even though he did not like
3224) A Reluctant, Obedient Letter Writer Read More »
You have seen the signs. Simple, easy-to-read messages in white type against a black board, all with quotes ‘signed’ by God. The GODSPEAKS campaign began in 1998 when an anonymous donor contacted an advertising agency with an idea for a local billboard campaign that would get people thinking about God. The donor wanted
3222) Are You Looking for a Sign From God? Read More »
Above: Richard Wurmbrand prison photo By Richard Wurmbrand (1909-2001), Tortured for Christ, 1967, pages 11-13. Wurmbrand suffered much for his faith in Christ, first by the Nazi invasion of his homeland Romania, then by the Russians, and then by the Romanian communists. He would spend 13 years in prison for proclaiming Christ, was often tortured,
3136) A Jewish Atheist Finds Jesus Read More »
This meditation was inspired by a conversation I had last week. ***************************** I met an old friend for coffee the other day. Dan recently retired after being a doctor for forty-one years. I am a retired pastor. Dan asked me what it was like just being a regular member of a church after
3118) ” I Am a Good Person” Read More »
By Randy Alcorn, from his book The Grace and Truth Paradox and posted November 10, 2025 on his website at: http://www.epm.org ********************************* Many evangelical Christians are speaking grace without truth, while others are speaking truth without grace. But Scripture tells us this about Jesus: “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us,
3061) Grace AND Truth Read More »
Billy Graham preached the Gospel face-to-face to more people than any other individual in history. In sixty-eight years of large stadium evangelistic campaigns, he preached to over 200 million people. With today’s internet media opportunities, these types of large stadium revival meetings are seldom done anymore. Thus, no one individual will ever again
3014) America’s Pastor Read More »
From the Standing Strong Through the Storm daily devotion, August 30, 2018, at: http://www.oopendoorsusa.org ***************************** Prior to her Christian husband being released from prison in Iran, Maheen, feared that she might be arrested too. So she seriously prayed, “Dear Lord, I am not ready to go to a solitary confinement because of my Christian faith. It
2962) “You Can’t Evangelize Me” Read More »
From The Last Word, by William Willimon, pages 119-121. In one of my congregations, we decided that we needed to grow. We voted to launch a program of evangelism. We studied a program from our denomination telling us how to get new members. Among other things, the church-growth program advocated a system of door-to-door visitation. So we organized
2784) Church Ladies Learn About Temptation Read More »
