   Best selling author and pastor Rick Warren was once invited to speak an entire population of a large prison.  He had two hours to speak, but it was out in the prison yard.  There was no stage, and Warren had to just stand on the ground like everyone else.  But Warren did have […]
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   Pictured above: Ben Hooper (1870-1957)  Governor of Tennessee, 1911-1915 ———————    Fred Craddock tells of meeting a man one day in a restaurant.    “You a preacher?” the man asked.    Somewhat embarrassed, Fred said, “Yes.”    The man pulled a chair up to Fred’s table.  “Preacher, I’ll tell you
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By Randy Alcorn at: http://www.epm.org    The problem of how we could possibly be reconciled with a God who hates evil is the greatest problem of history. Before we can see God in Heaven, something must radically change. This calls for no less than the greatest solution ever devised.    Here is what
Rick Warren has been called ‘America’s Pastor.’ He is the founder and senior pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, the eighth largest church in the United States. His book The Purpose-Driven Life is one of the top Christian best-sellers of all time. His Daily Hope devotional and other resources are available at his
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By Randy Alcorn (1954- ), posted December 11, 2017 at: http://www.epm.org    I grew up with a dad who slept at home, but generally wasn’t there for me or my brother. He was a good provider, and I was proud of his extraordinary physical strength, but he didn’t come to my games or any
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           (…continued)  Keller reminds his listeners that they grew up in a culture that has for centuries been grounded in and shaped by Christianity, and whether they know it or not, their idea of a God of love comes from the old, old story of Jesus and his love. Such an idea is found nowhere
1694) Christ the King (part three of three) Read More »
Above: Timothy Keller (1950- ) —————-            (…continued) Timothy Keller is a pastor in the Presbyterian Church of America, the more conservative of the two largest Presbyterian denominations. In 1987, he moved to Manhattan to try and start a new church for a largely non-churchgoing population. During the research phase of the new church start,
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Christ the King Sunday sermon, November 26,2017. —————————- John 18:33-37 — Pilate then went back inside the palace, summoned Jesus and asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” … “Is that your own idea,” Jesus asked, “or did others talk to you about me?” … “Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief
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Above: Martin Luther, 1526 portrait by Lucas Cranach (1472-1553) ————————- “Here He Stood” by John Piper at http://www.desiringgod.org, October 31, 2017    One of the great rediscoveries of the Reformation — especially of Martin Luther — was that the word of God comes to us in the form of a book, the Bible. Luther
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   There have been a number of books written about U2 and their iconic frontman, Bono, arguably the world’s most famous rock star.  But not till now has Bono himself come out to tell his own story.  In the book, Bono: In Conversation with Michka Assayas (Riverhead Books, © 2005), the rocker shares his
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