In Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a relentless God, Francis Chan writes “Stan [Gerlach] was giving a eulogy at a memorial service when he decided to share the gospel. At the end of his message, Stan told the mourners, ‘You never know when God is going to take your life. At that moment, there’s nothing you…

I read of a man who stood to speak At the funeral of a friend He referred to the dates on her tombstone From the beginning . . . . To the end. He noted that first came her date of birth And spoke the following date with tears, But he said what mattered most of all Was the dash between those years. (1934…

A professor in a college ethics class presented to his students with a problem. He said, "A man has syphilis and his wife tuberculosis. They have had four children: one has died, the other three have what is considered to be a terminal illness. The mother is pregnant. What do you recommend?" After spirited…

Title: What Could You Accomplish in 7 years? Want a shocker? Take the average amount of time that you watch TV or play Video games per day, e.g., two hours (below the national average). Do you realize that over a period of 60 years, you will spend the equivalent of 7 ½ years, sitting in front of the…

Jim Elliot From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Jim Elliot Born: October 8, 1927 Portland, Oregon Died: January 8, 1956 Ecuador Occupation: Missionary Spouse: Elisabeth Elliot For others named Jim Elliot, see Jim Elliot (disambiguation) Philip James Elliot (October 8, 1927…

Over the years, Evangelist Billy Graham has spoken to million around the world. His crusades have taken him to at least 185 countries, and his words have inspired and encouraged world leaders and everyday citizens alike. As Graham prepares to turn 93, he is still working to change lives. Although, he…

Scene Setup: It is New Year's Eve at a posh European hotel dining room. Georgia Byrd, who has come to spend every dime she owns because she has been told she has just three weeks to live, is seated with politicians and captains of industry who assumed that she is one of them -- the super-rich (though…

~ Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong. ~ Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. ~ A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor. ~ Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled. ~ Meanness don't jes' happen overnight. ~ Forgive your enemies.…

| You are My Sunshine, My only Sunshine" (Be prepared to get watery eyes!) Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her 3-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new sibling. They found out that the new baby was going be a girl, and day…

PULASKI, Tenn. - A convicted murderer who escaped from an Indiana prison 35 years ago was found living quietly in a small Tennessee town, authorities said Tuesday. Linda Darby, 64, was arrested Friday in Pulaski, a small city near the Alabama border where she was going by the name Linda Joe McElroy.…

"The Paradox of Our Time" The paradox of our time in history is that: We have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less. We buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have…

The Secret of Our Power to Love Legend has it that a wealthy merchant traveling through the Mediterranean world looking for the distinguished Pharisee, Paul, encountered Timothy, who arranged a visit. Paul was, at the time, a prisoner in Rome. Stepping inside the cell, the merchant was surprised to find…

It was almost 1:00 in the morning when the phone rang. Dr. Leo Winters, the highly acclaimed Chicago surgeon, was abruptly awakened. There had been an accident and his skill hands were needed for immediate surgery. The quickest route happened to be through a rather tough area, but with time being a critical…

Greed Greed is the logical result of the belief that there is no life after death. We grab what we can while we can however we can and then hold on to it hard. Sir Fred Catherwood, Evangelicals Now

Actor Jack Nicholson was asked his position on abortion and he says he has a real problem taking sides because, he explains, at the age of 38 - he, Jack Nicholson, learned that the woman he had known as his mother was really his grandmother. And the woman he had known as his sister was, in fact, his…

| In my experience, signs follow decisions. The way you overcome spiritual inertia and produce spiritual momentum is by making tough decisions. And the tougher the decision, the more potential momentum it will produce. The primary reason most of us don't see God moving is simply because we aren't moving.…

C.H. Spurgeon poignantly stated it this way: "A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you, and were helped by you, will remember you. So carve you name on hearts, and not on marble."

The Rich Man’s Reward There is an old story about a very wealthy man who died and went to heaven. An angel guided him on a tour of the celestial city. He came to a magnificent home. "Who lives there?" asked the wealthy man. "Oh," the angel answered, "on earth he was your gardener." The rich man got excited.…

He wrote in advance the epitaph to be on his gravestone: “The body of Benjamin Franklin, Printer, like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out and stripped of its lettering and gilding, lies here … Yet the Work itself shall not be lost; for it will, as he believed, appear once more in a new and…

Being in the dark at night, you open the drawer and pull out your little two-cell flashlight. Besides the click of the switch interrupting the midnight silence, nothing changes. Being astute, you quickly discern that the batteries are dead. Being prepared and having fresh batteries, you screw off the…

"One hundred religious persons knit into unity by careful organization do not constitute a church any more than eleven dead men make a football team. The first requisiste is life, always." A. W. Tozer, The Dwelling Place of God

LIFE In this email to his former pastor in California, a Naval Officer expresses what facing danger and death is teaching him about life. “Here in Norfolk, it was certainly a hollow feeling that we experienced when the Cole was attacked. Just two months prior to the attack, the Cole was at the next pier…

A business executive became depressed. Things were not going well at work, and he was bringing his problems home with him every night. Every evening he would eat his dinner in silence, shutting out his wife and five-year-old daughter. Then he would go into the den and read the paper using the newspaper…

How’d You Live Your Dash? > > I read of a man who stood to speak > At the funeral of a friend > He referred to the dates on her tombstone > From the beginning...to the end. > > He noted that first came her date of birth > And spoke the following date with tears, > But he said what mattered most of all…

Two years ago, John Brandick, a 62-year-old British man, was told he would succumb to pancreatic cancer within a year. Thinking he only had that single year to live, he decided to get the most out of what life he had left. He quit his job, quit paying his mortgage, and used his savings to give gifts…