Acting Like the Devil
A study discovered 31% of employees end the year with unused vacation time. That might come as a surprise to those of us who really love our vacations. But there …
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Bad or Busy
If the Devil can’t make you bad, he’ll make you busy, because he knows you’ll be no threat to his territory either way. One of Satan’s favorite tactics is getting …
Read More William Carey Quote
If you need some encouragement to do something meaningful with your life read a biography of William Carey. One of his life’s mottos was, “Expect great things from God. Attempt …
Read More Work and Family
What do you pour yourself into more- your work or your family? For most men in today’s society the answer is undoubtedly our work. That’s where the creative energy is …
Read More Confronting Problems
A church usher noticed a man sprawled out on the pews and asked him to please sit up. The man simply groaned and rolled around. The usher said “If you …
Read More Hitting the Spot
The story is told of a pastor who designated an area of ground just below his kitchen window as “the spot.” When a well meaning church member would give him …
Read More Amy Charmichael Quote
In 1895 a young lady named Amy Charmichael set sail from the comforts of the British Isles for the remote land of India. She was beginning a journey that would …
Read More What Only You Can Do
An evangelist said he used to think every invitation to speak had to be the will of God, until one day he got two invitations for the same date. With …
Read More Take a Break
Police in Oakland, California spent two hours attempting to coach out a gunman who they believed had barricaded himself inside his home. After firing ten tear gas canisters, officers discovered …
Read More Lunch Hour Alternatives
A man went to a fast food restaurant for lunch and ordered some french fries. The robotic cashier then asked, “Would you like some fries with that?” There are several …
Read More General William Booth
Years ago the Salvation Army magazine featured a picture of a boat in a stormy sea. Around the boat were men and women hopelessly lost and perishing in the sea. …
Read More Deepening vs. Broadening
The deepest spot in the world’s oceans is the Mariana Trench in the Pacific which reaches a depth of 36,201 feet. Water pressure in the trench is 8 tons per …
Read More Do What You’ve Never Done
If you want something you’ve never had you’ll need to do something you’ve never done. Most true Christians say they want to do great things for God. But at the …
Read More Doubling to $1,000,000
Would you like to have a million dollars? The formula is simple enough. Just take one dollar and double it twenty times and you will have $1,000,000. Let’s suppose you …
Read More Jonathan Edwards Descendants
Do you want to impact the world for Jesus Christ? Then consider the example of Jonathan Edwards. He’s remembered as a great preacher, used of God to bring revival to …
Read More Kingdom Building vs. Empire Building
One of my Bible college professors, Dr. Glen Reiff, teaches there are two ways of serving God. There is “kingdom building” and there is “empire building.” Empire building refers to …
Read More A Dead Horse
Have you ever found yourself trying to beat a dead horse? By that I mean trying to keep a project going that is already dead. Someone created the following “Top …
Read More Billy Sunday’s Children
Billy Sunday was the most famous and successful evangelist of the early 1900’s. He was a flamboyant professional baseball player who met Christ at Pacific Garden Mission in Chicago. Within …
Read More Adoniram Judson
Adoniram Judson was a pioneer missionary to Burma who was greatly used of God. While still a young man he made the following journal entry one New Year’s Eve. “[Think] …
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