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William Kelly was an outstanding student of the Bible whose scholarship and spirituality made him a real power for God in Great Britain at the close of the last century. Kelly had once helped a young relative prepare for Trinity College in Dublin and in this way came to the attention of the professors there. … Continue reading “DISCIPLESHIP, VISION FOR”

While on a trip to the zoo one day, a boy and his father saw a huge lion. The lion was prowling around his enclosure and letting out chilling roars. The boy became very frightened and screamed in terror, but his father remained calm and unafraid. Why? The boy was frightened because he saw only … Continue reading “DEVIL’S EFFECT ON CHRISTIANS”

In his classic work Paradise Lost, John Milton describes the fall of Satan from heaven with his host of rebel angels. He depicts this as a great war lasting three days. The first two days of the cataclysm are waged solely between Satan and his demons and the unfallen angels under the Archangel Michael. On … Continue reading “DEVIL’S FALL”

Sometimes it gets extremely dark in the tunnel. All of a sudden, just when we think we see a light at the end, instead it turns out to be a train coming right at us! Such is the hopeless, fatalistic view of a desperate person.335 It is no accident that we describe lives without Jesus … Continue reading “DESPAIR”

Suppose you had a thousand-acre ranch and someone offered to buy it. You agree to sell the land except for one acre right in the center that you want to keep for yourself. In most parts of the country, the law would allow you to have access to that one lone spot by building a … Continue reading “DEDICATION, INCOMPLETE”

Invictus Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath … Continue reading “DEFIANCE TOWARD GOD”

A boy and his father were traveling in a car when a bee flew through the open window. The boy was so highly allergic to bee stings that both he and his father knew that his life was in danger. As the boy frantically jumped around and tried to avoid the agitated bee, the father … Continue reading “DEATH, STING REMOVED FROM”

Three “pop” postcards illustrate three aspects of the world’s perspective on death: Fear: A man is pictured standing directly beneath an enormous, needle-sharp dagger that is suspended from above by a very thin thread. The caption: “It’s very inconvenient to be mortal—you never know when everything may suddenly stop happening.” False hope: A person is … Continue reading “DEATH, UNBELIEVER’S RESPONSE TO”

David Banner—the main character in the T.V. series “The Incredible Hulk”—in talking to a terminal cancer victim, told this story: “A man being chased by a tiger came to a cliff. In desperation he jumped and grabbed a solitary limb. Below him, a second tiger roared, waiting for his fall. Above him, the first tiger … Continue reading “DEATH, MINISTRY TO TERMINALLY ILL”

Many people sleep under an electric blanket during winter. The only problem with this wonderful invention is that it is too good at what it does. That is, an electric blanket makes a bed so warm and comfortable that on cold mornings it is very hard to get up. Some people have found that the … Continue reading “DEATH, PREPARATION FOR”