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If I were the devil… If I were the prince of darkness I’d want to engulf the whole world in darkness, and I’d have a third of its real estate and four fifths of its population. But I wouldn’t be happy until I had seized the ripest apple on the tree: thee. So I’d set … Continue reading “United States, foundation of”

Unity of the Spirit in the EFCM We must rejoice over unity as a precious gift from God, while protecting it as a valued treasure. Here are some practical ways we are committed to keeping the unity of the Spirit in the EFCM: 1. I will recognize the call and gifts from God in all … Continue reading “Unity”

Resource •      C. Swindoll, Make Up Your Mind, p. 26 The If you were to hold out a dime at arm’s length, the coin would block out 15 million stars from your view, if your eyes could see with that power. To help us grasp the vastness of our galaxy, one scientist suggests we imagine … Continue reading “Universe”

Barna Survey In a survey conducted by the Barna Research Group in 1992, nearly 1/3 of all born-again Christians stated that all good people will go to heaven, whether they have embraced Jesus Christ or not. While 88% in a recent Barna poll believe Jesus Christ was a real person, what they believe about him … Continue reading “Universalism”

Fear of the An Arab chief tells the story of a spy captured and sentenced to death by a general in the Persian army. This general had the strange custom of giving condemned criminals a choice between the firing squad and “the big, black door.” The moment for execution drew near, and guards brought the … Continue reading “Unknown”

The Chairman When Irving S. Olds was chairman of the U.S. Steel Corporation, he arrived for a stockholders’ meeting and was confronted by a woman who asked, “Exactly who are you and what do you do?” Without batting an eye, Olds replied, “I am your chairman. Of course, you know the duties of a chairman—that’s … Continue reading “Unnecessary”

Healing Incident Investigation Once I tried to get a friend, who was also a theological professor, to investigate a miracle that had taken place through the ministry of another seminary professor. The seminary professor who had been used to do the miracle was a conservative evangelical, who is held in high esteem across the body … Continue reading “Unpardonable Sin, cf. unforgivable sin”

Attack on Pearl Harbor Written on Sept. 6, 1941 by journalist Clarke Beach. “A Japanese attack on Hawaii is regarded as the most unlikely thing in the world, with one chance in a million of being successful. Beside shaving more powerful defenses than any other post under the Am. flag, it is protected by distance.” … Continue reading “Unprepared”

Quote •      “They couldn’t find the artist, so they hung the picture.” – Anonymous Art Critic

Quote •      One of my superstitions has always been when I started to go anywhere, or to do anything, never to turn back or to stop until the thing intended was accomplished. – U. S. Grant