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The Invitations of Christ “He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where He dwelt, and abode with Him that day: for it was about the tenth hour” (John 1:39). This is the first of the gracious invitations of the Lord Jesus to “Come” to Him. On this occasion, right after His … Continue reading “Invitation”

Becoming Involved When Rosina Hernandez was in college, she once attended a rock concert at which one young man was brutally beaten by another. No one made an attempt to stop the beating. The next day she was struck dumb to learn that the youth had died as a result of the pounding. Yet neither … Continue reading “Involvement”

Can’t you Read English novelist William Golding tells with delight of the policewoman in a Wiltshire town near his home who gave him a parking ticket the day after he won the 1983 Nobel Prize in Literature. “Can’t you read?” she demanded. R. W. Apple, Jr., in New York Times Clint and Burt A Universal … Continue reading “Irony”

Resosurce When God Was Taken Captive, W. Aldrich, Multnomah, 1989, p.68 Quotes •      The unsaved “come most freely, being made willing by His grace – Westminster Confession, XII 1 •      When God works in us, the will, being changed and sweetly breathed on by the Spirit of God, desires and acts not from compulsion but … Continue reading “Irresistible Grace”

Bystander Effect What a sharp contrast with a scene that occurred on a New York street nearly two decades before. Kitty Genovese was slowly and brutally stabbed to death. At least thirty-eight of her neighbors witnessed the attack and heard her screams. In the course of the 90-minute episode, her attacker was actually frightened away, … Continue reading “Irresponsible”

Sand in my Shoes Imagine all of the obstacles a person might have to overcome if he were to walk from New York City to San Francisco. One man who accomplished this rare achievement mentioned a rather surprising difficulty when asked to tell of his biggest hurdle. He said that the toughest part of the … Continue reading “Irritation”

SAT Test If you think the SAT tests are tough, don’t bother applying to the University of Al Azhar in Cairo, Egypt. Though the ancient school has been graduating students for more than a thousand years, the qualifying exam is far more challenging than any devised by the Educational Testing Service. Each year, every incoming … Continue reading “Islam”

Meaning of 1. Humanism says, “Isn’t man wonderful!” 2. Hedonism says, “Isn’t sin wonderful!” 3. Materialism says, “Isn’t money wonderful!” 4. Relativism says, “If it’s wonderful for you, that’s wonderful!” 5. Pragmatism says, “If it works, it’s wonderful!” 6. Universalism says, “There are no differences.” 7. Ecumenicism says, “Overlook the differences.” 8. Syncretism says, “Mix … Continue reading “Isms”

Aloneness With one in four young people now indicating that they have never had a meaningful conversation with their father, is it any wonder that 76 percent of the 1,200 teens surveyed in USA Today actually want their parents to spend more time with them? Andree Alieon Brooks, a New York Times journalist, in her … Continue reading “Isolation”

First Hot Balloon On June 4, 1783 at the market square of a French village of Annonay, not far from Paris, a smoky bonfire on a raised platform was fed by wet straw and old wool rags. Tethered above, straining its lines, was a huge taffeta bag 33 feet in diameter. In the presence of … Continue reading “Innovation”