Author: Administrador

Bullet-Proof Vests Bob Vernon, formerly with the Los Angeles Police Department, tells of how the Department would test bullet-proof vests—and demonstrate to rookie officers their value—by placing them on mannequins and then shooting round after round at them. They’d then check to see if any of the rounds penetrated the vests. Invariably the vests would … Continue reading “Belief”

Behavior and Belief Behavior and belief – If you don’t live it, you don’t believe it. Source unknown Faith Faith in many ways is like a wheelbarrow. You have to put some real push behind it to make it work. Source unknown Impact of Religion The Princeton Religion Research Center has measured the impact of … Continue reading “Behavior”

Life by the Throat By the age of 5, Beethoven was playing the violin under the tutelage of his father—also an accomplished musician. By the time he was 13, Beethoven was a concert organist. In his 20s he was already studying under the very watchful eyes of Haydn and Mozart. In fact, Mozart spoke prophetic … Continue reading “Beethoven”

The Painting Over 2, 000 years ago a young Greek artist named Timanthes studied under a respected tutor. After several years the teacher’s efforts seemed to have paid off when Timanthes painted an exquisite work of art. Unfortunately, he became so enraptured with the painting that he spent days gazing at it. One morning when … Continue reading “Begin (again)”

The Impossible Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. St. Francis of Assisi Tragedy of Life The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it. Richard L. Evans, Bits & Pieces, March 4, 1993, p. … Continue reading “Beginning”

Beautiful People Joyce Brothers, well-known and popular psychologist, points out in Better than Ever that “beautiful people have beautiful personalities …We consistently judge them to be more sensitive, kind, intelligent, interesting, sociable, and exciting than less attractive people.” Dr. Brothers goes on to speak of a study made in a school among kindergartners and teachers … Continue reading “Beauty”

Resource •      Christian Child Rearing, P. Meier, Baker, 1977, pp. 74ff.

As I shut the door of the office after me, it seemed as if I met the Lord Jesus Christ face to face. It seemed to me that I saw Him as I would see any other man. He said nothing, but looked at me in such a manner as to break me right down … Continue reading “Baptism (in the Holy Spirit)”

Resource •      Difficult Passages in the Epistles, R. Stein, Baker, 1988, p. 116

The Only Man Commenting on Barabbas, Donald Grey Barnhouse wrote, “He was the only man in the world who could say that Jesus Christ took his physical place. But I can say that Jesus Christ took my spiritual place. For it was I who deserved to die. It was I who deserved that the wrath … Continue reading “Barabbas”