A BLIND girl, one day, was caught in a fire on the tenth floor of a building. She could make her way to a window, but she couldn’t see anything. She felt the heat and smelled the smoke of the fire. Then she heard a fireman yell, “Jump, jump!” She said, “I’m scared to jump. … Continue reading “FAITH,
ACTING IN”
EVILDOERS
ABOUT four or five years ago in Texas, a pilot left the motor running on a plane and somehow this plane engaged itself. It was without a pilot and took off. It was flying on its own. It stayed in the air for over ninety minutes. Then, the inevitable happened: it ran out of gas, … Continue reading “EVILDOERS”
EVANGELISM, RESPONSIBILITY OF
THE PRESS secretary of the White House has one job—to speak on behalf of the head of state, represented in the White House by the president. What he thinks is irrelevant. Whether he agrees with the president is irrelevant. His job is to speak on behalf of the president. Period. Then, he should be ready … Continue reading “EVANGELISM,
RESPONSIBILITY OF”
EVANGELISM, NEED FOR
THE REASON why we don’t do more evangelism is that we’ve lost our concern for the lost. Most people are not concerned that they are lost. They’re like the little boy at Disneyland who was enjoying Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. He was enjoying the Ferris wheel and the roller coasters. He was having a … Continue reading “EVANGELISM,
NEED FOR”
EVANGELISM, CALL OF
WE ALL grew up in school having to say the Pledge of Allegiance. Day after day, we would begin our school day, saying, “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” Our … Continue reading “EVANGELISM,
CALL OF”
ETERNAL SECURITY, ASSURANCE OF
IN ONE of the Superman movies, Superman saves a man from a burning building. He rescues him from the top floor and is carrying him to safety by flying through the skies. The man looks at Superman and then looks down to the ground. “I’m scared, Superman. Look how far down that is.” Superman gives … Continue reading “ETERNAL
SECURITY, ASSURANCE OF”
ETERNAL PERSPECTIVE
REGGIE Jackson was a baseball player known as “Mr. October.” He got his nickname because he was known to shine when his team played in the postseason playoffs. Reggie would come up to bat, and the ball was going over somebody’s fence. Reggie Jackson said once in an interview that he lived for the postseason … Continue reading “ETERNAL
PERSPECTIVE”
ENCOURAGEMENT, NEED FOR
ONE OF the immensely popular shows of our recent past has been the show Cheers. The show was centered around folks hanging out at a bar. Now, people just don’t go to bars to drink. They can drink at home. People go to bars to drink in an environment of encouragement. In fact, they have … Continue reading “ENCOURAGEMENT,
NEED FOR”
ENCOURAGEMENT, CHURCH AS
WHEN my youngest son played for Baylor, they didn’t have one of the great winning programs in college football. But it was always amazing to me. I’d be sitting in the stands and watching those cheerleaders. Looking at them, you’d think we were winning. They’d be down there, on the sidelines, jumping around and yelling, … Continue reading “ENCOURAGEMENT,
CHURCH AS”
DOUBLE-MINDEDNESS
WE ALL have AM and FM on our radios. Those are two different frequencies. There is no such thing as “AM-FMish.” Each frequency is separate and distinct. When riding in the car, you can only listen to one or the other. You can’t have both at the same time, even though both are there. We … Continue reading “DOUBLE-MINDEDNESS”