Sermons and Biblical Studies

The Stranger A few months before I was born, my dad met a stranger who was new to our small Tennessee town. From the beginning, Dad was fascinated with this enchanting newcomer, and soon invited him to live with our family. the stranger was quickly accepted and was around to welcome me into the world … Continue reading “Television”

Gallup Poll A Gallup Poll reveals that 78 percent of the public believes televangelists are untrustworthy with money, 71 percent say they are dishonest, 67 percent say they are insincere, and 61 percent say they don’t care about people. Quoted in Moody Monthly, December, 1989, p. 72

Except the Inventor of the Mark Twain was once asked to record a Christmas message on an early gramophone. This is what he said, “It is my heart-warm and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, and admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the … Continue reading “Telephone”

Resource •      The Finger of God, Hugh Ross, Promise Pub., 1991, pp. 121ff

Last Gladiator Fight Telemachus was a monk who lived in the 4th century. He felt God saying to him, “Go to Rome.” He was in a cloistered monastery. He put his possessions in a sack and set out for Rome. When he arrived in the city, people were thronging in the streets. He asked why … Continue reading “Telemachus (cf. peacemaking)”

Quotes •      The thing that impresses me most about America is the way parents obey their children. – Edward, Duke of Windsor (1895–1977) •      Adolescence has become a waiting period of enforced leisure with few responsibilities and little or no meaningful contact with adults. – “Adolescent Rolelessness in Modern Society,” a report of the Carnegie … Continue reading “Teenage”

John Jacob Astor’s Book on Year 2000 John Jacob Astor wrote a book about the year 2000, “A Journey to Other Worlds.” In it he described how technology had saved humanity. Steamboilers powered by the sun provided abundant power. The ocean tides generated electricity. Battery powered airplanes flew through the sky. Astor envisioned a “Terrestrial … Continue reading “Technology”

•      Tears of faith Mark 9:24 •      Tears of devotion Luke 7:38 •      Tears of service Acts 20:19 •      Tears of sympathy 2 Timothy 1:4 •      Tears of warning Acts 20:31 From the Book of 750 Bible and Gospel Studies, 1909, George W. Noble, Chicago

Enablement for Uncommon Things Peter F. Drucker: No organization can depend on genius; the supply is always scarce and unreliable. It is the test of an organization to make ordinary human beings perform better than they seem capable of, to bring out whatever strength there is in its members, and to use each man’s strength … Continue reading “Teamwork”

Team Shaved Their Heads In the 1988 Olympics the U.S. Men’s Volleyball team made it to the semi-finals. One of the players, Bob Samuelson, cursed at a referee. The U.S. team was assessed one penalty point, which ultimately cost them the game and a chance at the Gold medal. The next day they returned to … Continue reading “Team”