On a wet February morning in Madison, Georgia, 9-year-old Anaiah Rucker had her life changed forever. And because of a split-second decision she made that morning, her 5-year-old sister’s life …
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…Even Death on a Cross!
Today, Christians wear lavish, golden crosses around their necks, and decorate their homes with the same wooden icons. Almost every church in the world has this symbol displayed front and …
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Things You Wanna Say…But Shouldn’t
Ahhh…people. They can bring out the best in you…or the worst. If we’re honest, other people provide us with plenty of opportunities to say something mean or hurtful. Thankfully, some …
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How Deep Can We Preach?
As a minister, have you ever heard this from a church member: “Justification? Sanctification? Incarnation? I’m sorry pastor; I just don’t understand these biblical concepts.” As a result of this …
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In 2005, singing sensation – and American Idol winner – Carrie Underwood released her song entitled Jesus Take the Wheel. I’m not a big fan of Country Music, nor do …
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From Fixing Soles to Saving Souls
Born in the mid 18th Century in Northampton, England, William Carey was a hardworking shoemaker who spent much of his free time learning Greek, Latin, and French while repairing shoes …
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A Bloody Baptism
The act of baptism is usually a painless event. There’s not much to it: take a sinner who desires to follow Christ…and add water. Ta da! That’s baptism: as profound …
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During training exercises, a young lieutenant was driving his jeep down a muddy back road when he saw another jeep stuck helplessly in the mud, with a highly irritated colonel …
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Some think they’ve seen Jesus in windows, on the side of walls, and even the occasional grilled cheese sandwich. During the first week of Lent, in 2011, two more families …
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