D.L. Moody, one of America’s greatest evangelists, weighed a hefty 280 pounds. He once made a visit to Charles Haddon Spurgeon, the great preacher from London, England. When Spurgeon came to the door he had a cigar in his hand. Moody was taken aback and reportedly said to him, “How can a man of God like you smoke like that?”
Then Spurgeon poke...
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Years ago a lawyer told me of a client who came to him to have his will drawn. He wanted to leave his large estate to Christian causes. The lawyer inquired as to why he was not leaving it to his children. He was not trying to change the man’s mind. He was only curious.
The man said, “Because I do not want to deny my children the joy of earning their...
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When someone suggested that rowing become a part of Clemson University’s athletic program, then athletic director Frank Howard declared, “We aren’t gonna have no sport where you sit down and go backwards.”
In our churches, cities, and individual lives we must spend our time looking ahead, not backwards.
Satchel Page, the great baseball pitche...
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The last battle of the Civil War was fought March 12-13, 1865 near Brownsville in Cameron County, Texas. Ironically it was fought more than a month after the South had surrendered and the war was over.
The Texans won the battle, but 118 men lost their lives. The men invested all they had – their courage, their skill, their blood, and their futures &...
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37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he th...
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10 But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,
11 Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.
12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
13 But evil men and sedu...
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