Did you know that during Billy Graham’s 1959 Australia crusade, a group of men conspired to assassinate the preacher? They were going to do this with homemade zip guns. If you weren’t around then, you have probably never heard the story. I sure hadn’t. During the crusade, 10 different men planned to assassinate Rev. Graham […]
How Renowned Preachers Got Off
The healing revival lasted from 1947 until 1958. Those who ministered during that time saw thousands upon thousands, if not millions, healed and turn to the Lord. Their names were spoken daily in households across the nation. Their stories filled secular papers from coast to coast. The tent meetings they conducted were unlike anything seen […]
Nike Was Right
One of the most successful marketing campaigns ever has to be that of Nike. The marketing campaign and the slogan have gone on for years and years and years. To this day, people can still tell you the slogan for Nike. When you hear the slogan—just the words—even if it’s not related to shoes, your […]
Make Sure You Stretch Before You Pray
There have been many times in the past, and some times not too recent, that I have gone to do a workout or gone to karate class and just totally forgot to stretch. Sometimes I have stretched, but not adequately enough. If you understand the importance of stretching, you know how bad that is. When […]
The Atrophy of Faith
Years ago, I was swimming in the ocean, having fun with my friends, and enjoying my summer in Florida. All that fun came crashing down with a single wave. This was a very special wave, though. It possibly had a rock, or a giant fish, or maybe a devil in it. Then again, maybe it […]
Is God Concerned With Our Material Needs?
Does God care about your material needs? Or is he only concerned about spiritual things? Some Christians believe God could care less about His people when it comes to the material world. He couldn’t care less about our material needs. That’s what some believe. To believe such a thing, though, is to totally ignore what […]
Dealing With The Problem
Also he removed Maachah his grandmother from being queen mother, because she had made an obscene image of Asherah. And Asa cut down her obscene image and burned it by the Brook Kidron. – 1 Kings 15:13 1 Kings 15 contains the history of Asa, King of Judah. The Bible says that when Asa became […]
So…
So the word of the Lord grew mightily and prevailed. – Acts 19:20 NKJV There’s that word. It’s kind of like therefore. So… If the word of the Lord grew mightily and prevailed then, wouldn’t it be a great idea to find out what the so was referring to. After all, when we see a […]
Our Relationship With God
There are things that we need to know about our relationship with God, and if we don’t know, they can cause our downfall. There are things that we need to know so that we can act on them. It doesn’t matter if you know something if you’re not doing anything with it. That’s why we’re […]
The Lie of Self-Esteem
Self-confidence may be one of the hardest things that humanity has ever had to endure, especially as time has gone by. Within the whole concept of self-confidence, you find the ideas or ideals of identity and self-worth. Those things are wrapped up in your self-confidence. And that many times is wrapped up in your feelings. […]