Eutychus: Signed in His Absence
written by: Warren Wiersbe A friend of mine, who is a Very Important Christian Leader, takes time to answer his mail but not to sign the finished letters. His signature is so poor that anybody could sign the letters. His secretary merely stamps the signature: “Dictated by Dr.__ but signed in his absence.” The twenty-second
God’s Cure for Ignorance
By Vance Havner Romans 11:25; 1 Corinthians 10:l; 12:l; 1 Thessalonians 4:13; 2 Peter 3:8 THE WORLD DOES NOT KNOW IT’S PERIL. (Matthew 24:39). THE CHURCH DOES NOT KNOW ITS NEED. (Revelation 3:17). CHRISTIANS DO NOT KNOW THEIR LORD. (John 14:9) SINNERS DO NOT KNOW THE SAVIOR (John 4: 10). From Seasonings by Vance Havner,
The Priest of God
By Ivor Powell Who ministered in a heathen temple. Judges 17:7-12 AN UNEMPLOYED PRIEST – WHY? AN UNFAITHFUL PRIEST – WHY? AN UNHOLY PRIEST – WHY? Adapted from Bible Pinnacles, by Ivor Powell, pages 31,32. Published by Kregel. 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church,
M Is For Maverick (Part 1)
Certain people in history say or do something special or different and as a result they become eponyms. An eponym is a person whose name is in the dictionary because that name has a special meaning based on something significant in a person’s life. For example, the word “doily” comes from the Doily family in
Baseball and the Baptist
When the choir enters the service, it’s time to play ball. Too late now to run to the concession stand. Your only hope is that “the game” doesn’t go into extra innings. Batter Up The minister of music moves into the box (pulpit) and waves his arms around (he’s loosening up). He plans to send
Making Family Traditions
Christians have done an admirable job of cooperative training of our children. We have banded together to organize Sunday schools, Vacation Bible Schools, midweek clubs, membership classes, camps, and Bible clubs. However, in our keenness to adopt the schooling model for Christian education, we often overlook the great value of non-formal means of passing on
Prayer Lighting the Night with Joy (Part 1)
Nehemiah served as the cupbearer to the king in the court of Artaxerxes. One day, preoccupied with bad news from home, he was caught by the king wearing a sad expression on his face. This exposure filled him with great fear. “So the king said to me, ‘Why is your face sad though you are
Follow Me
written by: Charles DeVane Sometimes a person can say a lot with just a few words. I heard of a man who joined a monastery where the monks take a vow of silence. Each year at their annual review, however, they were allowed to speak two words. After the first year this man said, “Bed
"The story of Easter is the story of God's wonderful window of divine surprise." – Carl Knudsen
"Tomb, thou shalt not hold Him longer;
Death is strong, but Life is stronger;
Stronger that the dark, the light;
Stronger than the wrong, the right;
Faith and Hope triumphant say
Christ will rise on Easter Day."
– Phillips Brooks"O chime of sweet Saint Charity,
Peal soon that Easter morn
When Christ for all shall risen be,
And in all hearts new-born!"
– James Russell Lowell"If Easter means anything to modern man it means that eternal truth is eternal. You may nail it to the tree, wrap it up in grave clothes, and seal it in a tomb; but "truth crushed to earth shall rise again." Truth does not perish; it cannot be destroyed. It may be distorted; it has been silenced temporarily; it has been compelled to carry its cross to Calvary's brow or to drink the cup of poisoned hemlock in a Grecian jail, but with an inevitable certainty after every Black Friday dawns truth's Easter morn." – Donald Harvey Tippet
"On Easter Day the veil between time and eternity thins to gossamer." – Douglas Horton
"Easter is not a passport to another world; it is a quality of perception for this one." – W.P. Lemon
"There is a stage in a child's life at which it cannot separate the religious from the merely festal character of Christmas or Easter. I have been told of a very small and very devout boy who was heard murmuring to himself on Easter morning a poem of his own composition which began 'Chocolate eggs and Jesus risen.' This seems to me, for his age, both admirable poetry and admirable piety. But of course the time will soon come when such a child can no longer effortlessly and spontaneously enjoy that unity. He will become able to distinguish the spiritual from the ritual and festal aspect of Easter; chocolate eggs will no longer seem sacramental. And once he has distinguished he mustput one or the other first. If he puts the spiritual first he can still taste something of Easter in the chocolate eggs; if he puts the eggs first they will soon be no more than any other sweetmeat. They will have taken on an independent, and therefore a soon withering, life." – C. S. Lewis
The Story of Easter
The Complete Book of Who’s Who in the Bible
– Philip Comfort & Walter Elwell, ed. An alphabetical guide of Biblical profiles. Tyndale 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors.
Bible Personalities
– Warren Wiersbe Beyond a dictionary of Biblical men and women, this book includes historical context for the messages. Baker Books 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors.
The Complete Book
The Complete Book of When & Where in the Bible and Throughout History – E. Michael & Sharon Rusten Focuses on major events that shaped the religious consciousness of the world. Tyndale 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors.