Bible Personalities
– Warren Wiersbe Beyond a dictionary of Biblical men and women, this book includes historical context for the messages. 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors.
Silly Women
If you are breathing today, then you have probably been bombarded by the latest hype surrounding Dan Brown’s best-selling book, The Da Vinci Code. I read the book a few years ago when it first came out because a friend who was wrestling with the claims of Christ “dared” me to. Because I’m extremely competitive,
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
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
Baseball and the Baptist
I grew up with baseball. I was thinking, maybe we could reach more baseball fans if we used their terminology. Sometimes we are guilty of using Christian “shop talk” that the unbeliever does not understand. Without further explanation, the following is an attempt to “relate” to all those baseball fans out there. Batting Practice Also
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
Write Faster, Write Better
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Three Who Refused Jesus
By Vance Havner There was the great betrayal: Judas went out and it was night (see John 13:30). There was the great denial: Peter went out and wept bitterly (see Matt. 26:75). There was the great refusal: the rich young ruler went away sorrowful for he had great possessions (see Matt. 19:22). 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an
What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.
Abraham LincolnA man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle
Benjamin FranklinIt is well to remember that the entire population of the universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others.
Andrew J. HolmesSome people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple.
Barry SwitzerWhen science discovers the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to find they are not it.
Bernard BailyWhen someone sings his own praises, he always gets the tune too high.
Mary H. WaldripNone are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
Benjamin WhichhcoteHe was like a rooster who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow.
George EliotIf I had any humility I would be perfect.
Ted TurnerDon’t be humble; you’re not that great.
Golda MeirI am no more humble than my talents require.
Oscar LevantOnly the penitent man will pass…the penitent man is humble, the penitent man kneels before God.
Dr. Jones, Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeOh yeah? Well, I’m twice as humble as you!
Linus to Charlie Brown
Humility
The Date Prayer
(Christian Single Magazine) D—Date with good intentions. A—Ask God for the right individual to date. T—Talk about your dating relationship with an accountability partner. E—Expect positive results. P—Pray before dates. R—Resist temptation by dating with another couple or in groups. A—Ask God to build a friendship first and foremost. Y—Yield to God’s timing because it’s perfect.
The MacArthur Bible Commentary
– John MacArthur. Thomas Nelson Publishers. A complete, one-volume commentary that looks at each passage of the Bible phrase by phrase. 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors.
The Kregel Pictorial Guide to Church History Volume 2
The Kregel Pictorial Guide to Church History—Volume 2 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors.