Let Us Give
Scriptural Reflections for Introducing Offerings – Arthur E. Ball Ball has done us all a favor by writing this book. Every pastor knows it is difficult to come up with creative thoughts and words to encourage at the time of the offering without sounding like you are begging for money. The author has given us
Lord Jesus Christ
Devotion of Jesus in Earliest Christianity – Larry W. Hurtado. Eerdmans. At over 700 pages, this one is not for casual readers. This is more academic. The author examines the historical place of Jesus in the development of the Christian community until the end of the second century. 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by
More Than A Prophet
An Insider’s Response to Muslim Belief’s About Jesus and Christianity – Emir Fethi and Ergun Mehmet Caner Must reading for those who are trying to help their people understand the difference between Muslims and Christians. In a day of tolerance, we must not forget there is only one way to God. The book answers over
Occupy Until I Come
– Dana L. Robert. Eerdmans. Arthur Tappan Pierson (1837-1911) was the elder statesman of the student missionary movement and the leading evangelical advocate of foreign missions in the late 1800s. Occupy Until I Come, the first biography of Pierson in more than a century, explores the life, thought, and legacy of this major figure in
Out of the Depths, The Autobiography of John Newton
Newton wrote the most well known hymn of all time, ‘Amazing Grace.’ Behind the song is a dramatic story of conversion and a changed life. Read this one and be encouraged by the power of God to save the lost. 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up
Swindoll’s Ultimate Book of Illustrations & Quotes
Charles Swindoll, Nelson. Swindoll is known for his illustrations and his ability to glean from the giants and apply them to today. A solid resource to keep close to your computer as you prepare for your sermons. 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek
The Joy of Preaching
– Phillips Brooks. Introduction by Warren Wiersbe, Kregel. Warren says this book, ‘Ranks with the finest homiletical literature ever produced by any preacher of any denomination.’ This book should be in every preaches library. 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage
The Other Side of Death
– J. Sidlow Baxter Baxter authored over twenty six books and was in demand as a Bible Conference leader. We don’t have enough written these days on heaven and hell. The author does an outstanding job of addressing the subject of universalism, and the deceptions of New Age spirituality and Eastern mysticism. A great resource
Brain Cramps
Question: If you could live forever, would you and why? Answer: “I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever,” –Miss Alabama in the 1994 Miss USA
The B.C.
This story is about a rather old fashioned lady, who was planning a couple of weeks’ vacation in Florida. She also was quite delicate and elegant with her language. She wrote a letter to a particular campground and asked for reservations. She wanted to make sure the campground was fully equipped but didn’t know quite
Twelve Famous Rules for Reading
Read Read Read some more Read anything Read about everything Read enjoyable things Read things you yourself enjoy Read and talk about it Read very carefully – some things Read on the run – most things Don’t think about when you are going to get time to read but Just read 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online
"Most men is this world live out their lives in quiet desperation." - Henry David Thoreau
"Let us so live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." - Mark Twain, Christianity Today, March 2, 1998
"Be simple in your needs and you will have peace in your heart…be humble in what you demand of life and you will have peace in your heart…be giving in what you take to life and you will have peace in your heart…stop the wars within yourself and you will have peace." - John Chittister, Wisdom Distilled from The Daily
"If God does not enter your kitchen, there is something wrong with your kitchen. If you can't take God into your recreation, there is something wrong with your play. We all believe in the God of the heroic. What we need most these days is the God of the humdrum, the commonplace, the everyday." - Peter Marshall, Sr.
"Our calling and purpose as followers of Christ is to love God completely, to love self correctly, and to love others compassionately." - Kenneth Boa
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