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Egg Hunt
We need help. Most people know that and aren’t embarrassed in asking for it, especially from a spouse. “Remind me,” the wife said. “When we get to the grocery store, I need to buy eggs.” Down the far aisle, the husband found the chips. In the frozen foods aisle, he picked up strawberry, and peaches...
What Is Effective Evangelism?
When I began writing twenty years ago, one of my favorite tasks was telling captivating stories about the life of Christ. At first, I struggled to imagine what had really happened. The Bible gave only a few details, leaving me to imagine what an eyewitness’s emotional journey would have been like. I wasn’t doing well...
Baptism
“You need to be baptized,” the preacher said. Janice wasn’t so sure. What was the big deal about being dunked in water? If she took a shower in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, she might come out just as clean. And then she could use soap. Supposedly, baptism was an outward...
The Great Plan
Twelve spies went into the land God had promised, but they didn’t all have the same report when they returned. Most of them saw how big the land’s inhabitants were, so big that they saw themselves as grasshoppers. Was their report wrong? No, not as far as it went. Without question, considering what they saw,...
Holiness
I collect “daffynitions” because I enjoy their humor. They remind me of the time when I was a kid seeing a door sign that said “office.” As I sounded out the word in my mind, I saw “off ice” and wondered whether the room was colder or warmer than an ice house. For a long...
Great Expectations
In a country church in the 1950s, the preacher invited people to share their testimonies. Most of them recited the same words they gave the week before. Dear Brother Johnson stood and said, “Satan has been after me all week. Bless his holy name.” Nobody laughed, but a few people smiled. They understood what he...
Suzanne’s Fear
Suzanne knew how paralyzing fear could be. Each time she was asked to speak, her heart raced and her mind went blank. Fear was the direct opposite of faith—like darkness was to light. Was there any way she could conquer her fear? Who was the idiot who made up the FEAR acronym?—False Expectations Appearing Real....
Satisfying Hunger
Jack bought six donuts and two apple fritters. Only the empty sack made it to the office. For lunch, he ate a triple-meat cheeseburger with super-sized fries and strawberry shake. In the evening, he planned to eat healthy, so he went to a Chinese buffet. He started with a salad and diet Coke, which made...
Blind Faith
What is the greatest problem we have? That’s easy—the identification of our greatest problem. If we knew what our problem really was, we could be on the path toward its solution. But when we don’t know, and we don’t know that we don’t know, but what we think is the problem isn’t really the problem,...
Something New Under the Sun
For more than thirty years, Zechariah made his twice-yearly journey to the Temple to fulfill his priestly duties. Eventually, after seeing the same thing day after day, year after year, he came to expect the future to be much the same as the past. No doubt, when he was young, he had prayed for a...
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Egg Hunt
We need help. Most people know that and aren’t embarrassed ...
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What Is Effective Evangelism?
When I began writing twenty years ago, one of my ...
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Baptism
“You need to be baptized,” the preacher said.
Janice wasn’t so ...
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The Great Plan
Twelve spies went into the land God had promised, but ...
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Holiness
I collect “daffynitions” because I enjoy their humor. They remind ...
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Great Expectations
In a country church in the 1950s, the preacher invited ...
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Suzanne’s Fear
Suzanne knew how paralyzing fear could be. Each time she ...
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Satisfying Hunger
Jack bought six donuts and two apple fritters. Only the ...
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Blind Faith
What is the greatest problem we have? That’s easy—the identification ...
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Something New Under the Sun
For more than thirty years, Zechariah made his twice-yearly journey ...
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