God Expects Us to Be Ourselves

The 19th century rabbi and teacher Reb Zusya, a short while before his death, said, "In the world to come I shall not be asked: 'Why were you ...

Deer Addicted to Junk Food

Potato chips, cheese curls, and candy may be some of your favorite things to eat, but for a few mule deer in Arizona's Grand Canyon National Park, ...

God Puts Money in the Pocket

Larry Hoffman went to a Goodwill store in Wisconsin looking for a bargain. He found one. Larry picked out a shirt, paid for it, and took it home. However, ...

Avalanche Expert Dies After Letting His Guard Down

On January 14, 2005, Shane Maixner died in an avalanche. The 27-year-old and four of his friends drove to the Canyons ski resort outside Park City, Utah, ...

Senior Citizen Mistaken for Dead

On March 19, 2005, when a resident at an extended care facility in British Columbia, Canada, died, the medical personnel did what they usually did. They ...

Justice Scalia Urges Christians to Live Fearlessly

Speaking to the Knights of Columbus Council in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said: "God assumed from the beginning ...

Alan Alda Says "Never Stuff Your Dog"

Television and movie actor Alan Alda wrote a book titled Never Have Your Dog Stuffed. In an interview, he explained the significance of the title:

I was ...

Turtle Rescue Is a Metaphor for Life

Author Barbara Brown Taylor writes:

Several summers ago, I spent three days on a barrier island where loggerhead turtles were laying their eggs. One night ...

Prayer Deters Gossip

We never pray for folks we gossip about, and we never gossip about the folk for whom we pray!

—Evangelist Leonard Ravenhill (1907–1994)

Stumbling-Block or Stepping-Stone?

The following is an object lesson you might use in a sermon:

Text: "Let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to ...