The Sacrificial Love of God

For family devotions, Martin Luther once read the account of Abraham offering Isaac on the alter in (Genesis 22). His wife, Katie, said, "I do not believe ...

Holy Gift Exchange

Christmas is based on an exchange of gifts, the gift of God to man--His unspeakable gift of His Son, and the gift of man to God--when we present our bodies ...

Whatever Happened to Sacrifice?

Sacrifice is a word a power-hungry church just doesn't understand. A church that cares about power--the power of a large membership, power in the ...

An Example of Giving

Oseola McCarty, 87, did one thing all her life: laundry. Now she's famous for it--or at least for what she did with her profits.

For decades, Miss ...

I Don't Do...

One of our students received an appointment from a bishop, and the student did not feel the placement exactly suited his abilities.

I overheard him complaining ...

Another Day in Paradise

Last year's song of the year was called Another Day in Paradise by Phil Collins. The song tells about a beggar in the street asking, "Can you ...

Thanks Is All We Can Give to God

It is clear that a sacrifice must consist of praise and thanks, or must at least not be without praise and thanks, if it is to please God. And if it is ...

Unending Gift

In the night when his people betrayed him--the night of intensest enmity--the dear Lord Jesus said, "This is my blood of the covenant, poured out ...

Example or Sacrifice?

If Christ is an example, nobody needs him; but if he's a sacrifice, everyone does.

Tiny Sacrifices

Fred Craddock, in an address to ministers, caught the practical implications of consecration. "To give my life for Christ appears glorious," ...