Lewis and Clark: Small Beginnings

In 1804, Thomas Jefferson commissioned Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to find the source of the Missouri River, and from there to discover a relatively ...

Small Efforts Have Impact

I was asked to conduct the funeral for a man who had helped develop the famous Boeing 747 aircraft. After the service, I spoke with the widow and commented ...

Everything Under the Sun Counts

Frank Capra, who directed It's a Wonderful Life, was asked years ago about the central message of his classic film. After thinking a few moments, ...

The Minister Never Knows

A minister often thinks he is most effective for God in the pulpit on that Sunday morning when he is preaching an eloquent sermon after hours of preparation. ...

The Value of a Penny

Steve Sjogren is the pastor of a Vineyard in Cincinnati, Ohio. One Monday morning he was feeling particularly discouraged and announced to his wife Janie, ...

Delayed Recognition

On a plaque marking Abraham Lincoln's birthplace near Hodgenville, Kentucky, is recorded this scrap of conversation:

"Any news down t' the ...

Impossible to Comprehend God

As well might a gnat seek to drink in the ocean, as a finite creature to comprehend the Eternal God.

Saved by an Unknown Layman

Charles Haddon Spurgeon, in the minds of some of us, was the greatest preacher since the apostle Paul. When he was 22 years of age, he preached sermons ...

When Small Things Are Big

The day of small things can become the life of biggest and best things. A small word spoken at the right time may set a whole life straight. A gentle ...

Statistic: Outnumbered by Bugs

Ratio of insects to humans: 200,000,000:1