Words
Words The Gospel of John introduces Jesus as the “Word.” In Stanislas Dehaene’s book about the human brain, Reading in the Brain, he notes that the average adult English reader has 50,000 or more words stored in their mental dictionaries. In a fraction of a second the brain matches the word being read with the memorized […]
The Word
The Word The Gospel of John introduces Jesus as “the Word.” In Stanislas Dehaene’s book about the human brain, Reading In The Brain, he notes that the average English adult reader has 50,000 or more words stored in his mental dictionary. In a fraction of a second the brain matches the word being read with the […]
Sincerity Can Be Misplaced
Sincerity Can Be Misplaced Some say, “All roads lead to the same place as long as you are sincere,” but a person can be sincerely wrong!
George Whitefield’s Humility
George Whitefield’s Humility Although George Whitefield disagreed with John Wesley on some matters, he was careful not to create problems in public that could be used to hinder the preaching of the Gospel. When someone asked Whitefield if he thought he would see Wesley in heaven, Whitefield replied, “I fear not, for he will be […]
Heaven Statistic
Heaven Statistic A Barna poll indicated that 76% of Americans believed in Heaven and 71% believed in Hell. Of those who believe in Heaven 50% believe you can get there without accepting Christ as Saviour.
The Privilege of Soulwinning
The Privilege of Soulwinning After witnessing to a band of people that had murdered some foreigners, David Livingstone wrote: “I had more than ordinary pleasure in telling these murderers of the precious blood which cleanseth from all sin. I bless God that He has conferred on one so worthless the distinguished privilege and honour of being […]
Deciding Which Way to Go
Deciding Which Way to Go A story is told of an African Muslim who became a Christian. His friends asked, “Why have you become a Christian?” He answered, “Well, it’s like this. Suppose you were going down the road and suddenly the road forked in two directions, and you didn’t know which way to go. […]
News from a Cemetery
News from a Cemetery The best news the world has ever had came from a cemetery near Jerusalem—the tomb was empty!
Buddha Is in the Grave—Christ Is in Heaven
Buddha Is in the Grave—Christ Is in Heaven Some bones from one of Buddha’s fingers were sent as a gift to the emperor of China during the Tang dynasty. They were later forgotten about and then found in 1981. The finding was a sensation to Buddhists everywhere, and the bones are now visited by many […]
Vanishing Evangelists: Researcher George Barna recently noted-George Mueller
Vanishing Evangelists: Researcher George Barna recently noted-George Mueller Vanishing Evangelists: Researcher George Barna recently noted, “With our studies showing that about half of all born again adults do not share their faith with any non-believers during the year, and that those who do share their faith talk about it with few non-Christians, the Faith oriented […]