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Cry for Help When Rosina Hernandez was in college, she once attended a rock concert at which one young man was brutally beaten by another. No one made an attempt to stop the beating. The next day she was struck dumb to learn that the youth had died as a result of the pounding. Yet … Continue reading “Apathy”

Resource •      The Pauline Circle, F.F. Bruce, Eerdmans, 1985, p. 51

Resources •      Tales of the Neverending, Mark Littleton, Moody, 1990, p. 82 •      Bibliotheca Sacra, v. 135, #540, p. 303. •      Em Griffin, The Mindchangers, Tyndale House, 1976, p. 172ff

Sweetest Words The four sweetest words in the English language are “You were right, dear.” Source unknown

Mark Twain Mark Twain married a Christian lady. She at first didn’t want to marry, but later did. He at first went through the motions of religion with her, but later said he couldn’t keep up the hypocrisy. In time, she came to the place where she no longer believed in a personal God. During … Continue reading “Apostasy”

One Sent “Someone who is sent,” often “a messenger.” In the New Testament the word refers particularly to twelve men whom Jesus selected to be with him and whom he sent out to preach and to cast out demons (Mark 3:14–15). Other individuals than the Twelve bore that title–for example, Paul and Barnabas (Acts 14:14). … Continue reading “Apostle”

Urgent Message During the Revolutionary War, a loyalist spy appeared at the headquarters of Hessian commander Colonel Johann Rall, carrying an urgent message. General George Washington and his Continental army had secretly crossed the Delaware River that morning and were advancing on Trenton, New Jersey where the Hessians were encamped. The spy was denied an … Continue reading “Alert”

Challenger In the fateful winter morning of January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger stood poised for launch. Overnight, the temperature had plummeted into the twenties. At liftoff it was a crisp 36 degrees F. Four-foot icicles still clung ominously to the launch tower. Allan McDonald, an engineer employed by the manufacturer of the solid … Continue reading “Alone”

Burial Site During World War I a Protestant chaplain with the American troops in Italy became a friend of a local Roman Catholic priest. In time, the chaplain moved on with his unit and was killed. The priest heard of his death and asked military authorities if the chaplain could be buried in the cemetery … Continue reading “Alternative”

Paul Paul considered himself Christ’s ambassador. What is an ambassador? He is an authorized representative of a sovereign. He speaks not in his own name but on behalf of the ruler whose deputy he is, and his whole duty and responsibility is to interpret that ruler’s mind faithfully to those to whom he is sent. … Continue reading “Ambassador”