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Heaven is for real
Several years ago Don Piper wrote the book “90 Minutes in Heaven.“ He claimed to have died and gone to heaven and then come back. In his book he describes the things he saw in heaven. Heaven Is for Real is the story of Colton Burpo, the 4-year-old son of a small-town Nebraska pastor, who…
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Reflecting the light
A well-known Bible teacher has just finished speaking to a large class of businesspeople on the Christians’ responsibility to be light in the world. He had emphasized that as believers we all have the obligation to reflect the Light in the world, the Lord Jesus. After the class, one of the members shared with him…
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Tearing down the name of Jesus
A pastor was in college at Dallas Baptist University, as he drove through Dallas on the way to his classes. He would always see a huge sign of a dynamic church in the area that said, “Lifting Up the Name of Jesus!” It was very impressive. One day while he was driving to school, he…
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A band of theologians
Years ago a team of scientists announced what they think may be the first evidence for cosmic inflation. According to the theory of cosmic inflation, 10-34 seconds after the Big Bang the universe briefly and rapidly expanded, or inflated, to a much larger size with a velocity far faster than the speed of light. Like…
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Empty pews
In Martin County there are, as far as I can tell, about 40 churches. Martin County has a population of 12,890. There are around five churches that have more than 100 in attendance each service in Martin County. Most have 50 or less. And many have less than 25. Let’s say the average church attendance…
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Guidelines for praying
If the request is wrong, God says, “No.” If the timing is wrong, God says, “Slow.” If you are wrong, God says, “Grow.” But if the request is right, the timing is right and you are right, God says, “Go!” Here is a prayer where everything was RIGHT: In its early days, Dallas Theological Seminary…
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Do you hate anyone?
Perhaps you’ve heard of Penn and Teller, the comedy team that has worked in Las Vegas for years. Penn Jillette is an atheist, but he recorded a video journal a few years ago telling the story about a man who waited to speak to him after one of their shows. Penn said the man was…
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Do you know how to pray?
I heard a story about a ship that was sinking in the middle of a storm, and the captain called out to the crew, saying, “Does anyone here know how to pray?” One man stepped forward and said, “Yes, sir, I know how to pray.” The captain said, “Wonderful, you pray while the rest of…
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Presuppositional creationist
A few years ago Ken Ham debated Bill Nye, “the science guy.” Creation vs. Evolution. I admire Ken Ham, the founder of the Creation Museum in northern Kentucky. We all ought to go there and support this Biblically accurate work. But my question is: Why bother to debate a non-debatable position? What do I mean…
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A happy man
Bob and Stan were good buddies and baseball friends. One day at a ballgame, they made a vow to each other that whichever friend died first, that friend would send a message back to earth to let the other friend know if there was baseball in Heaven. Sure enough, one day, Bob died. After a…
