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Code Red
BY JACK WARD Pastor Bruce D. Weaver and his wife drove to pick up their son from Vacation Bible School. The sky was growing dark and there was a storm watch in effect, but no rain was falling yet. The theme of their upcoming Vacation Bible School was Noah’s ark and the flood, so he…
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‘What’s So Amazing About Grace’
BY JACK WARD Why would God go to all the trouble to endure our bad choices and our flagrant sinning in order to have a relationship with us? Hear the story of the lost son from the modern setting as told by Philip Yancey in his book “What’s So Amazing about Grace.” Yancey tells the…
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A boy waits for the bus
BY JACK WARD There’s an old story of the boy who stood on a sidewalk, waiting on a bus. A man walking by spotted the boy and gave him some gentle instruction. “Son,” he said, “if you’re waiting on the bus, you need to move to the street corner. That’s where the bus stops for…
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‘unChristian’
BY JACK WARD In the book “unChristian,” David Kinnaman, president of the Barna Group, discusses some disheartening research concerning the failure of Christians in our day to remain distinct: “In virtually every study we conduct, representing thousands of interviews every year, born again Christians (talking about people who say they have made a personal commitment…
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Enough
BY JACK WARD Missionary Gregory Fisher writes, “What will he say when he shouts?” “The question took me by surprise. I had already found that West African Bible College students can ask some of the most penetrating questions about minute details of Scripture. ‘Reverend, I Thessalonians. 4:16 says that Christ will descend from heaven with…
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The man who had everything
BY JACK WARD Acts 4:10: “Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.” This is the story of a man named…
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The God challenge
BY JACK WARD Psalm 14:1: “The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.” Those who reject the God of the Bible really have to admit that they just do not know for sure whether God is there or…
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What discourages you?
BY JACK WARD One in seven Christians is persecuted worldwide. In 2025, 4,849 Christians were martyred for simply trying to go to church or have a Bible in a Muslim or communist nation. The top 10 nations for Christian persecution are North Korea, Somalia, Yemen, Sudan, Eritrea, Syria, Nigeria, Pakistan, Libya and Iran. Notice all…
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The Remnant
BY JACK WARD Wars are going on all over the world. Atheism is on the rise in America, the homosexual agenda continues unabated, persecution continues worldwide, especially in the Muslim nations, and church attendance continues to fall. Those who attend church now are by far the minority in America. Only 8% of Americans attend church…
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Time for a trim?
BY JACK WARD A lady named Carol has a pet finch named Coffee, who runs into a serious problem once in a while. Her claws grow so long that she loses the ability to control them. They get stuck in the nest and she cannot get them out. Once Carol found her nearly dead, hanging…
