Tag: book excerpts

By James H Belt THIS is the part of the story in which I am supposed to tell you I moved to Managua, Nicaragua and...

God would be justified in punishing all sin on the spot. But He does not delight in the death of the wicked.

What elements of piety are fostered by entertainment and social gatherings? What phases of spiritual life do they promote? What feature of the gymnasium produces faith?

Excerpts from Bill Hembree's book, '16 Hours in Heaven'. Bill Hembree is a stage 4 cancer survivor who was taken to heaven during surgery.

This story teaches us two important lessons. First, when God calls, you need to answer. That call could be to do something as simple as sharing your faith with a friend or volunteering for a church project or helping someone in need.

Imagine a world in which gods did not conceal their existence from humankind but instead walked the earth until they were hunted to near-extinction. Only two remain, and here enters our central character, a celebrity of sorts, known only as the god-slayer.

On my knees all those years ago, I had opened my King James translation of the Bible at Psalm 139. Verses 15 and 16 jumped out at me. (Read on...)

Ask yourself: What will happen if I water this thought and what kind of fruit will it produce? Whatever results we are looking for, move in that direction with that thought.

THE last six months of the earthly life of Jesus Christ are a travelog through the provinces of Judea and Perea. These six months represent a turning point in Jesus’s life. Some authors call it a period of opposition.

BOTH my parents lived relatively long and healthy lives. Each of them died a difficult death. In my father's case, because his cancer was discovered so late, the outcome was certain long before the discovery was made.