Category: . . . Evangelistic Resources
Tolerance of Evil is Evil Itself
“Congratulations to Corey Delaney . . . .” That’s how the news broadcaster began his story about a 16-year-old in Australia who recently hosted a party in his parents’ home while they were away on vacation. The party, which was advertised on Delaney’s “My Space” page,...
The Symptoms and Treatment of Spiritual Cancer
Some who profess to be Christians will fall away from the faith. This is called “apostasy.” Christians disagree about what falling away means. Some say it is a saved person losing his salvation. Others insist that the person who falls away was never truly saved. I...
The Last 45 Minutes
He was lying down, gasping. It was his own bed and it was his time. Forty-five minutes from this moment he would die. Beside him sat his wife in the overstuffed leather chair that had been pulled close for the final event. She had been there all...
The Knife on the Table: A Brockton Dialogue
James, always questioning: Mr. Brockton, how do Satan or his demons interplay with our lives? Is there such a thing? The wiser Mr. Brockton: The battle rages quite fiercely for believers in Christ who walk as they should. He opposes by distractions, obstructions, confusion and fear....
Running With Lemmings
Lemmings are small rodents that live in northern regions of the world. They look a lot like fat, furry hamsters. One variety of lemming, the Scandinavian lemming, has become a sort of zoological legend for doing something strange, even disturbing. Every three or four years, when...
Preparing for the Funeral
My aged aunt suffered from a series of small strokes impairing her former elephantine memory. We cherish the story of the time she attended the funeral of her uncle William. On the way back the car passed the home of the deceased uncle. Her contemplative voice...
Many Believed, But . . .
John’s gospel is all about people believing in Jesus. He tells us near the end that this was his purpose. Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these have been written so...
Of Currant, Maine: A Brockton Dialogue
A Brockton Dialogue The younger, inexperienced, James: Does failure to obey God tell us the truth about a man? Is this so even if he claims to know Christ, and to trust him? The wiser Mr. Brockton: Yes, without question. A man is known by his...
Death Reigns?
I’m sitting up in bed in the early morning wondering why people hate and kill each other. Egypt and Syria come to mind with their fist-shaking mobs, bloody bodies carried from the fray, and mothers wailing as much with their upraised hands as their shrill voices....
Are You Refusing?
See that you do not refuse Him who is speaking. Hebrews 11:26 God is speaking all the time. It is His primary way to be known. He has chosen to reveal Himself so that we can know Him better and love Him more. Through creation, conscience,...
