Johnny Wagner fled from a drunken father and an abusive stepmother when only eight. He was drinking by age eleven and, apart from a stint overseas with the 132nd Infantry, Johnny spent most of his life begging money for liquor on Chicago’s Skid Row. He was well known to the police and a frequent occupant […]
The SON, the FATHER’S DELIGHT (Part 1): “He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased” (2 Pet 1:17). We know “The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His […]
“And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho,…behold, a Man stood opposite him with His sword drawn in His hand. And Joshua went to Him and said to Him, ‘Are You for us or for our adversaries?’ So He said, ‘No…’” (Josh 5:13-14). Sometimes we may feel that, if not the Lord Himself, […]
The story is told of some missionaries who were going to New Guinea. As they drew near, the captain of the ship said to the leader of this little band, “Listen, I really feel badly about this. This land is littered with white graves. It’s hopeless! You’ll never get out of this place alive. I’ll […]
C.S. Lewis used to say, “Atheists can never be too careful.” He meant there was evidence against infidelity everywhere. I’ll never forget the words of the nurse as we prepared for our first child. It was she who told us that, to her, newborns said something every time she saw one come into the world. […]
“What is happening to our youth? They disrespect their elders.…They riot in the streets…” —Socrates So “the words of Job are ended” (Job 31:40). Now what? To our shock we discover that there were four interlocutors with Job, not just three. It seems, because of his youth, a man named Elihu has been patiently waiting for the others to […]
CHRIST the EPITOME of UNSELFISHNESS: “The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many” (Mt 20:28). ‘Easy’ Eddie O’Hare was gangster Al Capone’s lawyer. As crooked as his boss, Eddie had one son. As the boy grew, his father realized he had […]
“Now when he was in affliction, he implored the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, and prayed to Him; and He received his entreaty, heard his supplication, and brought him back to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord was God” (2 Chron 33:12-13). This […]
George Watmough hitchhiked across America, witnessing to thousands. Once leaving Tucson on his way to Phoenix, he was given a ride by a young man who stopped his witnessing by saying, “I was raised in a preacher’s home and have no time for religion.” “Isn’t that strange,” Watmoungh replied, “I don’t have much time for […]