The Tree
This past week I was visiting in the Iron Range of the Minnesota northwoods at Storybook Lodge Christian Camp. Each day at meal-time, in an effort to shrink the growing evidence of my lack of exercise, I took a four-mile...
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Rizpah
Where shall we find another whom we can compare with Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, in the love that she bore to her dead children, and the dead children of her lord? Of all the mothers that were ever in...
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Failure Should Breed Compassion
The high priest in ancient times needed to have compassion for the people with whom he worked. The Scripture states, "He can have compassion on those who are ignorant and going astray, since he himself is also beset by weakness"...
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Is it Worth Praying for the Lost?
This spring when I heard a message on the topic of praying for unbelievers, I couldn't help remembering when I was the subject of someone's prayers. When I came to the University of Kansas campus in the fall of 1974,...
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For Love of a Soul
Quite a few of the Little Rock team enjoyed the hospitality of the Lord's people en route to the outreach there. We were reminded of the words of John, who at the same time spoke of the Lord's workers who...
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The Carpenter’s Workshop
For many years we have longed to see what has been called--by many old-time believers--a true gospel awakening. For some reason, we never thought it would be a real possibility, yet there was a deep yearning to see one and...
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Testimonies Today
Choosing a story is so hard. I could tell of the young religious philosophy major, Valerie, with beautiful but sad eyes. And I had to look at her eyes because her tongue and the area below her lip were pierced....
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Divine Appointments
While going to the doors in a middle class area a woman greeted me on her front porch with a question, "Who do you want me to vote for?" (Local elections were that evening.) I replied, "I do want you...
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The Big Question
"What do you think of Christ?" The same question kept ringing out. What do you think of Christ? Where will you spend eternity? Contrary to popular opinion, I had never preached in the open-air on a campus before. I had...
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