Monthly Archives: August 2015

“If the angels in heaven rejoice and shout when a person gives his life to Christ, why should we be denied the same joy? —Raleigh Washington, Leadership, Vol. 11, no. – Today’s Best Illustrations – Volumes 1-4. 1 Chronicles 15:28 (NIV)  So all Israel brought up the ark of the … Continue reading →

My Spirit searches the deep things of the heart. I not only taste the fruit, I test the soundness of the tree. I do not look at the leaves, but examine the roots. I behold not the shape of the tree, but test the heart. Frances J. Roberts–Draper’s Book of … Continue reading →

“Sometimes expectations push us, making us grow in ways we wouldn’t otherwise. You can’t just automatically say no. Maybe God is opening a door.” —Bonnie Halcomb, Leadership, Vol. 5, no. 3.  Today’s Best Illustrations – Volumes 1-4. Psalm 23:2 (NIV)  He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads … Continue reading →

After a day-long family get-together, my niece, Katie Marie, then four, and her grandma were in the bathroom getting ready for bed. Katie was fascinated with Grandma’s teeth-cleaning routine, especially since she had never seen dentures before. As Grandma removed them and began brushing them, Katie sweetly asked, “Grandma, can … Continue reading →

“The business of finding fault is very easy, and that of doing better very difficult.” —Francis de Sales in Spiritual Maxims. Today’s Best Illustrations – Volumes 1-4. Romans 14:13 (NIV)  Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block … Continue reading →

I once read the following definition of a fanatic: “A fanatic is a person who, having lost sight of his goal, redoubles his effort to get there.” The fanatic runs around frantically getting nowhere. He is a basketball player without a basket, a tennis player without a net, a golfer … Continue reading →

“A lasting work requires extensive preparation.” —Douglass Rumford, Leadership, Vol. 2, no. 3. – Today’s Best Illustrations – Volumes 1-4. Proverbs 6:6-8 (NIV) 6 Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! 7 It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, 8 yet it stores its … Continue reading →

Wake Up Call I arise today Through God’s strength to direct me, God’s might to uphold me, God’s wisdom to guide me, God’s eye to look before, God’s ear to hear me, God’s word to speak to me, God’s hand to guard me, God’s way to lie before me, God’s … Continue reading →

“A silent love is acceptable only from the lower animals. God has given us speech that we should call upon his name. Worship is to religion what fragrance is to the flower.” —Henry Van Dyke in The Upward Path. Christianity Today, Vol. 42, no. 7. Today’s Best Illustrations – Today’s … Continue reading →

“You must learn, you must let God teach you, that the only way to get rid of your past is to make a future out of it. God will waste nothing.” —Phillips Brooks, quoted in Heirlooms. Christianity Today, Vol. 41, no. 7. – Today’s Best Illustrations – Volumes 1-4. Joel … Continue reading →