Have you ever used an oil lamp before? While not so common in our modern electricity-centric world we live in today, lamps are still used for both their decorative as well as their functional aspects. So in its most basic design, an oil lamp has three major components: 1. The...
Calev stood there in silence, staring at the wall in his home. He breathed in slowly and exhaled even more slowly as he put his hands over his face. The lonely silence was suddenly interrupted as his friend, Eitan, burst through the door. “He’s alive! Lazarus is alive!” Eitan practically...
Romans 1:18,19,20 – “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. For since the creation of the world His...
When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world. I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation. When I found I couldn’t change the nation, I began to focus on my town. I couldn’t change the town and as...
In John 8:32 (NLT) Jesus said, “And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” This freedom is ours the moment we believe that Jesus died for us on the cross and we receive Him into our life as our Lord and Savior. But because of...
The following story can be used in a variety of venues to bring out the need for evangelism and the irony that for all of the talking people do about evangelism, few people actually do it. Now it came to pass that a group existed who called themselves fishermen. And...
Without Love Knowing It All Helps No One by Alexander Strauch The Apostle Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 13:1–2 (NLT): “If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I had...
There are many Christians, struggling to live the Christian life, who have never discovered where the strength to live that life is to be found. There are many earnest believers, young and old, who are continually being disappointed and cast down because they are finding their own resources so inadequate...
Many years ago, now when a fax machine was the norm I received a fax from my father. My dad was a railroad conductor for 43 years. He started and ended his day at the depot in Greenwood, MS. I had given my 2 month notice to the railroad as...
It was many years ago, that I stumbled across this most fascinating story while doing research on the smartest ways to intersect with people and be used by the Holy Spirit in His reaching others for salvation. I shared this story with my dad Curtis Hodges. He loved it! And...