It certainly didn't look like a monstrous sin, just something light and fun and colourful. The man offering the opportunity was well-dressed and polite; he certainly seemed respectable and trustworthy. After all, they could both do with a little...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I once watched an extremely shocking video downloaded from the internet. It was of a prisoner being beheaded by his kidnappers. This video, and many like it, are a constant reminder to me that this world is truly messed up! It is fallen, ruined....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"They certainly were grumpy, tight, over-conservative Christians" he thought as he parted company with Christian and Hopeful. How could Christians get so bound up in dogmatic teaching?Meeting with some friends, he discusses the case with them, and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Far too few people in this world can even answer the question as the why they even exist. What is your purpose in life? Why are you here on planet earth. Why does the planet itself, or even the universe exist? What is the purpose of the long...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
All Dr. Hooper asked for was a strong fire that would consume him quickly so he could be with his Lord. Rather, as they loaded green wood around him, he suffered for three quarters of an hour in the fire before he eventually died. Others had...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
While the crowd tortures and murders Faithful, some are looking on with eterity in their minds. One of those people was Hopeful. He saw the way in which Faithful endured the barbarities of Vanity Fair, pouring out their hatred on him. He saw...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In Foxe's Book of Martyrs we read this of this incident:Instantly the troops seized the gates and avenues of the cities, and placing guards in all the passages, entered with sword in hand, crying, "Die, or be catholics!" In short, they practised...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"I am Overwhelmed!" What astounding words to pass through Jesus'lips! You may be overwehlmed. Come near and see Jesus overwhelmed in Gethsemane. Hear His heart, see His agony. Understand what He is doing. Sense the horror. Become conscious of your...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
She was so irritated! Her mom had been dead for years, she had submitted her mother's death certificate eleven times, and yet, the television company was still demanding outstanding TV license fees!When we read an article like this, we feel irate...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Stumbling blindly into the dark would be what most people today would call Abraham's life. Over and above all of the other challenges he was called to face, he even faced the sacrifice of his only son, through whom God had promised to make him a...[ abbreviated | read entire ]