HOW LOW CAN YOU GO? (ROMANS 7:12-25) A scorpion, being a poor swimmer, asked a turtle to carry him on his back across a river. ※Are you mad?§ exclaimed...
BODY, MIND AND GOD'S WILL (ROMANS 12:1-2) Pete and Larry had not seen each other in many years. Now they had a long talk trying to fill in the gap of those...
FOR THE GOOD OF THOSE WHO LOVE HIM (ROMANS 8:28-39) Fred is 32 years old and he is still single. One day a friend asked, “Why aren't you married? Can't you...
THE PARADOX OF THE CROSS (1 CORINTHIANS 1:18-31) The cross took a major political beating in 2004. In May, 2004, the ACLU gave Los Angeles County two weeks to...
WHEN ELEPHANTS RUMBLE (1 CORINTHIANS 3:1-15) An African proverb says, "When elephants fight, grass gets trampled." When elephants rumble, not only grass...
THREE SIDES OF THE EQUATION (1 CORINTHIANS 10:23-33). A farmer wanted to breed his three sows (adult female hogs). He had a friend who owned a few boars, so...
THE BODY INDIVISIBLE (1 CORINTHIANS 12:12-26) Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. Green said “I am the sign of life and of hope. I...
THE SPIRIT OF FAITH (2 CORINTHIANS 4:7-18) The 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with her...
THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE (1 CORINTHIANS 13) "Darling," he murmured into the phone, "I love you. I adore you. I'd climb Mount Everest in my bare feet for...
Merry Christmas! By God's grace, I have updated my many years of Christmas sermons! They are arranged according to Christmas chronnology, beginning with Mary. ...
Laws of Nature, Source Unknown By DENNIS OVERBYE Published: New York Times, December 18, 2007 "Gravity," goes the slogan on posters and bumper stickers. "It ...
THE ADVENTURE IN THE ADVENT (MATTHEW 2:1-12) Three weeks before Christmas, I was tricked by the moderator who wished worshippers with a "Happy Holidays"...
BUILT TO SERVE (COLOSSIANS 3:22-25) The St. Bernard dog is renowned for its rescue work. The males weigh 140-200 pounds, and a fit and trained dog can pull...
THE GIFT GOES ON (2 CORINTHIANS 9:6-11) Billy Graham told the story of a strong man who was traveling with a circus. One of his most impressive stunts was to...
By NEELA BANERJEE Published: New York Times, February 10, 2008 Ajinbayo Akinsiku wants the world to know Jesus Christ, just not the gentle, blue-eyed Christ of...
MY GRACE IS SUFFICENT FOR YOU (2 CORINTHIANS 12:7-10) Do you know that people who think they are treated unfairly are more likely to suffer a heart attack or...
THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT (GALATIANS 5:16-23) A brother attended a charismatic church retreat. It was such an emotional highpoint for him. He said he had never...
THE BEST IS YET TO COME (EPHESIANS 3:14-19) There once was a sculptor working hard with his hammer and chisel on a large block of marble. A little boy who was...
NO LONGER I (GALATIANS 2:20) A most incredible story appeared in New York Times. Every working day for the past 20 years in the city of Chandigarh, India,...
THE FULL ARMOR OF GOD (EPHESIANS 6:10-18) According to a CBS News/New York Times Poll in the nineties, 64% or two thirds of Americans believe in the devil and...
FACE UP TO LIFE AND DEATH (PHILIPPIANS 1:20-26) A man was out of town on a trip and he asked his brother to take care of his cat for him while he was away. The...
WASTE NOT, WANT NOT (PHILIPPIANS 4:10-13) Economic pain is in the air and in the pockets. Unemployment is up – as high as 7.1% locally. Employers cut 800,000...
LIFT JESUS HIGHER (COLOSSIANS 1:15-20) Delighted at seeing a man wearing a bold and beautiful cross while in the swimming pool, I asked him, “Are you a...
IN CHRIST ALONE (COLOSSIANS 2:1-10) A scientific convention was held at a lakeside resort. After the first day’s proceedings, a mathematician, a physicist,...
THE DAY OF THE LORD (1 THESSALONIANS 5:1-11) Greeting Queen Elizabeth II’s visit in 2007 was quite a chore and challenge to the Americans. “Do people...
SUPPORTING THE WORK OF YOUR PASTOR (EPHESIANS 4:11-16) The young preacher had just announced to his congregation that he was requesting the dissolution of the...
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ After two decades in the States, I will assume a teaching position at Hong Kong's China Bible Seminary www.cbs.org.hk...
I have relocated to Hong Kong for eight days now and will assume a faculty position at China Bible Seminary www.cbs.org.hk on Sept. 1. Here is the blog on my...
