The Value of a Penny

Steve Sjogren is the pastor of a Vineyard in Cincinnati, Ohio. One Monday morning he was feeling particularly discouraged and announced to his wife Janie, ...

Delayed Recognition

On a plaque marking Abraham Lincoln's birthplace near Hodgenville, Kentucky, is recorded this scrap of conversation:

"Any news down t' the ...

Impossible to Comprehend God

As well might a gnat seek to drink in the ocean, as a finite creature to comprehend the Eternal God.

Saved by an Unknown Layman

Charles Haddon Spurgeon, in the minds of some of us, was the greatest preacher since the apostle Paul. When he was 22 years of age, he preached sermons ...

When Small Things Are Big

The day of small things can become the life of biggest and best things. A small word spoken at the right time may set a whole life straight. A gentle ...

Statistic: Outnumbered by Bugs

Ratio of insects to humans: 200,000,000:1

You Are Never Too Small

If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito.

Start Small

Ask yourself what you would have done if you had inherited New York City five or ten years ago. Crime was out of control and more than half of the citizens ...

Humor: Church Planting Woes

You Know You're in Church Planting When ...

A baby sneezes in the nursery, and the mother leaves the service to check his health.

You discover you've ...

Church as an Oasis

In a big world, the small church has remained intimate. In a fast world, the small church has been steady. In an expensive world, the small church has ...