Coach Wooden Started with Socks

Players gathering for the first day of basketball practice at UCLA were full of anticipation. They wondered how their coach, John Wooden, would set the ...

Frederica Mathewes-Green on Repentance

Author Frederica Mathewes-Green says this about repentance:

The first time Jesus appears, in the first Gospel, the first instruction he gives is "Repent." ...

Yard Sale Shows the Value of Time Spent in Prayer

Text: Ephesians 5:15-16

Purpose: To illustrate that we invest our time in lesser things, when we could spend the same time on something priceless.

Props: ...

For Safety Sake, Worship God

How to stay safe in the world today:

1. Avoid riding in automobiles because they are responsible for 20 percent of all fatal accidents. 2. Do not stay ...

Discipline Is the Price of Freedom

We have not advanced very far in our spiritual lives if we have not encountered the basic paradox of freedom, to the effect that we are most free when ...

Your Responsibility to Read the Instructions

Gordon MacDonald writes:

Being a frequent flyer makes it possible for me to get a seat in the exit row on most airline flights. Great leg room. But with ...

One Church's Survey Found Serving Others Contributes to Spiritual Growth

Eric Swanson wrote in Leadership magazine:

I surveyed my church to see if people saw a relationship between ministering to others and spiritual growth.

Cop Catches Most-Wanted Criminal

On June 1st, 2003, Jeff Postell, a 21-year-old rookie police officer from Murphy, North Carolina, was on routine patrol, and he did what hundreds of FBI ...

John Wesley's Probing Questions

John Ortberg writes:

In the movement associated with John Wesley, people met together in little communities to help hold each other accountable for their ...

Lacking Full Armor, British Warships Sunk

British admiral Lord David Beatty commanded a flotilla at the Battle of Jutland during World War I. As the battle began, British and German ships engaged ...