As I was preparing to preach on the resurrection of Jesus Christ this week, I remembered the story I heard earlier this year about a man named Walter Williams. Just imagine opening the newspaper and reading this lead sentence: “Workers at Porter and Sons Funeral Home were preparing to embalm Walter Williams on Thursday when … Continue reading Mississippi miracle
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The average American eats 2-3 pounds of sugar per week. A century ago, the average person consumed five pounds of sugar per year. Kyle Idleman documents this in his book, Gods at War, where he takes a look at the idols that we tend to worship. One question we should ask ourselves, Idleman says, is, "Where is … Continue reading I Go to the Rock
John Feinstein wrote an article for The Washington Post a few days after Dean Smith's 83rd birthday, and one story he told stood out to me above the rest. When Smith arrived in Chapel Hill in 1958 to serve as an assistant coach at UNC under Frank McGuire, he was appalled to learn that … Continue reading Dean Smith: “just do what’s right”
It's that time again, one of my favorite times of the year. The best years in my memory for March Madness for me were 1982, 1993, 2005, and 2009. I would add 1957 but I was not born until September of that year, so I enjoyed that Tar Heel championship from the womb. 🙂 One … Continue reading
I follow Todd Wilson's blog by email and today it contained the following letter that I knew I wanted to share with you. You can read more about Todd and his ministry to families at http://familymanweb.com/Todd, When I saw this letter (see below), it broke my heart and brought me to tears - literally. This is from … Continue reading A Strong Warning
By J. Mark Fox Published: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at 15:03 PM. “What do you know about your birth mom’s decision not to abort you?” the interviewer, Marvin Olasky asked. “Well, I know she made a really good choice,” Ryan replied. “I’m here, thank God. I strongly believe that someone had to have spoken life into … Continue reading When “one” is used to excuse millions
J. Mark Fox 