You may have heard about the man walking through his neighborhood one night when he saw a child inching along on his hands and knees beneath a streetlight. “What’s wrong, Jimmy? Did you lose something?” the man asked. “Yes,” whimpered Jimmy. “I dropped the dollar Mama gave me for ice cream.” Feeling sorry for the … Continue reading Why seek the living among the dead?
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My students did impromptu speeches in my 8 a.m. public speaking class last week. Each student drew two topics out of an envelope, picked one, and then had three minutes outside the classroom to prepare a one-minute speech. One of the topics was, “Money makes the world go ‘round.” The student with that topic basically … Continue reading The best display of love was at Calvary
My relationship with Jerry and Frances began seven years ago with a handwritten letter. Frances wrote that she and Jerry read my column every week and said, “We love it.” Then she asked, “Would you be willing to come and talk with Jerry about salvation? He wants to go to heaven when he dies.” I … Continue reading It is never too late to seek the Lord
The story of Ruth provides a powerful illustration of a biblical truth: God has made provision for the poor. When Ruth and Naomi arrived in Bethlehem with no husband and no means by which to make a living, Ruth said to her mother-in-law, “Let me go and glean.” There was no safety net for … Continue reading God does make provisions for the poor
“Gregory Lane Lanier was driving around Sebring, Florida, with his dog beside him. The dog accidentally kicked his shotgun, which Lanier thought was unloaded. It wasn’t, and shot him in the leg. Police did not arrest the dog. Believe it or not, this was not the first time such a thing has happened. Last year, … Continue reading The fact is, God still reigns
In a family history that one of my uncles did several years ago, he found this story. My ancestors came from Germany and Switzerland. The Germans were Moravians and they left their homeland to come to America in the 1700s. The trip on the sailing vessel “Sandwich” took 15 weeks from Holland to New York. … Continue reading That loving feeling follows commitment
J. Mark Fox 