John the Baptist Beheaded Herod Antipas smiled and nodded with approval. His step-daughter Salome* swayed and twirled in front of him and his birthday-party guests, her graceful figure filling them with longing. Her performance done, Herod and the guests applauded. What a dance! Inflamed by his senses and the mood of the moment, Herod cried, … More Toady in Church History
No Obstacle Too Big for LeTourneau’s God R G. LeTourneau was a man who knew how to clear obstacles. When he met his wife Evelyn, she was but twelve, he was in his twenties. Almost at once she fell in love and began to pray, “Oh God, please have him wait for me.” Bob did … More No Obstacle Too Big for LeTourneau’s God
by John MacArthur / Monday, August 26, 2019 In the lead-up to the Truth Matters conference in October, we will be focusing our attention on the sufficiency, authority, and clarity of Scripture. One of our previous blog series, Looking for Truth in All the Wrong Places, strongly emphasizes those doctrines. The following entry from that series originally appeared on June 14, 2017. -ed When … More When Fancy Is Mistaken for Faith
Puritan John Owen Focused on Christ John Owen’s later years were hard. As a young man, he had been majestic in appearance; but long hours of study, the many troubles of his life, and disease wasted him. He died on this day, August 24, 1683 at Ealing (a few miles from London). But his funeral showed how … More Today in Church History
A brief comment; Christianity, the religion derived from Jesus Christ, based on the Bible as sacred scripture, and professed by Eastern, Roman Catholic, and Protestant bodies, is far from perfect. Like all things man is involved in there will be sinful acts associated with them, it is human nature (Romans 3:23, 1 John 1:8, Jeremiah 17:9, Romans 7:18, Psalm 51:5 ) I … More Not Peace but a Sword on St. Bartholomew’s Day
Cameron Townsend Resolved to Do God’s Will Cameron Townsend had to rethink matters. “You are all cowards,” Stella Zimmerman had barked. “There are a million men going off to war, yet you two are leaving us women to do the Lord’s work alone!” The young man had grown increasingly aware of God calling him to … More Today in Church History
President Witherspoon of Princeton Princeton tried hard to acquire John Witherspoon as president of their college. Witherspoon, a Scottish preacher, had a large and successful ministry in his homeland and was reluctant to leave it for the new world. His wife was even more reluctant. It took the persuasion of Benjamin Rush to get her … More Today in Church History
NOTE THE REAL STORY HERE IS CHRIST CAN CHANGE A HARDEN HEART! Florence Matheny, Missionary to Japan “She was a very attractive young lady, the most attractive young lady I had ever met.” That is how Jacob “Jake” DeShazer remembered his early acquaintance with Florence Matheny. Jake was one of the Doolittle Raiders in World … More Today in Church History
A Typical Sam Jones Tough-Nosed Sermon Samuel P. Jones knew what drink could do to a man and his family. He began drinking as a young man when his father’s absence left him acting as head of the family. He thought liquor would ease his nervous indigestion. In 1868 Sam married Laura McElwain. He had … More A Typical Sam Jones Tough-Nosed Sermon
Mr. Chesterton Made His Confession “How in blazes do you know all these horrors?” cried Flambeau [a criminal in one of Chesterton’s fictions]. The shadow of a smile crossed the round simple face of his clerical opponent. “Oh, by being a celibate simpleton, I suppose,” he said. “Has it never struck you that a man … More Today In Church History
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