Encouragement

The world compares Paul’s life and Ben Franklin’s life, and comes to the conclusion that Franklin’s life is far superior to Paul’s. What the world sees is Franklin’s life overflowing with prestige and power and worldly comfort. What the world doesn’t see is Paul’s life overflowing with peace.

Upon my introduction to disc golf, I became enthralled by it. It’s an individual sport with innumerable intricacies. My emotional enthusiasm erupted, and I purchased so many discs, I could have wallpapered a herd of buffalo with them.

“Stay on the road,” came April’s voice from the co-pilot’s seat. She spoke in the nick of time because a plan was formulating in my head to not stay on the road. At that moment, for some unexplainable reason, I was itching to veer the pickup right and enjoy the two hundred foot drop to the bottom of the canyon. A new kind of sight-seeing—one with adventure and danger attached to it

Being a Believer means extending your life into the lives of others. Your first focus should be helping and supporting the believers in your church family. Where can you plug in? What ministries can you help out with? Who in your church family needs encouragement and support.

Aren’t all Baptists Christians? Or Methodists? Or Catholics? The answer is truly “NO.” Generally, people have come to associate Christianity with affiliation rather than a way of life.

Greatest historical event #4 hasn’t happened yet. That should send off sirens. How can it be a historical event if it hasn’t happened? Does Dan know the definition of a historical event? Exactly how big are the rocks in Dan’s head?

Let’s not compare this to Superman dying because some lackey afflicted kryptonite upon him. God is not susceptible to mortal dangers. It creates a conundrum: Mortal man can end the life of immortal God?

In 1943, a newborn in Liverpool, England, was named George. Baby George eventually became George Harrison, a member of a rock group called the Beatles. You may have heard of him. But no one would have predicted that outcome at his birth.

If we’re simply evolving organisms with no Creator, no one can arrive conclusively at a definitive event. If our evolution is fueled by chance and circumstances, no one can say any event is more significant than any other. Academics may as well debate the best lasagna recipes.

In summation, a Hell-dweller will forever suffer from unquenchable thirst and the insufferable stink of sulfur. Common sense screams that a person should do everything possible to avoid Hell as a dwelling place. Yet, the person doesn’t. What an amazing irony. If that person, while living on earth, moved to a place of incessant heat along with air continually terrorized by the smell of sulfur, he would exit as quickly as possible. No amount of money could keep him there.