... not recognize his own face. “As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this deserves to die!” roars King David. And he does deserve to die, doesn’t he, according to the letter of the law? Just as all of us who give in to sin deserve to die, according to the letter of the law. But, thankfully ... ), p. 342. 4. Stephen Brown, When Being Good Isn’t Good Enough (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1990). 5. The Reverend Craig T. Kocher, http://www.chapel.duke.edu/documents/sermons/sermon_115.pdf.
... an incredible feat. During the final game of those Olympics against Finland, the ABC cameras started following different stories. Jim Craig, the goalie, was very close to his father. “His mother had recently died, which made the two men even ... what I’ve seen of God, once He has claimed you, you don’t get off the hook so easily. God is relentless in claiming what is God’s. And, in baptism, God says you belong to Him.” Eugene Nelson ends his story this way: “The boy shook his head in wonder at ...
... carried a tongue-in-cheek story about Mrs. Lila Craig who hasn't missed attending church in 1,040 Sundays, although she is in her eighties. The editor commented, "It makes one wonder, what's the matter with Mrs. Craig? Doesn't it ever rain or snow in her town on Sunday? Doesn't she ever have unexpected company? How is it that ... and Billy Edd Wheeler, MORE LAUGHTER IN APPALACHIA, (New York: Ivy Books). 7. Gordon MacDonald, FORGING A REAL WORLD FAITH (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 1989), pp. 189-190.
... any more." With the coming of Christ, the establishment of that Kingdom has already begun. In 1964, legendary announcer Harry Caray screamed to St. Louis fans, "I can't believe it! Roger Craig hit the left-center-field wall! The Cardinals are going to win the pennant!" In fact Caray was right, the Cardinals did win the pennant ” but this particular ... pp. 99-100. 6. Ron Luciano and David Fisher, REMEMBRANCE OF SWINGS PAST, (Toronto: Bantam Books). 7. THE PRESENCE, (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1993).
... ’t help at least trying.” (3) So it is with those who would defeat death on their own. No one can work their way to immortality, no one can will it or even merit it. Only one way does a person who is truly dead come back to life, by an act of God. Pastor Craig ... . Stephen Arterburn, M.Ed., Paul Meier, M.D., Robert L. Wise, Ph.D., Fear Less for Life (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2002), pp. 181-185. 6. J. Ellsworth Kalas, Preaching the Calendar (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2004), ...
... to help connect him to Christ. Then Mike signed on for a drug rehabilitation program. It doesn't take long to detoxify, but it can take several years to break an addiction. But he did ... not hesitate. She looked straight at her guest and replied, "I've forgotten." As Craig Brian Larson writes, "When we are adopted as God's children, we quickly ... Cited at The Funny! List 2. Kay Marshall Strom, Seeking Christ (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1994), pp. 106-107. 3. George Dolan in Condensed Chicken Soup for ...
