... of the Pharisees, "Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit" (John 3:5). We are very thirsty creatures. Our thirsts are many and varied. We thirst for true friends; we thirst for success; we thirst ... to a "wretch" like himself. "Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me." Steven L. McKinley, pastor of House and Prayer Lutheran Church, Richfield, Minnesota, writes in an article, "Knowing Laughter," in the denominational magazine ...
... same — to share the gospel message of salvation. But we should still be cautious, for we still live in the days of Noah. John Wesley, the founder of Methodism in the mid-eighteenth century, was returning home after conducting an evening worship service when he was robbed ... the lonely, and offer hope to the forsaken. From this task you cannot waver. In 1901, President William B. McKinley visited Niagara Falls. Encouraged by his entourage, he agreed to walk across the bridge connecting the United States with ...
... one of his many travels across the United States Charles Kuralt unexpectedly spent a night on Mount McKinley. He had planned just a day visit, but the plane that carried him to the glacier was ... EXPERIENCES PREPARE US FOR LIFE IN THE VALLEYS. The time came for Jesus and his three disciples to come down off the mountain. As Peter, James, and John descended the mountain they pondered the significance of what they had just experienced. My guess is that they walked back down in silence ” they were too filled ...
... food supermarkets throw away. She persuaded a store manager to donate his expired items to help the less fortunate. She and David McKinley set up shop in a garage. Soon they had built the first Gleaners supermarket for the needy in Las Vegas. The name ... appear in the heavens this night whether you and I might see it. Are our hearts pure enough? Is our faith real enough? Theologian John Calvin once said, “If the sight of the star had so powerful an effect on the Magi, woe to our insensibility, who, now that ...
... Democratic platform advocated help for the common worker and the promotion of organized labor. Bryan lost that election to William McKinley, but he was not deterred, nor were his supporters. Bryan ran again in 1900, but again was unsuccessful. He ... for the prosecution, defending the fundamentalist Protestant cause against the teaching of evolution. Clarence Darrow, the famous lawyer, was John Scopes' defense counsel. The famous play and equally popular movie, Inherit the Wind, tells the story of this famous ...
