... the elder Jarvis, the lawyer's father, to apologize for his son's crime. Instead of refusing to see him or berating him for Jonathan's deed, Jarvis receives him kindly. He has been reading the manuscript of his son's book, and it has spoken to him of ... You Can See Forever." Knowing that his friend was in the dumps, Duke Ellington had arranged for a private serenade. (5) Tony Bennett was fortunate to have such a friend who remembered him in his season of distress. I hope you understand that the Christmas ...
... do not, you, too, will face the consequences of your actions, and you will face God as your Judge. 1 Julia Duin, "America Seen as Less Judgmental, Less Christian," The Washington Times, March 22, 1998. 2 Jonathan Alter, "In the Time of Intolerance," Newsweek, March 30, 1998, p. 29. 3 William J. Bennett, The Death of Outrage, pp. 113-114. 4 Greg Pierce, "Inside Politics," The Washington Times, September 17, 1998. 5 Michael Kelly, "The 1992 Campaign: the Democrats," New York Times, October 29, 1992. 6 CNN's ...
... to escape the condemning judgment of God, you had better judge yourself as a sinner in need of a Savior, and accept the Lord Jesus as that Savior; for then you will never have to face Him as your judge. [1] Jonathan Alter, "In the Time of Intolerance," Newsweek, March 30, 1998, p. 29. [2] Cited by Steve Farrar, Point Man, p. 53. [3] William J. Bennett, The Death of Outrage: Bill Clinton and the Assault on American Ideals, p. 121. [4] Illustrations for Biblical Preaching, Edited by Michael Green, p. 207.
... seen in the areas of social concern that have not yet been touched by the gospel. Take the area of race relations. In Bennett’s book, Before the Mayflower, members of a Presbyterian church in 1767 bought two slave women. They and their descendants were hired out ... very close to you. The notorious sinner, Augustine, found Christ by reading the Bible. The greatest preacher of the 18th century, Jonathan Edwards, was reading his Bible and felt Christ’s call to enter the ministry. If you want to grow close to ...
