After growing up on the south side of Chicago, Jeff Allen pursued a career in comedy. He took his show on the road working nightclubs and casinos, but it wasn’t …
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“Superman Is My Uncle. No, Really!”
Most days, Thomas gets dropped off at school by his mom. Most days, he’s wearing his Superman t-shirt with the iconic “S” emblazoned on his little chest. And most days, …
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Abortion
“Destruction of the embryo in the mother’s womb is a violation of the right to live which God has bestowed upon this nascent life. To raise the question whether we …
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Abraham Kuyper on Christ’s Domain
“There is not one square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign, does not cry ‘Mine!’”
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John D. Rockefeller was one of the richest men in America’s history. He built his vast wealth as the head of Standard Oil Company which he founded in 1870. Raised …
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Which King Do You Fear the Most?
Hugh Latimer, one of England’s most powerful voices during the Reformation, was known for his vivid preaching style. Not only did he call sin what it was from behind the …
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G. K. Chesterton on Saying Grace
“You say grace before meals. All right. But I say grace before the play and the opera. And grace before I open a book. And grace before sketching, painting, swimming, …
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The Greatness of Christianity
During an international summit, an unnamed Chinese diplomat told American journalist, David Aikman, what his Asian nation discovered about the West’s greatness: “One of the things we were asked to …
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Martin Luther on the Urgency of Preaching
“I preach as though Christ were crucified yesterday, rose from the dead today, and is coming back to earth again tomorrow!”
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A Monopoly on Dwight L. Moody
In the nineteenth century, a group of pastors were organizing a citywide evangelistic campaign. As they discussed who they should invite to preach, the name of the noted evangelist D. …