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Agnostic Got Saved Because Will Houghton Walked His Talk (illustration)

There is a true story about how the Christian walk of Will Houghton, a preacher who became the president of Moody Bible Institute during the 1940s, played a large role in the conversion of an agnostic who was contemplating suicide. The skeptic was desperate, but he decided that i …

Jesus’ Example of Faithfulness to the World (illustration)

A father wanted to read a magazine but was being bothered by his little girl, Shelby. She wanted to know what the United States looked like. Finally, he tore a sheet out of his new magazine on which was printed the map of the country. Tearing it into small pieces, he gave it to S …

Robert E. Lee sets the example (illustration)

One Sunday morning in 1865, a black man entered a fashionable church in Richmond, Virginia. When Communion was served, he walked down the aisle and knelt at the altar. A rustle of resentment swept the congregation. How dare he! After all, believers in that church used the common …

A son stepping in the foot prints of his father (illustration)

A story is told of a father who spent time every day in the tavern. However, he was always warning his son never to drink. Then one snowy day on the way to the tavern the father turned around and saw his son carefully placing his steps in the foot prints of his father. It is said …

Every man is an open letter for Jesus (illustration)

There is a great truth here; every man is an open letter for Jesus Christ. Every Christian, whether he likes it or not, is an advertisement for Christianity. The honor of Christ is in the hands of his followers. We judge a shopkeeper by the kind of goods he sells, we judg …

The Christian Walk of Will Houghton (illustration)

More recently, the Christian walk of Will Houghton, a preacher who became the president of Moody Bible Institute during the 1940s, played a large role in the conversion of an agnostic who was contemplating suicide. The skeptic was desperate, but he decided that if he could …