Rebellion

Indian boy thought he spent the night alone (illustration)

The early American Indians had a unique practice of training young braves. On the night of a boy’s thirteenth birthday, after learning hunting, scouting, and fishing skills, he was put to one final test. He was placed in a dense forest to spend the entire night alone. Until …

Rebellion (illustration)

On December 25, 1908, a newspaper published in Messina, Sicily printed an article against God, daring Him to make Himself known by sending an earthquake. Three days later the city was devastated by a terrible quake that killed 84,000 people. (Today in the Word, October, 1997) …

Sicily dares God to send an earthquake (illustration)

Joseph Stalin was once a seminary student (illustration)

The incredible irony of his whole life is that at one time Josef Stalin had been a seminary student, preparing for the ministry. At a later time it seems that he made a decisive change from his belief in God. This dramatic and complete reversal of conviction that resulted in his …

A mother who refuses to give up on her daughter (illustration)

The rebellion of a teenage daughter was breaking her mother’s heart. Their struggle reached its zenith when the young girl was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. After posting bail for her daughter, the two did not speak until the next afternoon. When they came …

Revolt is revolt regardless of how it takes place (illustration)

“Revolt is revolt whether it is militant, blatant rebellion or quiet, respectable indifference.” (Source Unknown, Lou Nicholes - Missionary/Author). …

A dad drives a nail in a post every time his son rebels (illustration)

Someone tells the story of a boy who was rebelling against his dad constantly. This boy was destroying his own life by his rebellion, but he refused to heed his father’s words. One day, the dad said to the boy, “I want to show you what you’re doing to your life. I’m going to …

Joseph Stalin - Clenched his fist toward God (illustration)

Svetlana Stalin, the daughter of Josef Stalin tells how her father lay dying, plagued with terrifying hallucinations, he suddenly sat halfway up in bed, clenched his fist toward the heavens once more, fell back upon his pillow, and was dead. The incredible irony of his whole life …

Hell is For the People Who didn’t Believe Right (illustration)

D.A. Carson once said, “Hell is not a place where people are consigned because they were pretty good blokes, but they just didn’t believe the right stuff. They’re consigned there, first and foremost, because they defy their maker and want to be at the center of the uni …

Joseph Stalin as a Seminary Student Turned His Back on God (illustration)

Svetlana Stalin, the daughter of Josef Stalin, told the incredible story of how her father Josef Stalin had been a seminary student, preparing for the ministry. Then he came to a point in life where he made a decisive break from his belief in God. This dramatic and complete …

Cancel My Subscription (illustration)

The editor of a small weekly newspaper in a town in the West was hard put one week for copy to fill his columns. So he had his compositor set up the Ten Commandments, and ran them without making any editorial comment. Three days after the paper was published he received a l …

MacArthur - The World is Quietly at Peace (illustration)

On September 2, 1945 General Douglas MacArthur spoke to the world from the Battleship Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay, “Today the guns are silent. The entire world is quietly at peace.” That long war cost sixty million lives, and an estimated $1 trillion. It came o …

Three People Caught For Speeding (illustration)

In Greenville, Mississippi, a radar device set up in a speed zone quickly caught three persons. The first was Mayor Pat Dunne. He paid a fine and commented, “The only way to avoid fines is not to speed.” The second person arrested was a policeman. The third was a l …