Did you hear about the three-legged horse who won the Kentucky Derby? Of course not. No horse with three legs has or will ever win the Kentucky Derby. Why not? Because a horse can’t run the race, much less win it, without all four legs.
The same is true with a church. No church has ever […]

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Years ago, Jerry Bridges wrote two phenomenal books that are still among my favorites today.  The first was called The Pursuit of Holiness.  The second was called The Practice of Godliness.  Both books ought to be required reading for every man in America today.  Especially those who claim to be Christians.  Why?  Because there’s never […]

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Jack Hyles, former pastor of the famous First Baptist Church of Hammond, Indiana, loved boxing. I remember years ago, listening to one of his sermons and hearing him talk about boxing. This isn’t an exact quote, but it’s close: “I think boxing is one of the most disgusting, barbaric, inhumane sports in the history of […]

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Years ago, one of Major League Baseball’s more colorful managers, Earl Weaver, manager of the Baltimore Orioles, charged home plate and subsequently got kicked out of the game. There’d been a couple of batters argue balls and strikes, but it wasn’t apparent what riled Weaver. No one knew why he was kicked out because he […]

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