Read: Matthew 25:14-17 | Tradition has it that Michelangelo was teaching some art students one day. He walked over to one of his students and started painting on their canvas. He then handed the student the brush.The awestruck student asked: “How can I finish what you have started?” Michelangelo challenged him by saying, “Let this […]
Read: 2 Corinthians 9:7 | A mother wanted to teach her daughter a spiritual lesson. She gave the little girl a quarter and a dollar for church. “Put whichever one you want in the collection plate and keep the other for yourself,” she told the girl. When they were coming out of church, the mother […]
Read: Psalm 106:13 | Simon Peter was one of the first followers of Jesus Christ. I believe that Peter compares favorably to the fivefold return servant of this parable found in verse 16. For instance, Jesus noted that Peter would be the rock. [Matthew 16:18] He was part of the inner circle with James and […]
Read: 2 Corinthians 8:3-5 | In the latter part of the 17th century, German preacher August H. Francke founded an orphanage to care for the homeless children of Halle. One day when Francke desperately needed funds to carry on his work, a destitute Christian widow came to his door begging for a ducat – a […]
Read: Matthew 25:14-15 | At a local Talent Show, the first contestant played a saxophone solo. The mesmerized audience cheered wildly and gave him a standing ovation. Shortly after he walked off the stage, a very prominent individual in the music industry offered him a recording contract, and a chance to play with some of […]
