Getting it wrong: “ Beyond a shadow of doubt.” Harold Camping predicting Judgment Day on May 21 then changing it to October 21, 2011.
Getting it right: No one knows the day or hour these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself. Only the father knows.” Matthew 24:36
In 2011 Family Radio burst back into my life in an upsetting way with Harold Camping’s heralded announcement the Judgment day was coming on May11th
Getting it wrong: “ I never expected to be attacked by Christians at an FAO Schwartz toy store.” J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books.
Getting it right: Disciple Peter, “ Be ready to explain your Christian hope…but do so in a gentle and respectful way.” 1 Peter 3:15-16
The Harry Potter book series, written by J.K. Rowling, has been a modern publishing success story with over one hundred and seventy-five million copies sold.
Getting it wrong:” Why didn’t you tell them their son is in hell today?” Question asked of a pastor officiating a funeral for a young man who committed suicide.
Getting it right: Jesus said, “ Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted.” Matthew 5:4
Adam Hamilton, a United Methodist minister, tells the story of a time when he was conducting a funeral service for a young man who had committed suicide.
On December 21, 1620, after a very difficult 66 day voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, William Bradford wrote in his memoirs, “Being thus arrived in a good harbor and brought safe to land, we fell upon our knees and blessed God in heaven, who had brought us over the...
A little girl lived alone with her mother. They scrimped by, living day to day on her mother’s meager wages from waitressing. The little girl loved her mother and wanted to give her a gift for her birthday. She went to a nearby pawn shop where she saw a string of...