Truth Matters

The latest devotional by Philip De Courcy

Mar272016

NEW HORIZONS

 

Traveling by train within the Unites States, Bishop William Quayle fell into conversation with some of his fellow passengers. The bishop was not wearing his religious garb at the time and so one of the passengers was curious to know what...Read more

Mar212016

GREAT EXPECTATIONS

 

First Lady of American Theatre Helen Hayes once told a story of her attempt to cook her first Thanksgiving turkey. Although not much of a cook and after several years of marriage, she committed to try and prepare her own turkey for the...Read more

Mar102016

THAT'S AN EASY DECISION

A young man came to the late Bible teacher J. Vernon McGee and said, “Dr. McGee I have been studying predestination, and I am so convinced of the sovereignty of God that I believe if I stood in the middle of a busy highway, and my...Read more

Feb232016

PROOF OF BIRTH (Part 1)

The story is told of Will Rogers the humorist, who on one occasion went in to get a passport when the official declared, “We need to see your birth certificate.” Rogers replied, “What for?” The man behind the desk responded, “For proof of your birth.” Rogers looked at the man...Read more

Jan212016

SITTING PRETTY

 

For many years Dr. Donald Grey Barnhouse occupied the prominent pulpit of the Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. On one particular Sunday morning, a twelve-year-old boy sitting in the gallery was all-ears as the great preacher spoke about God’s treatment of our sin....Read more

Dec012015

MAKE IT YOUR HABIT

 

The story is told of an old European monastery that sat on the edge of a high cliff and was accessible only by a terrifying ride in a swaying basket. Brave hearted visitors to the monastery were hoisted up in the basket by...Read more

Nov112015

IT'S PERSONAL

 

In the thick of the American Civil War, Senator Charles Sumner, who was consumed by the great idea and ideal of abolition was asked by Julia Ward Howe to meet some friends of hers who had been victims of the scourge of slavery....Read more

Oct292015

DEAD CALM

 

There is a likable story that comes from a naval academy in England. On a particular day a top officer in the British navy visited the depot and began barking questions at the students to determine their preparedness for the rigors of commanding...Read more

Oct042015

GIVE OF ONESELF

 

A story has circulated among preachers about a young boy whose little sister had a rare disease that would cause her to die unless she was given a blood transfusion from a matching member of the family. After samples were taken from each...Read more

Sep162015

THE THINGS THAT MAKE FOR PEACE

 

The story is told of the Irishman who went to his local priest for help regarding his marriage. He told the priest that his wife was a holy terror at home. She was incorrigible. She was like a volcano ready to explode at...Read more

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