Sin

What Direction Are You Going?

In the 1929 Rose Bowl, the California Golden Bears squared off against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and provided one of the most famous plays in college football history. In the second quarter, California player Roy Riegels recovered a fumble...

Direction, Sin, Warning

Billy Sunday on Sin

“I’m against sin. I’ll kick it as long as I’ve got a foot, and I’ll fight it as long as I’ve got a fist. I’ll butt it as long as I’ve got a head. I’ll bite it as long as I’ve got a tooth. When I’m old and fistless and footless and toothless, I’ll...

Quote, Sin

From East to West

Someone asked an elderly Christian lady, “Does the devil ever trouble you about your past sins?” She answered, “Yes.” When the inquirer asked what she did then, she replied, “Oh, I just tell him to go east.”

“What do you do if he comes...

Forgiveness, Salvation, Sin

Wash Your Hands After Dealing with Death

In 1818, Ignaz Philip Semmelweis was born into a world of dying women. The finest hospitals lost one out of six mothers to the scourge of “childbed fever.” A doctor’s daily routine began in the dissecting room where he performed autopsies. From...

Forgiveness, Repentance, Sin

An Unpaid Debt

A Brooklyn man was once arrested for burglary and sentenced to several years in the state penitentiary. A few years into his sentence, the man escaped from prison and disappeared. Police detectives spent hours searching for him, following leads,...

Salvation, Sin

Small Sins

A man who walked from New York City to San Francisco was asked what his biggest hurdle was. He said that the toughest part of the trip wasn’t traversing the steep slopes of the mountains or crossing hot, barren stretches of desert. He said, “The...

Perspective, Sin

10 Reasons Why I Drink

1. I enjoy vomiting.
2. My wife likes my breath and bleary eyes.
3. My children respect me more.
4. I hope to win the safe-driving award.
5. I plan to encourage juvenile delinquency.
6. I want to provide more...

Alcohol, Sin

The Joy of the Lord Is Better Than the Pleasures of Sin

A Russian countess accepted the Lord Jesus as her Saviour and was open about her testimony. The Tsar was displeased and threw her into prison. After 24 hours with the lowest level of Russian society, in the most miserable conditions imaginable,...

Change, Joy, Salvation, Sin

The Result of Drinking

Someone once sent the following words about his experience with alcohol to a newspaper columnist:

We drank for happiness and became unhappy.
We drank for joy and became miserable.
We drank for sociability and became...