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Thoughts disentangle themselves...over the lips and through the fingertips. I learned that saying over 30 years ago, ... joy, for example—or, more specifically, giving joyfully to God. Second Corinthians 9:7 says: “You must each decide in your heart how ...
... and pushed him hard sending him flying off to my left.
The congregation laughed nervously as I once again invited him to stand beside ... told that when “he arrived and witnessed the grace of God… [he] rejoiced and began to encourage them all with resolute heart to ...
... 5:1-5; Galatians 5:19-24
Perhaps you’ve uttered the American’s Prayer at some anxious moment recently:
Lord, give me ... but in everything commending ourselves as servants of God, in much endurance, . . . in purity, in knowledge, in patience, in ...
... flutter. Family ties are strengthened as new life extends the roots. Everybody moves in closer and smiles approvingly. What power little ... Smiles brighten faces as the labour is ended...and as God witnesses the moment of delight and announces from heaven, "It's a church!" ...
... she was beaten and abused. Thirty-eight people watched the half-hour episode from their windows with rapt fascination. Not one so much ... talk about that tomorrow. For now, go out on a limb: ask God to let you help someone in urgent distress in the immediate future. Be ...
... depravity should go see Schindler's List . It's not for the faint-hearted, I warn you. It is a raw, harsh, shocking exposé of ... there is none who understands, there is none who seeks for God; All have turned aside...there is none who does good, there is not even ...
... your sins like a cloud. I have scattered your offenses like the morning mist. Oh, return to me, for I have paid the price to set you ... come to mind:
No one can be good and do good unless God's grace first makes him good; and no one becomes good by works, but good ...
... experimentation, and their parents. Biblically, it is the responsibility of the parents to ensure their children are properly ... and instruction that comes from the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4). God holds parents responsible for the upbringing of their children not schools, ...
... to a gnat, I have been taught about and have believed in the infallibility of Scripture. Among the upper echelons of doctrinal truths, ... by grace. We may fuss around with a few of the events in God’s eschatological calendar or leave breathing room for differing opinions ...
... fire with fire.” Minor alterations won’t do. If the situation is getting completely out of hand, a slight modification won’t ... with fear as you consider a radical adjustment that God wants you to make? You’re not alone. Tomorrow I’ll share with you a ...
... up space.
I was inspired by 1 Corinthians 12:12, about the body of Christ. “Your body has many parts—limbs, organs, cells—but no ... hear? If all ear, how could it smell? As it is, we see that God has carefully placed each part of the body right where he wanted it. (1 ...
Read 1 Kings 17:24
Then the woman told Elijah, “Now I know for sure that you are a man of God, and that the LORD truly speaks through you.” (1 Kings 17:24)
When ... She saw the Lord. “Elijah, I’ve heard you talk about the God of heaven. I’ve heard you refer to Him in various ways. But now, when I ...
... 12:1–3
Erich Weiss was a remarkable man.
By the time of his death he was famous around the world.
Never heard of him, ... but also to ordinary folks like you and me...and to our God.
More on that tomorrow.
Excerpted from Come Before Winter and ...
... is so refreshing to hear from a woman who desires to honour God in every area of her life…including her love life.
Isn't love so ... was something that I dreamed about as a little girl from the first time I heard about Cinderella and Prince Charming. But when I grew up ...
... Read Esther 4:1-8
So Hathach went out to Mordecai in the square in front of the palace gate.
Mordecai told him the whole story, including the exact ...
Read Psalm 46:10
How can we face the fog of our uneasy, uncertain future? All these terrifying events are ... with such relevance. In times of physical catastrophe, since God is our refuge, we will not fear . At the threat of warfare, since God is ...
... Exodus 3:1; Acts 7:29-30
One day Moses was tending the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock far into the wilderness and came to Sinai, the mountain of God. (Exodus 3:1)
Notice carefully how the process took place through ...
... (Genesis 17:2)
Nearly 25 years had passed since the Lord first spoke to Abram in Ur. Since then, his spiritual roots had pushed deep into the soil of faith in his God. At long last, he trusted in the Lord’s promise and rested in His ...
I don’t need to tell you what I think of marriage and the family. You who know me already know. If I’m ever guilty of grinding an ... difference a wife and a pack of kids make! And 14 grandkids! God has used them to temper my intensity. The change from an opinionated ...
Read Jeremiah 12
During the reign of Oliver Cromwell, the British government began to run low on silver for coins. Lord Cromwell sent his men to the local cathedral to see if they could find any precious metal there. After ...
