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... it any better than Barbra Streisand. Her rendition of "The Way We Were" is pretty close to the ultimate in my book. Remember the words?
"Memories...light the corners ...
Read James 1:2–4
In the northeastern United States, codfish are not only delectable, they are a big ... cod all over, especially in sections farthest removed from the northeast coastline. But for years the public demand posed a problem to the ... but, in fact, is intensifying, meditate on the truth from God’s Word. He is at work in your adversity to stretch and strengthen your ...
... getting neck-deep in tricky theological waters, I believe the simple answer is found in Christ’s own words. Read His declaration of His ... came to serve and to give. It makes sense, then, to say that God desires the same for us. After bringing us into His family through faith in ...
... Nineteen long centuries have come and gone and today he is the centrepiece of the human race and the leader of the column of progress. I ... his name is still familiar to most folks in the family of God. But I confess, I lifted my eyebrows in astonishment when I read the words ...
... 26:1–23
“About noon, Your Majesty, as I was on the road, a light from heaven brighter than the sun shone down on me and my ... If you have not discovered the value of telling others how God rearranged your life, you’ve missed a vital link in the chain of His ...
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Today’s Scripture passage, which details events in the life of the Apostle Paul, has a lot to teach us about finding peace in spite of our ...
Read Acts 9:10–16
The Lord said, “Go over to Straight Street, to the house of Judas. When you ... Understand how difficult it would have been to see how God’s plan could possibly work. How in the world could God take a man known for such vicious, merciless, and murderous treatment of ...
Read Ecclesiastes 3:4; Proverbs 17:22
The Monday Night Football broadcasting team turns the Swindoll family room ... others!) to distraction in the process of fulfilling our God-given role? No one is less efficient or more incompetent than the person on ...
... to work very hard and seems to take it for granted.
For the most part, my friend's situation didn't really bother me except in one ... parents are charged with teaching their children the ways of God, and raising them to be responsible humans, children are still personally ...
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“Can you colour with me?”
“Could we go to the park now?”
My wife and I get requests like this from our kids all day long. If you’re a parent, you know what I mean. The barrage of demands seems unending. In the midst of our packed, hectic ...
Read Genesis 12:1
The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and ... go to the land that I will show you. (Genesis 12:1)
God's call of Abram began with an imperative—a clear command. God told him ... The call he received as a nomad for the Lord was a call to move, a call to go, a call to leave behind the comfortable and the familiar.
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When Paul made his way through Europe, specifically the region of ancient Macedonia, he announced to the churches in that area the ... Now, brethren, we wish to make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the churches of Macedonia, that in a great ordeal ...
A man of great faith who encourages me to pursue the glory of God through difficult seasons is French pastor and theologian John Calvin.
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Read Philippians 2:5– 11
Tom Landry, the late head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, was once quoted as saying something ... is an absence of retaliation...leaving all vengeance to God. In doing so, to quote the Scriptures, we “heap burning coals upon the ...
... relentless, never-give-up courage! You can be sure that the old flesh will fight for its arousal and satisfaction. All it takes is a ... a mental factor. It has to do with the way we think about God, ourselves, and others. Then it grows into the way we think about business, ...
The longer I live, the more convinced I become of how easy it is to allow irretrievable moments to ... offer.
Let me get practical right up front and ask the question that’s on your mind, “How do you do that?” I’m glad you ...
Dear friends,
I grew up on the prairies. Like many of you, I experienced years of harsh Canadian winters ... but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God” (1 Peter 1:23 NIV). The teaching of God’s Word, applied to hearts by the Holy Spirit, brings new birth, growth, ...
... with a brief prayer. In fact, these three lines are some of the most familiar in the entire book of Psalms.
Let the words of my mouth ... O LORD, my rock and my Redeemer. (v. 14)
While God may seem silent at times, the problem is not that He isn't communicating; ...
... exhibited a grace-filled charm and elegance. In Esther 2:9, the literal translation of the original language says, “She lifted up grace ... did not display a sour attitude. I'm convinced she sensed God's hand in her situation. Esther modelled grace before the face of the ...
... we find anyone else like this man so obviously filled with the spirit of God?” Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has revealed the meaning of ...
