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Elie Wiesel gives readers a tragic perspective on the horror of the Holocaust. Wiesel's book, Night , will grab you and not ... prefer to erase.
This young Jew saw it all. Fellow Jews from his village were stripped of their possessions and loaded into cattle ...
Read Exodus 25:1–9
The LORD said to Moses, “Tell the people of Israel to bring me their sacred offerings. Accept the contributions from all whose hearts are moved to offer them.” (Exodus 25:1–2)
... justifying yourself if you collected most of your stuff from either a garage sale or the bargain basement. It’s easier that way. You ...
... 4:5-7; Isaiah 26:3; Romans 8:5-11; 12:2
Don’t copy the behaviour and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new ... Moody Press, 1994), 101.
Devotional content taken from Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life by Charles R. Swindoll. ...
... Darwin. Famous biologist, teacher, and author. Defender of the theory of evolution. Bold, convincing self-avowed humanist. Travelling ... and frowned as he realized they were going west, away from the sun, not toward it.
Leaning forward, the scholar shouted, “Do ...
Read 1 Peter 3:15-16
One of the toughest assignments in life is to communicate clearly what happened during ... attempt to express our faith—how we were “born from above” and became “new creatures in Christ.” I mean, who hasn’t ... how the apostle Peter stated it (by the way, this is from the guy who gained certain notoriety for his bumbled expressions!):
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“Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and ... , and why Jesus is called Immanuel.
Origins : From the Hebrew immanu “with us” and El “God”
Meaning : ...
Because God is with you, you will never be separated from His love (Romans 8:38–39).
When you are afraid, trust in the Lord ...
Read Psalm 85:2
You forgave the guilt of your people— yes, you covered all their sins. (Psalm 85:2)
... on our relationship with God. It is amazing. It frees us from the demands and condemnation of the Mosaic Law. It announces hope to the ... on our human relationships. It is charming. It frees us from the tyranny of pleasing people and adjusting our lives to the demands and ...
... Joshua 1:6–7
Any third grader could have told you the vaunted sky cycle leap across the Snake River Canyon on that sultry Sunday ... he was thinking about write-offs. Anyone who can walk away from a failure with a smile, a bulging rear pocket, and his pride still intact ...
Read Job 38:1–41
Then the LORD answered Job from the whirlwind:
“Who is this that questions my ... the King," Robert Grant, 1833. Public Domain.
Taken from Great Days with the Great Lives by Charles R. Swindoll. Copyright ...
... I was working as an apprentice in a machine shop in Houston. The result was a trip to the hospital and a surgical procedure, during which the doctor inserted a stainless steel pin from my knuckle to my wrist to hold the bone in place while it healed.
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... God’s will. Here is a sample:
What if I know the will of God, but I’m not able to do it? Why can’t I rely on my ... Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the LORD. He went down to the port of Joppa, where he found a ship leaving ...
... you may be surprised at just how far apart your view is from theirs.
Here’s Where They’re At
When you discuss this with ... are some statements you might hear.
“Love and sex are the basis for marriage so two people who love each other should be able to ...
... we find anyone else like this man so obviously filled with the spirit of God?” Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has revealed ... be in charge of my court, and all my people will take orders from you. Only I, sitting on my throne, will have a rank higher than yours.” ...
Read Acts 9:1–4
The essence of genuine repentance is that the mind does a turnaround. The Greek ... hearing a preacher or Bible teacher explaining God's Word from a pulpit or over television or on the radio. Others are saved during a ... and Lord.
Is He your Saviour and Lord too?
Taken from Great Days with the Great Lives by Charles R. Swindoll. Copyright ...
Read Acts 9:10–16
The Lord said, “Go over to Straight Street, to the house of Judas. When you get there, ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is praying to me right now. I have shown him a ... committed to following his Saviour’s lead.
Taken from Great Days with the Great Lives by Charles R. Swindoll. Copyright ...
Read Galatians 1:11–17
Part of the solution is to pursue the benefits of solitude and silence found in times ... on the road to Damascus. He considered each new dawn a gift from the Lord, the perfect opportunity to rework his priorities and rethink his ...
... instead of clear fluid, all of us would be stained for life. The heartbreaking circumstances. The painful encounters with calamities, the brutal verbal blows we receive from the surgeon. The caustic response of an angry mate. The sudden loss of ...
... handle criticism? It would be worth your while to check out the book of Nehemiah. When Nehemiah heard that his hometown, Jerusalem, was in ruins, he was heartbroken. Nehemiah requested permission from the king to travel to Jerusalem to rebuild the wall. The story describes ...
... of suffering. These “laws” will do more to help the hurting and erase their confusion than perhaps anything else they could ... believe it is , invariably support their convictions with the words of Isaiah:
By His scourging we are healed. (53:5b)
... gun pointed in the wrong direction.
Excerpted from Come Before Winter and Share My Hope , Copyright © 1985, 1994 by ...
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David continued to succeed in everything he did, for the LORD was with him. When Saul recognized this, he became even more afraid of ... That interested me, so I looked up the Hebrew word sakal from which “prospered” is derived. I discovered two insightful things about ...
