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... can read along life’s journey that suggest we are entering the transition. (How’s that for diplomacy?) Ironically, it seems we’re ... your tongue and softened your smile with a refreshing drink from the water of God’s oasis? You’ve been thirsty a long, long time.
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... his nephew Lot, and all his wealth—his livestock and all the people he had taken into his household at Haran—and headed for the land ... 12:5)
After spending much of his life—perhaps from birth—in Ur of the Chaldeans, Abram was instructed by God to go to a ...
... that I'm not getting any younger. I know that because the cake won't hold all the candles. Even if it could, the frosting would melt ... grow in wisdom. (Psalm 90:12)
Wisdom comes privately from God as a by-product of right decisions, godly reactions, and a daily ...
... promising to make an effort at self-improvement or to—at the very least—become a nicer person in the coming months. I’ve had an ... Let’s be honest, we’re more Mr. Noodles than “make it from scratch” people these days. Well at least I am. And resolutions are a ...
... long ago but yet, even today, it stands out as one of the most extraordinary of all. I’m referring to the birth of Jesus Christ and the invitation from God through angels to meet Him as the baby in Bethlehem.
Talk about a ...
... Read Job 14:1–22
“I wish you would hide me in the grave and forget me there until your anger has passed. But mark your ... where will you live again? Will it be with the Lord or away from His presence forever? The choices are heaven or hell. Will it be eternal ...
... him. He just knew God was calling, “All aboard!”
The “train” was Terry’s academic training for ministry that began at ... the generosity of an anonymous donor. Those methods stem from the same ones Chuck learned from “Prof” 30 years before Terry did, ...
... And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father. (Colossians 3:17) ... fill. This, in one sentence, is enough to stop any person from judging another. We’re not qualified. We lack full knowledge. How often ...
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As we age this can change. Our sense of purpose and the many relationships we had while working may decline after retirement. The ... may limit what we can do but only death can stop us from doing what we can.
Psalm 92:14 says of believers, “They will still ...
A hero of the faith who encourages me to draw near to God and pray is Scottish Pastor George Matheson, also known as “The Blind Preacher.”
George Matheson was born in Glasgow, Scotland on ... 2009. 50 People Every Christian Should Know: Learning from Spiritual Giants of the Faith . Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 174. ...
... 5:1 NIV). Maybe you never realized such a statement was in the Bible. What a strange command: "Be imitators of God"!
But to do that, ... with the value of quietness, slowing down, coming apart from the noise and speed of today's pace, and broadening our lives with a view ...
Read Daniel 4:35
Dawson Trotman, founder of the Navigators, an organization discipling and mentoring ministry leaders around the world, drowned while saving a swimmer from certain death. Eyewitnesses tell of the tears and helpless disbelief in ...
Read John 7:1–14
But soon it was time for the Jewish Festival of Shelters, and Jesus’ brothers said to him, “Leave ... to back off and when not to.
Devotional content taken from Come before Winter and Share My Hope by Charles R. Swindoll. Copyright ...
... name a person who has made a lasting impact in your life for the better, who comes to mind?
For me it’s Sheri. And the funny thing is, ... “stuff.” You want a mentor who is far enough removed from your life that it doesn’t affect growth and learning.
2. You ...
... wins. David and his men go back full of food and all the wiser. Fantastic! Abigail goes home, and her husband puts his arm around ... it necessarily your way, but He’ll handle it.
Taken from Great Days with the Great Lives by Charles R. Swindoll. Copyright ...
... boys of yours, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born here in the land of Egypt before I arrived. They will be my sons, just as Reuben and ... “birth suite” when the baby is born. Wonderful change from the way things used to be! On the other hand, death has become relegated ...
... society, it will be necessary for us to commit ourselves to the task before us. Remember, salt must not lose its taste, and light must not ... to become like the world rather than completely different from it. The prevailing culture has sucked us in like a huge vacuum cleaner, ...
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Ever felt weird because you were "normal"? I remember the first time I had that feeling. I was a teenager surrounded by other ... I sat very still. My dad didn't drink, nor had I ever hidden from him or seen him hit my mother. And the only time I'd ever heard him swear ...
Mark 6:31–32
It is almost 10:00, Monday night. The children are snoozing upstairs. Aside from a few outside noises—a passing car...a barking dog...a few, faint voices ...
... us or our herdsmen. After all, we are close relatives! The whole countryside is open to you. Take your choice of any section of the ... to Canaan with greater wealth than when he first arrived from Ur. Genesis 13:2 describes him as “very rich.” The literal Hebrew ...
