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... Anger is ready to explode into physical violence at the slightest provocation. This entire globe seems brimming with hair-trigger ... Home security systems are no longer considered a luxury for the rich. Even teachers are not safe in the classroom.
But I must confess, ...
... 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 Acts 9:1–4
The essence of genuine repentance is that the mind does a turnaround. The Greek ... changed—and changed completely. He changed his mind about God, about Jesus, about the Resurrection, about those who followed Christ. He ... and narrow-thinking prejudice, we miss the point of God's grace. We tend to require more than God does! Be careful about exacting ...
Read Exodus 3:4
When the LORD saw Moses coming to take a closer look, God called to him from the middle of the bush, “Moses! Moses!” “Here I ... 3, where Moses said, “I must turn aside.”
When did God speak to Moses? At the same moment when Moses turned aside. Now that’s ...
... burglar breaking in. One night her husband heard a noise in the house, so he went to investigate. Sure enough, he found a burglar. “Good ... to control. The idea that someone other than you, including God, controls your future may be a terrifying idea. Being helpless and ...
... 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 ... and went to sleep. I’m sure she poured out her heart to God and got things squared away between herself and the Lord, realizing she ...
... son Solomon is still young and inexperienced. And since the Temple to be built for the LORD must be a magnificent structure, famous and ... and instructed him to build a Temple for the LORD, the God of Israel. (1 Chronicles 22:5–6)
What a father! He may have been ...
... 1 Samuel 13:1–15
Just as Saul was finishing with the burnt offering, Samuel arrived. Saul went out to meet and welcome him, but ... me, and you didn’t arrive when you said you would, and the Philistines are at Micmash ready for battle. So I said, ‘The Philistines ...
... music...folk tunes, ballads, country western and bluegrass...the patriotic and romantic. For me, music is a must.
Like you, I have my ... pilgrimage, at each geographical spot revisited, I gave God thanks that Job's words were mine as well: "I know that my redeemer liveth" ...
... to heart knowledge, when she becomes convinced Jesus is the only possible way to be saved.
My story begins with a headboard and ...
I wondered if Jesus really was the ONLY way to God. The idea struck me as harsh and not very open-minded. Isn’t grace ...
... into today's world, I suspect he'd be amazed. Some of the changes, even in worship, would make the old gentleman wonder about us.
Picture him sitting on a pew, connecting with God in worship. Then to his amazement, he hears folks clapping! Frowning, he ...
With the dawning of a new year comes a deluge of resolutions, reminders, and ... and productively.
Well, just for fun, I’d like to take the opposite tack. I’m going to tell you how to make zero progress this year. ... than worry. Be flexible. Give more. Be content with the way God made you. And let the oil of forgiveness loosen your grip on those grudges. ...
... years. Within minutes several of us had gathered to grieve the loss. As I stood there staring in disbelief, the thought struck me, This happened only minutes ago...but it's been in the ...
... passages of Scripture that seem to contradict each other the first thing to do is read the verses in context. Context can alter how we ... yet do them yourself—that you will escape the judgment of God?” (Romans 2:3). These verses are a warning against hypocrisy and, at the ...
Read Ephesians 6:13
Tucked away in the folds of Hebrews 11 is a two-word biography worth a second glance: “He ... mind when he introduced his classic essay on the armour of God:
Put on every piece of God’s armour so you will be able to resist ...
... and provocative. In fact, that book got me thinking about the top temptations fathers face.
First, the temptation to give things ...
Ready for a challenge? Begin to spend time with God, become a man of prayer, help your family know how deeply you love Christ ...
... aren’t when we are. Sincerity is no guarantee we’re on the right road. Furthermore, we don’t have to be alone to be lost. We can be ... dead-end street.
Thankfully, the Bible tells us that God did not leave us to figure out the right path on our own. Instead, He ...
... 1980, you’d have to Google that to catch a glimpse of the bygone contraption. But as a boy, I recall watching home movies of family ... Our past at times can haunt us and keep us from experiencing God’s best for our future.
Thankfully, God offers something we don’t ...
... that it's easy to shrug it off as "only natural." That's the problem! It is the most natural response we can expect. Not supernatural ... to forget). Since they were either unable or unwilling to move out of their small house, they continued to use the same rooms, eat at the ...
... Paul,
We are considering a man to serve as a manager in the copper plant of our growing company, Corinthian Chariots, Inc. We are an ... No, I doubt it. Even though a much-respected friend of God, Abraham would be required by the sheer facts of his first-hand ...
