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Some of the most difficult Christian people to engage with are those who are ...
Humility: an admission of limitation
Only God is all-sufficient. Only He knows and can do everything. Teachability begins ... They don’t dwell on failure but rather learn from it and move on. To say, “I messed up” or “I don’t know” requires honesty ...
... is present, those skills literally come alive. Insight makes the simple profound and the difficult understandable. Those who have it were not taught it; they caught it. From God.
Another example? Touch. We refer to a gifted musician as having the ...
... Acts 2:32, 36; 17:6; Mark 16:12–13
“This Jesus God raised up again, to which we are all witnesses....Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and ...
... and translate. If you can—I can tell you what part of the country you’re from. Your speech will betray you...it does every time.
... the one swearing lives at a distance from the living God. Amazing...not another person in the crowd that night accused Peter any ...
... He also assigned her seven maids specially chosen from the king’s palace, and he moved her and her maids into the best place in the ... did not display a sour attitude. I’m convinced she sensed God’s hand in her situation. Why else would she have been there? Finding ...
... as well as executive assistants. Parents as well as kids. The diligent as well as the lazy. Gen Xers as well as millennials. Not even ... it occurs in ourselves?
Yet when we were at our worst, God made His best move:
God showed his great love for us by sending ...
Read Psalm 8:1–5
Lost in the silent solitude of recent days, I have been impressed anew with the vast handiwork of our incomprehensible God.
O LORD, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth! Your glory is ... care for them? Yet you made them only a little lower than God and crowned them with glory and honor. (Psalm 8:1-5)
Nothing proves ...
... desperate day at Corregidor. One island after another in the Pacific theatre had been buffeted into submission. The enemy was now marching into the Philippines as confident and methodical as ...
... his own table, giving Benjamin five times as much as he gave the others. So, they feasted and drank freely with him. (Genesis 43:33–34)
... life offers us a magnificent portrayal of the grace of God as He came to our rescue in the Person of His Son, Jesus. So many come to ...
Most Americans who lived during the Second World War can still remember sitting beside the radio with family members, listening with rapt attention to the voice of a statesman with a British accent who did not know the meaning of ...
Most Americans who lived during the Second World War can still remember sitting beside the radio with family members, listening with rapt attention to the voice of a statesman with a British accent who did not know the meaning of ...
Read Psalm 85:2
You forgave the guilt of your people— yes, you covered all their sins. (Psalm 85:2)
... horizontal. Vertical grace centres on our relationship with God. It is amazing. It frees us from the demands and condemnation of the Mosaic ...
... Christ, it is impossible to wage a winning effort against the system called “the world.”
Trying to overcome the powerful magnet ... would be a frustrating and counterproductive effort. Only God can give us such transforming power through our faith in His Son.
As ...
... himself friendly. (Proverbs 18:24 KJV)
Do you see the point of the proverb? To have friends we must be friendly. Friendliness ... doing some thing . The best overview of the wonder of how God designed you is found in Psalm 139.
A healthy attitude toward ourselves ...
Dear friend,
We’re thankful for the gift of you!
This may seem like an obvious thought, but to me it is ... the support we need to operate.
For over 40 years, God has blessed Insight for Living Canada with skilled staff members, dedicated ... we’ve set a year-end fundraising goal of $440,000. With God’s blessing and your assistance, we will achieve it.
As we celebrate ...
... before he served himself. Naturally, he wondered why, since the platter of chicken sat directly in front of him and he was starving. I ... for fellas to serve girls before they serve themselves. The rule sounded weird to him, but he was willing, if she didn’t take too ...
... years old, she died at Kiriath-arba (now called Hebron) in the land of Canaan. There Abraham mourned and wept for her. (Genesis 23:1–2) ... gods. Then they received a visit from the one true Creator God, who said, in effect, “I have chosen you to become My models of faith. ...
... TV show? Let’s allow Him to answer in His own words:
The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life ... he’d experienced.
Humbled by the awesome goodness of God, Colonel Irwin shared his true feelings, which went something like this:
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... of mine came to know Christ after he was discharged from the corps. I was pleasantly surprised when I heard about it. Back when we were ... loved weapons, and hated chapel services. Back then he and God weren’t on speaking terms. Then—miracle of miracles—through a chain ...
Read John 8:1-11
The older I get, the less excited I am about theory...and the more I care about reality. Who cares if the stuff that flows from my pen ...
