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By Grace
Someone once explained the grace of God by telling the following story: Suppose you lived in a place where a king ruled the land. Now suppose that you rebelled against the king. In response to your rebellion, the king sent … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations
Tagged Ephesians 2:8-9, forgiveness, grace, heir of God, illustration, Jesus, salvation
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Disappointment with God
There seems to be a high level of discontentment with many people today. Randy Alcorn speaks about this: “Our culture is riddled with a poisonous spirit of entitlement. We always think we deserve more. We’re disappointed with our family, neighbors, … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Culture
Tagged contentment, entitlement, grace, gratitude, illustration, James 1:17, Randy Alcorn, thanksgiving
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Nice Gesture
When I baptize people, they sometimes show their joy in a tangible way before they even get out of the water. This is understandable, since they realize that their sins have been washed away (Acts 22:16) and they have been … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Humor
Tagged Acts 22:16, baptism, Christian joy, holy kiss, illustration, Romans 6:3-4, sins washed away, united with Jesus
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Really Hearing It
Sometimes we sing familiar Christian songs so many times that we tend to sing the words without giving a lot of thought to the meaning. The Christmas songs especially have many lines that are deeply meaningful to our faith, and … Continue reading
Grace and Truth
John 1:14 says that Jesus was “full of grace and truth”. He never compromised the truth in an attempt to be gracious. Nor did he ever present the truth in a way that lacked grace. John 2 gives us a … Continue reading
Protecting the Weak
I just saw a video of a coyote attacking a small dog. The predator appeared to be in the process of successfully taking away some family’s beloved pet. All of a sudden, a much larger dog came charging into the … Continue reading
Excellent Shot!
A man who wanted to learn how to play golf hired a golf pro to teach him the game. The pro thought that the best way to learn would be to go out on the course and actually begin to … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Humor, Leadership, Sports
Tagged doing your best, Ecclesiastes 9:10, excellence, golf, honor the Lord, illustration, learning to play golf
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How to Deal with Loneliness
Many people battle with loneliness during the holiday season. The Bible gives some pointers on how to deal with this dilemma. Paul seemed to be suffering from loneliness as he wrote to his friend Timothy from a prison cell. Here … Continue reading
Starting Over
Millard Fuller appeared to be living everyone’s dream. He was a millionaire by age 29, and had just about anything money could buy. However, he wasn’t happy. He was consumed by work and material possessions. His life hit rock bottom … Continue reading
Smelly Business
I heard about a couple of fellows who had separate run-ins with skunks that proved to be quite unpleasant. The first guy was riding on a lawnmower close to the woods when he got hit by a shower of stink … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Humor
Tagged 1 John 2:2, atonement, illustration, Jesus, sacrifice for our sins, sin, skunk, sprayed by a skunk, stink
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