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Category Archives: Christian Living
Don’t Test the Lord
Jamie Coots was a snake-handling preacher in Middlesboro, Kentucky. Coots had appeared on an episode of Snake Salvation, a television series that aired on National Geographic last fall. Snake-handlers are a small group of churches who think that those who … Continue reading
Winner After All
After falling twice during his performance in Friday’s free skate program, Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu thought that he had blown his chance at winning an Olympic gold medal in men’s figure skating. He later confided, “I thought the gold medal was … Continue reading
Unbelievably Good Deal!
Last Sunday evening, an error at a Shell station in Woodstock, Illinois allowed customers to purchase gasoline at the pump for a penny a gallon. Word spread, and cars were soon lined up to get in on this unbelievably good … Continue reading
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Observation Deck
When my wife and I go on a cruise, we like to spend a lot of time on the deck of the ship. We find a couple of chairs where we can read and relax. Occasionally, we will observe some … Continue reading
The Look of Love (Part 2)
Jesus once had an encounter with a rich young man who had come to him for advice (Mark 10:17-22). During the course of the conversation, verse 21 says, “Jesus looked at him and loved him.” Even though Jesus knew that … Continue reading
The Look of Love
Mark 10:17-22 records an interesting encounter Jesus had with a rich young man. The man wanted to know what he must do to inherit eternal life. Jesus told him to keep God’s commandments. When he responded that he had done … Continue reading
Important Arrival
Yesterday was the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ arrival in the United States. On February 7, 1964, the sensational musical group landed in New York and took America by storm. Reactions to the Beatles were quite varied. Throngs of young … Continue reading
On Alert
Recently I was standing in line to go through airport security. It seemed to be taking an exceptionally long time to complete the process. Sure enough, airport security personnel informed us that they were under a heightened security alert. Some … Continue reading
Keeping Your Promise
While on a cruise in the Caribbean, we stopped at a port in Curacao, where my wife got off the ship to do some shopping and sightseeing. She found some small items that she liked, but she didn’t want to … Continue reading
Let His Blood Be on Us
The chief priests and elders had decided that Jesus should be put to death, so they bound him and took him to Pilate, the governor. Pilate could find no fault with Jesus, so he tried to have him released. But … Continue reading
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