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Category Archives: Christian Living
It’s Still True
A Bible college professor and his wife were involved in a serious automobile accident. When he regained consciousness, the professor was on a stretcher, preparing to be loaded into an ambulance. He glanced a few yards away and saw a … Continue reading
I’m Ready
It’s fun to watch youngsters play baseball and softball. Sometimes they don’t listen to their coaches very well, which leads to some frustration on the part of the coaching staff. However, sometimes they do listen. One little girl’s coach had … Continue reading
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Tagged baseball, be ready, illustration, Jesus second coming, Mark 13:35
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I Have My Reasons
An elderly lady who had never been married was planning her funeral. One of her requests was that all of her pallbearers be female. The funeral home director thought this to be an odd request, so he asked her why … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Humor
Tagged 1 Corinthians 7:32-25, female pallbearers, illustration, not married, single
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Good Financial News
When it comes to finances, there is good news and there is bad news. The bad news is that the average American has almost no money in the bank. The good news is that the average American is $20 trillion … Continue reading
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Tagged finances, illustration, money, poverty, Proverbs 28:19, wealth
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Birth Pains
It seems like April the giraffe was in the news all spring. She finally gave birth to her calf after, what, six weeks of labor? Maybe it wasn’t that long, but it sure seemed like it! I think that baby … Continue reading
Coarse Language
Late night television host Stephen Colbert is taking some heat for his recent opening monologue, in which he used vulgar language to make disparaging remarks about President Donald Trump. I don’t regularly watch Colbert, but I have enjoyed some of … Continue reading
Classy Response
Outfielder Adam Jones of the Baltimore Orioles was on the receiving end of some mean-spirited racial taunting at the hands of some of the Boston Red Sox fans during a game at Fenway Park Monday night. After the game Jones spoke … Continue reading
Trouble in Paradise
Adam and Eve lived in paradise, and then they had to go and mess things up—not just for themselves, but for the whole human race. Not only did their sin get them kicked out of the Garden of Eden, it … Continue reading
How Does Your Garden Grow?
There is a local legend about a fellow who, many years ago, was amazingly meticulous about keeping weeds out of his garden. As the story goes, he would hoe his garden early every morning and then offer boys in the … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations
Tagged forgiveness, garden, hoe, holiness, illustration, righteousness, sin, weeds
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Seeds of Success
Shortly after we moved into our new home a little over a year ago, I sowed grass seed, hoping that I would soon have a lawn that looked like a lush, well-manicured golf course. It didn’t happen. So I reseeded … Continue reading
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