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Category Archives: Communion Meditations
What Love Is
Here is a collection of children’s responses to the question, “What is love?” “When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his … Continue reading
Practical Atheists
John Stonestreet is a commentator for BreakPoint, a Christian worldview ministry established by Chuck Colson in 1991. Stonestreet recently wrote, “What if a time-traveler from the early church secretly followed you from Monday until Saturday evening, would they be able … Continue reading
Warning!
As I was driving this morning, I saw a dog up ahead venture out of his owner’s yard and begin to sniff at something dead on the road. I immediately slowed down and blew my horn to warn him to … Continue reading
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Tagged dog in the road, godlessness, illustration, repentance, Romans 1, sin, wickedness, wrath of God
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The North Star of the Bible
John 3:16 is perhaps the best loved and most quoted verse in Scripture. Countless people have memorized it from one Bible translation or another. Here are some quotes from well-known Christians about John 3:16: “John 3:16 is the North Star … Continue reading
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Such a Loss
The clock of life is wound but once, And no man has the power To tell just when the hands will stop At late or early hour. To lose one’s wealth is sad indeed. To lose one’s health is more. … Continue reading
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Tagged eternity, Hell, illustration, life is short, lose your soul, Mark 8:36, worldliness
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Somebody Jesus Loves
The apostle John has a unique way of referring to himself in the gospel that he wrote. Several times he uses the phrase “the disciple whom Jesus loved”. He could have referred to himself as: an apostle, one of the … Continue reading
Fully Committed
“For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him…”—2 Chronicles 16:9. God is constantly looking for people who are fully committed to him. Some doubt God’s existence. Others actively … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Communion Meditations, Leadership, Prayer
Tagged commitment, living for God, pleasing God, spiritual maturity
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Stop!
A state trooper pulled over a driver who was speeding. Hoping to get off with a warning, the driver tried to appear shocked when the trooper approached her car. “I’ve never been stopped like this before,” she told the officer. … Continue reading
Greener Grass
A story is told of a farmer who had lived on the same farm all his life. It was a good farm, but with the passing years, the farmer began to tire of it. He longed for a change—for something … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Humor, Leadership
Tagged contentment, farm life, greener grass, illustration, Philippians 4:11, thanksgiving
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Another Disappointment
A group of soldiers were training for their first parachute jump. Their instructions were: Jump when you are told to jump. Count to ten, then pull the ripcord. If the first chute doesn’t open, pull the second ripcord. When you … Continue reading
