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Category Archives: Communion Meditations
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
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Tagged forgiveness, garden, hoe, holiness, illustration, righteousness, sin, weeds
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While We are Waiting
During his 1960 presidential campaign, John F. Kennedy often closed his speeches with the story of Colonel Davenport, the Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives. One day in 1789, the sky of Hartford darkened ominously, and some of the … Continue reading
No Fear!
In 100 Meditations on Hope Wayne A. Lamb writes: In the midst of a storm, a little bird was clinging to the limb of a tree, seemingly calm and unafraid. As the wind tore at the limbs of the tree, … Continue reading
Doubting Thomas
Every time I read about the doubts of the apostle Thomas in the twentieth chapter of John’s gospel I am reminded of the fact that people named “Thomas” seem to get a raw deal. Think about it. Remember the nursery … Continue reading
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Tagged believe, doubt, doubting Thomas, Easter, faith, illustration, resurrection of Jesus
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Magnitude of Christ’s Suffering
In Leadership, pastor and author Tim Keller writes: “Unless we come to grips with the terrible doctrine of hell, we will never even begin to understand the depths of what Jesus did for us on the cross. His body was … Continue reading
Cumulative Effect
In 1984, a Saint Louis woman noticed a few bees buzzing around the attic of her home. Since there were only a few, she made no effort to deal with them. Over the summer the bees continued to fly in … Continue reading
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Tagged bees, bees in a house, Hebrews 12:1, honey, illustration, neglect, sin, sin that entangles
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Surrender
In The Wonderful Spirit Filled Life, Charles Stanley writes: “In water-safety courses a cardinal rule is never swim out to a drowning man and try to help him as long as he is thrashing about. To do so is to … Continue reading
Groaning
“Groan” is a key word in Romans 8. We see that creation is groaning (v.22). The fall of mankind has even subjected the earth to the effects of sin. We also see that Christians groan (v.23). Even those who have … Continue reading
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Tagged groaning, love of God, more than conquerors, pain, Romans 8:28, suffering, victory in Jesus
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Living Up to It
The big day has finally arrived. Excitement is in the air. The guests have been ushered in. The wedding party has taken their place on the platform. Everyone beams as the bride is escorted down the aisle. A Scripture is … Continue reading
It’s All About Choices
The Mayo Clinic did some research into the reasons for human happiness and came up with this conclusion: “People who are happy seem to intuitively know that their happiness is the sum of their life choices.” While this may seem … Continue reading
