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Category Archives: Communion Meditations
Perfection
On Saturday, April 21, 2012, Chicago White Sox pitcher Phil Humber threw a perfect game against the Seattle Mariners. A perfect game is a rarity in the big leagues. Humber’s gem was only the 21st perfect game in major league … Continue reading
Look!
A couple of years ago, our next-door neighbors’ one-year-old son was just learning to talk. One of his first words was “Look”. As he observed the world around him, he was fascinated by what he saw. He would excitedly point … Continue reading
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Tagged child-like wonder, cross, enthusiasm, fix our eyes on Jesus, Hebrews 12:2, illustration, Jesus, Savior
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Heroic Sacrifice
On March 2, 2012, Stephanie Decker, of Henryville, Indiana, became concerned about the reports she heard of ominous storms approaching. She anxiously picked up her children from school. Hurrying home with her eight-year-old son Dominic and her 5-year-old daughter Reese, they … Continue reading
The Cross Remains
After tornadoes ripped through Marysville, Indiana on March 2, all that was left of the Marysville Christian Church building was the steeple. It seems as if the Lord was saying, “You still have the cross. That’s the most important thing.” … Continue reading
Hands-On Sacrifice
I’ve known for some time now that the book of Leviticus is important because it explains the system of animal sacrifice that God instituted to prepare his people for the arrival of Jesus. They came to know the importance of … Continue reading
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Tagged animal sacrifice, cross, Hebrews 9:22, illustration, Jesus, worship
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True Hero
Frank Hall, a teacher and assistant football coach, is credited with chasing a teenage gunman out of an Ohio school after a shooting rampage that left three students dead. 17-year-old T.J. Lane has been charged with killing the three students … Continue reading
The Helper
Years ago I used to visit an elderly lady in a nursing home. This dear saint was suffering from dementia. I had not known her before this awful disease robbed her of most of her mental capabilities, but I was told that … Continue reading
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Tagged dementia, forget, God is the helper, illustration, memory, Psalm 54:4, remember
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Urgency of the Cause
In the days after September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush agonized over the decision to send U.S. troops into combat in the war against terror. He knew that there would be casualties and that each life lost would be … Continue reading
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Tagged 9-11, cross, forgiveness, free from sin, illustration, Jesus Christ, sacrifice, war against terror
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Unexpected Victories
1980 team celebrates On this date (Feb.22) in 1980, the United States Olympic hockey team pulled off one of the greatest upsets in sports history when they defeated the Soviet Union 4-3 in the medal round of the Winter Olympics … Continue reading
Rescued
A toddler has been rescued after becoming trapped inside a game machine in Lexington, Kentucky. Caitlin Campbell was playing with some other children when she was apparently attracted to the stuffed animals in a coin-operated machine. Caitlin crawled up a … Continue reading
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