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Category Archives: Prayer
Let Us Pray
Max Lucado shares these words of wisdom concerning prayer: “Do you want to know how to deepen your prayer life? Pray. Don’t prepare to pray. Just pray. Don’t read about prayer. Just pray. Don’t attend a lecture on prayer or … Continue reading
Worshiping in Difficult Times
Job was experiencing the worst day of his life. Not only had he suddenly lost all of the livestock that had made him a wealthy man, he had just been informed that all of his children had suddenly died. One … Continue reading
What Do You Know?
Recently I have watched a few episodes of the old television show Hogan’s Heroes. Quite often, the bumbling German soldier, Sergeant Shultz, would catch Hogan and his buddies breaking the rules at the prison camp where they were held captive. … Continue reading
Fierce Competition
Here’s what Central Michigan women’s basketball coach Sue Guevara had to say about the Kentucky Wildcats as her team prepared to play them recently. “They’re good. There’s a reason they’re in the top 25. They’re fast. They’re aggressive. They know … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Leadership, Prayer, Sports
Tagged armor of God, Ephesians 6:10-20, illustration, spiritual warfare, Sue Guevara
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Prayer of Thanksgiving
Dear Abby recently printed this prayer that was written by her mother. She says that no Thanksgiving would be complete without it: “Oh, Heavenly Father, We thank Thee for food and remember the hungry. We thank Thee for health and … Continue reading
Struggling Against Sin
“We seem to be content to pray for forgiveness when we should have been praying for the power to overcome.”—Virgil Hurley. In our struggle against sin, many Christians give up far too easily. This has always been the case. The … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Prayer
Tagged 1 John 2:1, forgiveness, holiness, illustration, Romans 6:1, sin, struggle to do right
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Presence of Greatness
Mark Scott wrote the following in The Lookout: “The state where I live has a wonderful state convention. Some years ago at this convention I was greeting people before the evening session. As I was preparing to take my seat, … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Humor, Prayer
Tagged Ecclesiastes 5:1, illustration, John Ashcroft, Mark Scott, presence of God, worship
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What Are You Chasing?
I recently attended a Christian men’s meeting where the preacher delivered a powerful sermon on giving God the honor and respect that is due him. Moments after the message concluded, a young boy, perhaps 12 or 13 years old, came … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Prayer
Tagged 1 Corinthians 13:11, boy holding a toad, illustration, priorities, pursuing God, toad, worship
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Plenty of Support
My father-in-law, Bill Mauk, died suddenly this past Saturday night at the age of 86. The outpouring of support from family and friends has been tremendous. We truly appreciate the prayers, the comforting words and the various deeds of kindness … Continue reading
Call for Help
Last month TransAsia airways Flight GE222 crashed while attempting to land on the resort island of Penghu in Taiwan. The accident took the lives of 48 people. There were 10 survivors of the crash, including 34-year-old Hung Yu-ting. Hung escaped … Continue reading
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