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Dangerous Snake!
I just read about a 73-year-old woman who noticed a snake on the patio of her apartment. Investigating the serpent more closely, she saw the unmistakable hood that let her know that the snake she was dealing with was a … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations
Tagged cross, devil, devil is a serpent, evil, Genesis 3, illustration, Jesus defeated Satan, Satan, woman kills cobra
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Don’t Play Around with Snakes!
Milo Sutcliffe and his wife, Jennifer, were working in their yard in Corpus Christi, Texas on May 27 when they encountered a four-foot-long rattlesnake. Milo cut off the snake’s head with a shovel, but when he bent down to pick … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Current Events
Tagged devil, illustration, James 4:7, rattlesnake, resist the devil, Satan is a serpent, sin, snakebite, submit to God
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Anger Management
“Anyone can become angry—that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way—that is not easy.”—Aristotle. It is not a sin to … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Leadership
Tagged anger, anger management, Aristotle, devil, Ephesians 4:26-27, illustration, sin, temper
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Vicious Attack
A crab fisherman was reportedly attacked by a Bengal tiger about 80 miles south of Calcutta, India. Sushil Manjhi was fishing in a stream with his son and daughter when the tiger jumped on the boat and clamped its jaws … Continue reading
Don’t Let Your Guard Down!
Singer Steve Green has spent some time talking to the members of the work crews who set up speakers and spotlights in the auditoriums where his concerts are held. He says, “The fellows I talked to weren’t bothered by the … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Leadership
Tagged 1 Peter 5:9, devil, illustration, resisting temptation, Satan, sin, Steve Green, the devil's schemes
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Beware the Serpent
Two Canadian brothers, Connor Barthe, 6, and Noah Barthe, 4, were apparently killed by a large python while they slept in a Campbellton, New Brunswick, apartment that housed the giant reptile. The 14-foot African rock python escaped from its cage and … Continue reading
Bullet-Proof
Officer John Rainey, of the Nicholasville (KY) police department, got out of his cruiser last Friday evening to investigate a man who was acting suspiciously. The suspect opened fire on Rainey, striking him in the back. Fortunately, Officer Rainey was … Continue reading
Encouragement File
Someone once said that discouragement is Satan’s greatest tool. I tend to believe it’s true. The devil will use any means to keep us from being and doing all we can for Christ and his kingdom. For many Christians, life … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living
Tagged Acts 13:15, card, Christ, Christians, devil, discouragement, encouragement, encouragers, illustration, note
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Devil of a Problem
Tasmanian devil The Tasmanian devil has earned a reputation for being smelly, loud and nasty. The marsupial has long been reviled in its native country of Australia. Recently, however, Australians are rallying around the Tasmanian devil because its existence is … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Current Events, Leadership
Tagged Australia, biting, cancer, church, devil, fighting, Galatians 5:15, illustration, Tasmanian devil
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Resistance is Successful
Tambun Gediu was hunting squirrels in the jungle area of northern Malaysia when he was attacked by a tiger. He tried to climb a tree, but the beast dragged him back down. As he wrestled for his life, he cried … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Current Events
Tagged 1 Peter 5:8-9, attack, devil, illustration, James 5:7, resist, tiger
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