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Tag Archives: forgiveness
Vengeance Is Mine!
A mother heard her 4-year-old son let out a scream, so she came running into the room. There she saw her two-year-old daughter pulling mightily on her brother’s hair. Mom gently released the little girl’s grip and comforted her son, … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Humor
Tagged forgiveness, illustration, parenting, retalitation, revenge, Romans 12:19, siblings fighting, vengeance, vengeance is mine
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Eye of the Beholder
A mother once came to President Lincoln to ask him to spare the life of her son who had been sentenced to death. After listening to her pleading, Lincoln issued a pardon. As she left her meeting with the president, … Continue reading
Face in a Crowd
A man who was wanted by police in China thought that he could hide in a crowd of 60,000 people who had gathered for a concert. He was wrong. Cameras at the entrances of the venue had modern facial recognition … Continue reading
Death Brings Reconciliation
Have you ever noticed that death often brings about a reconciliation? Sometimes a family comes back together after the passing of a loved one. Friends may put aside their differences after they have lost someone they both loved. Sometimes an … Continue reading
The Surprise of Easter
It just so happens that Easter falls on April 1 this year—April Fools’ Day. This has led some pranksters to consider the humor in staging a fake Easter egg hunt—allowing children to believe that there were eggs hidden for them … Continue reading
Power of the Gospel
Chuck Colson tells the following story about God’s reconciling power. There was a widow by the name of Roxie Vaughn, eighty-two years old, blind from birth. We told her, “Roxie, we are coming in to restore your house and winterize … Continue reading
Like New
The car I drive now wasn’t very old when I hit an animal that darted out in front of me on the highway. The impact cracked the plastic bumper on the front of the car. The damage was so slight … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Prayer
Tagged 1 John 1:8-9, confess our sins, damaged bumper, forgiveness, illustration, sin
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Bitten
Virginia resident Rachel Myrick was recently bitten three times by an 8-inch copperhead snake inside a Longhorn Steakhouse. Myrick received the bites before she even made it to her table. She was briefly hospitalized for treatment. Myrick says that it … Continue reading
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
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations
Tagged forgiveness, garden, hoe, holiness, illustration, righteousness, sin, weeds
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By Grace
Someone once explained the grace of God by telling the following story: Suppose you lived in a place where a king ruled the land. Now suppose that you rebelled against the king. In response to your rebellion, the king sent … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations
Tagged Ephesians 2:8-9, forgiveness, grace, heir of God, illustration, Jesus, salvation
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