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The Purge
“The Purge” is a movie currently playing in theaters. It is about a time in the not-too-distant future when the leaders of the United States have proclaimed that one night every year there will be no consequences for anyone who … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Culture, Current Events
Tagged abortion, crime, illustration, pro-life, The Purge
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Faithful Observance
My great-great grandmother prepared communion for her little country church for at least 47 years. When she could no longer perform this duty, my grandmother took over for her, and she carried on this family tradition for another 40 years. … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations
Tagged faith, God's family, illustration, Lord's Supper, Service, tradition
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Never Enough
Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl guided his team through a fine regular season and into the playoffs. He was rewarded for his accomplishment by being named the NBA’s coach of the year. The future seemed promising for Karl. However, … Continue reading
Sweet Aroma
At a recent high school baseball game, I noticed a sweet aroma in the air. Looking around, I could not immediately locate the source of the smell. Then I saw some honeysuckle beyond the left field fence. It had to … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living
Tagged 2 Corinthians 2:14-16, aroma of Christ, evangelism, honeysuckle, illustration, sweet smell
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Queen for a Day
On Saturday, May 25, 2013, judges for Miss Universe Canada awarded the crown to Denise Garrido—and then took it away from her a day later. A mistake in the scoring had erroneously given her the title. During the validation of … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Current Events
Tagged Denise Garrido, faith, Heaven, illustration, Miss Universe, Phillippians 3:14, reward
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Hard to Say “I’m Sorry”
Lance Armstrong made his famous confession in January in a televised interview with Oprah Winfrey. The world’s best-known cyclist admitted that he had cheated, lied about it and bullied other people over a period of several years. At that time, Armstrong said … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Sports
Tagged 1 John 1:8-10, apology, confession, forgiveness, illustration, Lance Armstrong, sin
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Buckle Up!
The annual nation-wide Click It or Ticket campaign is going on this week. The program is designed to promote seat belt use. After over twenty years of this campaign, 86% of U.S. drivers now buckle up before they drive. Only … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations
Tagged Click it or Ticket, Ephesians 6:14, illustration, Jesus, safe driving, salvation, Savior, seat belts
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The Eyes Have It
Dr. Doug Borchman is a scientist who has studied the human eye for many years. Though formerly an atheist, Dr. Borchman has come to believe in a God who created the world and wanted to have a relationship with him. … Continue reading
The Story Unfolds
They did it with Star Wars, so we shouldn’t be surprised that Star Trek followed the same path. I’m talking about making prequels. The original stories were so popular, it was decided that we needed to know what happened before. … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Culture, Current Events
Tagged choices, Ephesians 5:15-16, illustration, judgment, life of faith, prequel, Star Trek
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Caller ID
We recently added caller ID to our home phone. We were probably the last family in the civilized world to acquire this feature. I’ve always thought that caller ID was an unnecessary luxury. However, as more and more people began … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Prayer
Tagged caller ID, communication, illustration, Matthew 6:8, phone, Prayer
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