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Up to Bat
At 4:00 this morning, my wife abruptly woke me up, shaking me and saying, “There’s something flying around in here!” Thinking she was having a bad dream, I immediately assured her, “No, there’s not!” It turned out she was right. … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Humor
Tagged bat in the house, Bible, darkness, deeds, evil, God, illustration, Jesus Christ, John 3:19-21, light, truth
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Need Some Help
You know the old saying: If you see a turtle on a fence post you know that he had some help getting there! Just as sure as a turtle cannot climb to the top of a fence post, we have … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Humor
Tagged Ephesians 1:8-9, faith, God's help, grace, Heaven, illustration, Jesus Christ, saved, turtle on a fence post
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Personal Responsibility
I once listened to a lady as she talked to a group of friends about her concern for the poor. Her main message seemed to be: “We need to do more for poor people!” I found myself wondering why she … 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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No Time Like the Present
I recently went to visit a family that is going through a tough time. As I turned to leave, I assured the grandmother that I would keep them in my prayers. She asked, “Could you pray now?” Her response made … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Prayer
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 5:17, God, illustration, pray, pray continually, Prayer, tough time
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Sad, You See
In Mark 12:18-27, the Sadducees came up with a quite improbable scenario in order to question the authority of Jesus. They asked Jesus who a woman would be married to in the resurrection if she had been married to … Continue reading
Wrestling in Prayer
“Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured.”—Colossians 4:12. Prayer can … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Prayer
Tagged Colossians 4:12, Epaphras, God, illustration, interceded, Prayer, prayer is hard work, wrestling in prayer
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Don’t Call Him a Christian
Anders Behring Breivik Anders Behring Breivik, a 32-year-old Norwegian, has been arrested as a suspect in a bombing and shooting spree that killed more than 90 people in Norway Friday. The violence was the worst seen in Norway since World … Continue reading
Cheerful Giver
Supposedly, there was once a little country church that called an emergency meeting to address the urgent need to do some maintenance work on their building. During the course of the meeting, a relatively wealthy member stood up and pledged … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Humor
Tagged 2 Corinthians 9:7, blessed, cheerful giver, help the poor, illustration, offering, pledge, share, spread the gospel, tithes
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Organized
Have you heard about the U.S. government’s plan to become more efficient? They are talking about combining the Department of Health and the Department of Education. Their motto will be—“We Will Inoculate No Child’s Left Behind”. Seriously, there are some … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Humor, Leadership
Tagged church, efficient, Exodus 18, government, illustration, Leadership, Moses, No Child Left Behind, organized, Romans 12:6-8
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