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Saving People from the Fire
Dale Longanecker recently turned 57, the mandatory retirement age for firefighters employed by the U.S. Forest Service. He spent his last day on the job jumping from an airplane. Longanecker was a smoke jumper for 38 years. He has parachuted … Continue reading
Name That Tune
A group of scientists recently decided that We Are the Champions by Queen is the catchiest tune of all time. Then there are songs that aren’t quite so popular. A recent poll conducted by Rolling Stone listed some of the … Continue reading
Willing to Sacrifice
Lt. Heather “Lucky” Penney On the morning of September 11, 2001, Lt. Heather “Lucky” Penney was one of the first combat pilots sent up to protect our airspace. The fourth hijacked airliner appeared to be on its way to a … Continue reading
Whatever It Takes
Jon Hutt On August 19, Jon Hutt was doing some logging work all alone in a remote area in Colorado when disaster struck—his 6-ton trailer fell onto his right foot. Since there was no one around to hear his cries … Continue reading
Everybody Wins!?
Today I attended a high school volleyball match that had an unusual outcome. It seems that both teams won! Stay with me now while I try to explain. The team from Kentucky won the first two games in a best-of-five … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Sports
Tagged Bible, eternity, everybody wins, Heaven, Hell, high school volleyball, illustration, Jesus, losers, winners
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The Only Way
A story is told about a farmer who was working in a field near his house. His two small sons were playing nearby. The farmer saw a huge dog approaching. He noticed that the dog was foaming at the mouth, … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations
Tagged cross, heroic father, illustration, Jesus, rabid dog, salvation
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Becoming Like Jesus
A teenage girl in the church I was serving was scheduled to have her tonsils removed, so I went to the surgery center to say a prayer for her and to wait with the family. Her grandfather and I were … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Humor
Tagged 2 Corinthians 3:18, anesthesia, illustration, Jesus, more like Jesus, surgery, transformed into his likeness
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Automatic Light
Yesterday morning, I was watching the little night light in our upstairs bathroom as it sensed the dawn of a new day. It flickered a bit, then turned itself off. The light is designed to shine automatically whenever darkness presents … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living
Tagged God's truth, Jesus, light of the world, Matthew 5:14, night light, salvation, shine, street light
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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
Jesus Is Still Relevant (Part 2)
Even though it has been many years since Jesus walked the earth, his teaching still addresses current issues. In Mark 10:6, Jesus says, “But at the beginning of creation God made them male and female.” First, this verse lets us … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Culture, Current Events
Tagged creation, evolved, Genesis 2:24, God, homosexual marriage, immorality, Jesus, Mark 10:6-9, relevant, Revelation 22:15
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