In The Process
However we wish to define the devil, we know deep in our heart that there is something trying to pull us away from the first priority in our life, namely, […]
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Is Anybody Listening?
For Jesus Christ, the secret of His life was in His passionate, joyful, expectant, unconditional giving of Himself to the Will of God. At every moment of His life, in
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Let’s Do It!
A man was having a terrible time with dizzy spells. No one could tell him what to do about it. He went from doctor to doctor but they were all
Only God Knows Best
The greatest Good News ever to break into our existence is the Good News of God’s Love. The God who created you loves you so much that He continuously acts
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Like The Dawn
It is often difficult to find words to describe the deep experiences of our common humanity. For example, who of us could ever find words to describe what it is
Outrageously Happy
To the Church at Philippi, Paul wrote these words: Your attitude must be that of Christ. Though He was in the form of God, He did not deem equality with
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A New Vision
An organist was performing a concert on an antique organ. The bellows were hand-pumped by a boy who was behind a screen, unseen by the audience. The first part of
Step Right In
There is a wonderful story about Queen Victoria on a visit to “Balmoral,” her castle on the River Dee in Scotland. It was on a weekend, and she spent all
He Came To Serve
The Greeks have a legend about a youth named Narcissus who was loved by many nymphs, including Echo, the fairest of them all. But Echo could not tell him of
It’s Worth The Risk
On Christmas Day we will celebrate what God, our Creator, did nearly two thousand years ago. He sent His own loving Christ Spirit into our world in the form of
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Are You Washed In The Blood Of The Lamb?
In the Garden of Eden story, all Adam and Eve had to do to stay in Paradise was let God be God. It is the one thing they would not
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Prepare Him Room
At a preachers’ conference, a discussion arose about people who fall asleep during the Sunday Sermon. One of the participants, well-known for his preaching ability, told of a woman who
The Pleasure Of God’s Company
If you look up the word “Jezebel” in the Oxford dictionary, you will find that it is a word that can be used to describe “a scheming woman who paints
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God Knows Where
All through His life, Jesus described His own ministry primarily in terms of loving service to other persons — the Servant Leader. But His disciples never really understood this. When
A Place For God
The Russian Novelist, Ivan Turgenev, once received a letter from a friend who summed up his philosophy of life in these words: “I have decided that the real problem in
Christmas And Children Of God
No one has ever surpassed John’s powerful description of the Incarnation Event — the miracle of the infinite God who comes to us and reveals Himself to us in the
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I’ll Call It Love
When, in the fullness of time, God acted decisively for the world’s salvation, He did not establish a new nation worthy of receiving Him. No, He came into the world
Your Full Attention
A man was driving through farm country when, to his horror, he saw a farmer striking his mule with a big stick. The outraged man stopped his car and began
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What A Vision
A biologist was conducting an experiment with caterpillars. He took a flower pot containing a plant. Around the rim of the pot he placed the caterpillars, one behind the other,
Singers Of Life
Loren Eisley was a naturalist and an anthropologist. One day, while making some observations in a small glade, he leaned against a stump and fell asleep. He said he was
