NOT DEAD YET The man’s plane crashed in the heart of the darkest jungles of Africa. He pried himself from the wreckage and began to work his way through the […]
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RESTRAINT OF THE GROWLER It’s a very scarey feeling when we are walking down the street at night and hear the fierce growling of a dog. Is the dog restrained
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LAWYER LESSONS Max Dean Flier, of Compton, California, was sure that he was born to be a lawyer, but the bar exams in California are tough. He took the exam
CONSIDERATION FOR THE PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED HUNTINGTON, W. Va. — Jim Keller considers himself a guardian angel of the disabled. Keller, a former construction worker, is a victim of multiple sclerosis.
CONFIDENCE OF A SOLDIER The Christian soldier may wonder at times if there is any reason behind the various lessons of life; but a wise God knows that a soldier’s
HURRICANE EMILY’S WAVES On September 1, 1993, the tourists and residents of North Carolina were spared from the devastation of Hurricane Emily. The hurricane touched the tip of the United
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THE PRESSURES ON PASTORS The findings of a recent survey of pastors conducted by the Fuller Institute of Church Growth indicated that: 90% worked more than 46 hours a week.
ASHLEIGH BRILLIANT ON PEACE, ET C. I don’t know what life is, but there’s one thing I’m sure it isn’t: It isn’t easy. I want to take hold of reality
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NO PEACEFUL PLURALITIES Ralph David Abernathy told how even the squatter camp called Resurrection City, erected on the Washington D.C. mall during the Poor People’s March of 1968, failed to
LINCOLN ON CRITICISM If I were to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for any other business. I do
HUMOR PERSPECTIVE A sense of humor is what makes you laugh at something that makes you mad if it happens to you. Adapted from Ministry Advantage, May – June, 1993,
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EVEN WHEN IT’S PAINFUL As two men were walking through a field one day, they spotted an enraged bull. Instantly, they darted toward the nearest fence. The storming bull followed
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THE WORST EVILS The worst evils of life are those which do not exist except in our imagination. If we had no troubles but real troubles, we should not have
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NOT ENOUGH COMFORT I just read about an incident that is supposed to have taken place in the Atlanta Airport, which I sure hope is fictional. It seems the Atlanta
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SERMONIC HONESTY REFRESHING There is one church here, so I go to it. On Sunday mornings I leave the house and wander down the hill to the white frame church
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A SIMPLE PROBLEM The problem with a simple solution is that it is often the wrong one.
THE LOCUS OF THE FOCUS Many believers gaze at their problems and glance at the Lord. But how much better to gaze at the Lord and only glance at your
TIME IN LIFE “There comes a time in every man’s life and I’ve had plenty of ’em!” By Casey Stenge — Editor’s Note: I’ve felt that way a few times,
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FROM LEMONS TO LEMONADE If life hands you a lemon, make lemonade. From System Forms Brochure, August 1988
WRESTLING A GORILLA Persistence is like wrestling a gorilla. You don’t quit when you get tired. You quit when the gorilla gets tired!
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