Contributed by Scott Jensen on Jun 26, 2008
The Rev. Alan Redpath tells of a lady of his acquaintance who has a little motto over her kitchen sink that reads as follows: “Divine service is conducted here three times daily.” This is the type of industry Christ honors. (1996, c1979). Encyclopedia of 7700 illustrations : A treasury of
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Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 19, 2009
But it is still possible to demonstrate submission even in those situations by the attitude with which she says no. John Piper describes it this way:
“Even where a Christian wife may have to stand with Christ against the sinful will of her husband, she can still have a spirit of submission – a
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Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 20, 2010
HOME IS JUST BEYOND
The story is told of a little girl who lived near a cemetery. Even though she had to pass through it after the sun was set she never seemed to be apprehensive. Someone finally said to her: "Aren't you afraid to go through the cemetery?"
"Ah, no," she replied, "I am not afraid,
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
I AM ONE OF THOSE FINGERS
There once was a Sunday School teacher and a little girl. They had just finished a lesson on our security in Christ. The teacher asked the little girl; "What if you slipped away?"
The little girl replied "I can't slip away for he has me in my hand."
The teacher teasing
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 19, 2023
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Someone has offered this penetrating comparison of the difference between revenge, justice, and grace.
If someone brutally murders your son and you take things into your own hands, that's revenge.
If you're content to allow the law and the courts to arrest and punish the offender,
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Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 5, 2010
MEET HIS STANDARDS
You don’t have to go to the Citadel. But if you go, you will find out quickly that you will fit their system or you are out. Jesus’ demands are like that. You don’t have to be
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 31, 2026
[330]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - WE ARE ON THE LAST PAGE OF THE CURRENT CHURCH AGE
{{2 Timothy 3:13 “Evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.”}}
The world is a veneer hiding wickedness. We know where it is going – down. But we are going up.
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Story from Insanity of God Tavian, pages 183-185:
Up four flights of creaking stairs, in a tiny apartment, we met a white-haired, stooped-over, shell of a man. It was clear that, earlier in his life, he had cast a longer shadow. He invited us into his apartment. The aged furnishings made the room
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 14, 2025
[060]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – DO NOT TRUST OURSELVES – TRUST GOD
When you think you know it all:
Then you don't.
When you think you’ll do it all;
Then you won’t.
I find this a delightful poem (for myself) and I am sharing my own experience here in writing it. Often we think we know best
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Brandon A. Bradley told his story in Pray magazine last year: “I am a surgical assistant—the surgeon’s right-hand man. At one point in my career, I lost my passion. I wanted a job with spiritual significance, and I prayed for that. Imagine my shock when God led me to a position in plastic surgery.
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