Contributed by Timothy Brown on Jan 23, 2010
Illustration for Prayer - Sir George Adam Smith tells how he and his guide were climbing the Weisshorn in the Swiss Alps. It was stormy and they were making their climb on the sheltered side of the peak. When they reached the summit, they were filled with the exhilaration. Sir George forgot about
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“In a culture of so much media, do we risk becoming people who can no longer stand to be alone with our thoughts, a people with an almost
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Contributed by Ray Ellis on Nov 22, 2010
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SING PRAISE
We can get victory over hardships by singing praise to the Lord.
"My mouth is filled with Your praise...all day long." Ps. 71:8 NAS
Roger Bennett, pianist and songwriter died in 2007. Prior to his death he wrote on his website:
Our enemy stalks us exactly the way the Bible
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Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
LEGEND OF A KING AND A HEAVY STONE
There are certain lessons of grace that can be learned only in the valley of pain and distress. Show me a Christian who has suffered much and deepened his dependence on God, and I will show you a sensitive soul full of compassion for others, and with a deep
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 7, 2011
HOLDFAST
In the plant world, there are plants who hold fast onto objects like rocks. Their root system is called a holdfast. Many people associate holdfasts with seaweed. If we have ever attempted to pull a piece of seaweed from a rock, we can understand the name of this plant structure; we
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Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011
MIRACLE IN ISRAEL
From AD 70 to 1967, the land of Palestine was ruled by 40 different nations. Today, it is under Israeli control.
From 1948 to the present, the Israelis have fought 5 national
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Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Jul 17, 2011
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FLOOD STORIES
One evidence that the Genesis flood was a real event is the prevalence of flood stories in other ancient cultures, remnants of the story passed on by Noah’s descendants, stories corrupted as his descendants forgot the one true God.
The Mesopotamian flood story describes their gods
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 22, 2011
PACKER ON GOD'S IMPASSIVITY
J.I. Packer does an excellent job defining the doctrine of God's impassivity:
"This means, not that God is...unfeeling..., but that no created beings can inflict pain, suffering and distress on him at their own will. In so far as God enters into suffering and
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Contributed by Efrain Perez on Oct 9, 2011
FAITHFUL TO THE FINISH
In the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Derek Redmond of Great Britain was considered a favorite contender for a medal. It was the evening of August 3, 1992 as Redmond was pitted against seven others in a semi-final in the 400 meters. Redmond knelt poised, waiting for the race to
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 19, 2011
SILVER LINING
We have in the English language a proverb, "Every cloud has a silver lining," It comes from John Milton's masque (dramatic entertainment) 'Comus' (1634). 'Was I deceiv'd, or did a sable cloud/ Turn forth her silver lining on the night?'
The proverb means that out of a negative
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Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 8, 2012
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A FATHER'S PROTECTION
Certain Native American tribes had a rite of passage for their teenage boys. At age 13 a boy would be blindfolded and led to a certain spot in the woods. He would be forced to sit down while the men of the tribe returned to their camp. The boy would be required to sit all
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Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 11, 2012
Oil was used in the time James wrote his epistle. In ancient times various oils had various purposes. It could be that James is referring to medicinal oils such as: Aloes (Burial oil, John 19.39); Cassia and Cinnamon (in God’s holy anointing oil, Exodus 30.22-31); Frankincense Numbers 16.46-50
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