Because the way was steep and long,
and through a strange and lonely land,
God placed upon my lips a song
And put a lantern in my hand.
-- Joyce Kilmer, quoted by W. Frank
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 23, 2010
READY FOR EITHER
A Roman coin was once found with the picture of an ox on it. The ox was facing two things--an altar and a plough--and the inscription read: "Ready for either."
The ox had to be ready either for the supreme
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Brethren
Contributed by Michael Gibney on Aug 8, 2002
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It is of the very essence of faith that we should believe what Jesus says is true! So often we have a kind of vague wistful longing that the promises of Jesus should be true. The only way to enter into them is to
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 20, 2005
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1. Joshua Harris- Lust is always a desire for the forbidden. Though lust longs for an object or a person, ultimately this object is not its prize; its goal is the very act of desiring. The result is that lust can never be
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ON REVENGE
Jesus ben Sira, writing this Wisdom of Sirach not long before the time of Christ, puts it starkly. Because of the covenant God made with humans, we may not take revenge on our neighbor. It
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Contributed by Paul Barreca on Dec 24, 2011
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When John Wesley lay dying in 1791, he roused from his sleep long to open his eyes and exclaim, "The best of all is, God is with us!" Then he closed his eyes and died.
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Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 27, 2006
How an animal migrates is significant in determining how much energy is needed as well as how much must be stored in the body. Flying, for example, is more physically intensive than walking or swimming, so migratory birds must build up large energy stores before they set off. Just before spring and
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Wesleyan
Contributed by C Jordan on May 27, 2006
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“If we don’t feel strong desires for the manifestation of the glory of God, it is not because we have drunk deeply and are satisfied. It is because we have nibbled so long at the table of the world. Our soul is stuffed with
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Contributed by C Jordan on Jul 20, 2007
QUOTE: “If we don’t feel strong desires for… God, it is not because we have drunk deeply and are satisfied. It is because we have nibbled so long at the table of the world. Our soul is stuffed with small
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If I may return to the picture of the burning building, It’s a sure thing that I won’t jump if I don’t know the thing is on fire.... We will not give up the structures of our existence -- not on
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Michael Snow on Aug 13, 2008
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Perhaps your list would be something like the one found in The Book of History, from an ancient Chinese religion. It has a list of the Five Happinesses which include: long life, riches, soundness of body and serenity of
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"The real heretic is not the atheist or agnostic (who are often decent people) but those who murmur it doesnt matter what you believe, as long as it makes you feel good. This turns religion into a subjective matter,
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Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
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Those of us who pray for the persecuted church, mourned the loss of Cardinal Ignatius Kung who died last month at the age of 98. Though I’m not a Catholic, I admire Cardinal Kung who stood by his convictions, and withstood persecution for his faith.
He was ordained as a Bishop of Shanghai in
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Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 8, 2001
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In my "Reader’s Digest - Jesus and His Times" (copy write 1987 - from which much of this information is derived), there is a picture of a "Mikvah" that has been discovered in Masada (the ancient fortress built by Herod which held off the Romans for so long after the fall of Jerusalem in 70 A.D.).
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Contributed by Joel Pankow on Nov 3, 2005
Jesus draws a very vivid picture in this text of heaven and hell. Both are eternal. You can’t deny it. For those who would like to think that heaven is eternal, but hell is not - it can’t be done without tearing out the very words of God. In Matthew 25:46 Jesus lays eternal heaven and hell
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