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Quote: “Martin Luther, speaking on the Sabbath, said, ‘The spiritual rest which God especially intends in this commandment is that we not only cease from our labor and trade but much more-that we let God alone work in us and that in all our
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Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 16, 2009
COLOSSIANS 1:24 "BAFFLING"
Now I consulted four different sources on this text to see whether there was any consensus among the best scholars and pastors as to what that means. And this comment from Sam Storms, who is one of those best scholars and pastors, pretty much sums it
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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THE CURE OF COMEDY
In The Anatomy of an Illness: As Perceived by the Patient, Norman Cousins tells of being hospitalized with a rare, crippling disease. When he was diagnosed as incurable, Cousins checked out of the hospital. Aware of the harmful effects that negative emotions can have on the
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During the reign of Oliver Cromwell, there was a shortage of currency in the British Empire. Representatives carefully searched the nation in hopes of finding silver to meet the emergency. After one month, the committee returned with its report. “We have searched the empire in vain seeking to
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Opening Video Illustration: Mr. Holland’s Opus
Our scene opens with the principal and vice principal questioning Mr. Holland’s use of rock music in his music appreciation class. Mr. Holland defends his teaching methods and says he will use whatever music he can to teach his students to love
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Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Nov 4, 2006
The message of the sacrifice of Canadian troops and allied forces for the freedom of the world from dominating forces in World War I and the threat of Fascist and Nazi rule in World War II is not hard to understand. What is difficult to grasp is the price paid. We cannot appreciate the living
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Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Nov 12, 2009
Today is a day that needs little help in terms of explanation or description. The sacrifice of Canadian troops, along with allied nations, fighting for the freedom of the world, is not hard to understand. What is difficult to grasp is the price paid. We cannot appreciate the living conditions of
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Contributed by Paul Searight on Aug 24, 2010
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GRACE AND THE BOOK
Dorothy Sayers wrote, "If men will not understand the meaning of judgment, they will never come to understand the meaning of grace."
IF you don’t realize what you could have faced at the judgment - what your sins really deserved - you’ll never appreciate the
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Contributed by Robert Leroe on Sep 26, 2011
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THE BIBLE TREASURE
Kathleen Norris tells the story of a South Dakota rancher and his bride who received a leather-bound Bible as a wedding gift from the groom's grandfather. They wrote a thank-you note and stowed the Bible away on a closet shelf, out of the way.
As time passed, the grandfather
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Apr 19, 2022
I wish every one of us had inscribed on the walls of our home the words of Dorothy Law Nolte’s work, “Children Learn What They Live,” and then kept this constantly before us in our daily activities:
If a child lives with criticism,
He learns to condemn.
If a child lives with hostility,
He learns
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Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 12, 2009
A wise Bible teacher once said, “Sooner or later God will bring self-sufficient people to the place where they have no resource but Him – no strength, no answers, nothing but Him. Without God’s help, they are sunk.”
He then told of a despairing man who confessed to his pastor, “My life is really
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On March 15 at the Lewis Creek Church (Indiana South), Pastor Dave Gates preached a sermon on being "born again."
On the way out the door Pastor Dave greeted Bucky, an 80-year-old man that had been attending his church. Pastor Dave said to him, "Will I see you in heaven, Bucky?" After pausing for
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 30, 2014
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I love the story about the Lutheran pastor who always started each service off with the phrase, "The Lord be with you." The people would then respond, "and also with you.”
However, one Sunday the sound system wasn’t working very well. The pastor stepped up to the pulpit and said, "There’s
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