Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jul 17, 2023
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I had a seminary professor I loved and admired who did not believe in a personal Devil. He often said, “You really need to drop the letter D and just say Evil.” He went on to say, “Larry, sometimes, the way people talk, it almost makes you believe there is a PERSONAL Devil!” I was
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 22, 2024
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The man huddled on the cabin floor was slowly freezing to death. It was high in the Rockies in southwestern Alberta, and outside a blizzard raged. John Elliott had logged miles that day through the deep snows of the mountain passes. As he checked for avalanches and as dusk and exhaustion overcame
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Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Feb 25, 2026
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The story opens: It was a dark and stormy night.
A man was walking along a seaside cliff.
He was unfamiliar with the path and didn't know that a part of it had crumbled away.
He stepped onto the crumbled bank and found himself sliding down the edge of the cliff.
He was frantically
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Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on May 25, 2026
“It is true that Ezekiel’s performances arise out of perceived divine jealousy. Indeed the word quin’a, though appearing only ten times in the book, expresses the underlying motif of his ministry, and one’s interpretation of the word determines one’s perception of the God whom it describes. To
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Feb 1, 2010
The last 3 days have been painful. Literally painful!
I was playing with my grandson and crawling, on my knees, through tunnels that we made out of the cushions on the lounge – our secret castle to hide in (I know, castles aren’t normally secret but this one was).
The next day I felt the pain
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Contributed by Brian La Croix on Feb 20, 2008
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#3 – We Get a New Family
Ephesians 2:19-22
November 4, 2007
NOTE: THE ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE FORMAT USED IN MY MESSAGES IS BORROWED FROM ANDY STANLEY’S BOOK, "COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE."
Introduction
We’ve been looking at different benefits or blessings of following Christ – living for Him, and not
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 30, 2025
[148]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – EGYPT, ISRAEL AND THE REED SEA VICTORY
This poem resulted from a special touch of the Lord from His word to me in 1997 when passing through an uncertain time, and facing a strong injustice I could not resolve. There are times when we must wait for God’s hand
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 26, 2025
[212]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - EVERYTHING IN ITS SEASON
This poem covers a lot of ground. Broadly it is connected with the state of things, being the season of man. God created all of us and we live our lives in this world, but all of us are accountable for our actions. Some of that is
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 12, 2003
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[A Christmas Story, unknown]
I remember my first Christmas adventure with Grandma. I was just a kid.
I remember tearing across town on my bike to visit her on the day my big sister dropped the bomb: "There is no Santa Claus," she jeered. "Even dummies know that!" (Rejection!)
My Grandma was not
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 18, 2004
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Grace
The boy stood defiantly. “Go ahead, give it to me.”
The principal looked at the young rebel and asked, “How many times have you been here?”
The child sneered rebelliously, “Apparently not enough.”
“And you have been punished each time?” the principal responded.
“Yeah, I been
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Contributed by Troy Borst on Dec 15, 2005
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The years are catching up to me, Simeon thought as he made his way through the dirt-covered streets of Jerusalem. This was once an easy walk; in the corner of his mind’s eye he recalled himself as a younger man bounding through the alleys, markets, and crowded roads that led to the place of
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The Bet -- Anton Chekhov
We live in a world that knows little about what’s truly valuable. People all around us are pursuing things that have no lasting value. That pursuit is ably treated by Anton Chekhov in his classic short story The Bet. This story gives us great insight into the value system
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