Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jun 29, 2010
Poet Roxie Lusk Smith wrote:
“The Masters Touch”
Deep beyond my mind I know of God’s unfailing skill;
He makes the scope of time to bow to his all-mighty will.
I cannot doubt the master’s art remolding such as I,
An erring child, with willful heart; remade by Him on high.
My weakened soul was
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Raymond Lu on Aug 8, 2010
Charles Colson said, and I quote, “Psychiatry, properly administered, can turn a schizophrenic bank robber into a mentally healthy bank robber. A good teacher can turn illiterate criminal into an educated criminal. But they are still bank robbers and criminals.” D.L. Moody said, “If you educate a
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Christian Missionary Alliance
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jan 3, 2011
GIVING UP THE WHOLE WORLD
Bruce Larson tells how he helped people struggling to surrender their lives to Christ:
"For many years I worked in New York City and counseled at my office any number of people who were wrestling with this yes-or-no decision. Often I would suggest they walk with me from
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 16, 2011
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HOW TO BE A SAINT
One of the most basic requirements for a candidate to Catholic sainthood is to be dead. You can't be a Catholic Saint if you're not dead (usually 5 years). In the same way, you can't be a saint for God without dying.
Romans 6:3-7 tells us as much:
"...don't you know that all of
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Christian/Church Of Christ
ACHIEVING VIRTUE
The word "virtue" is taken from the Latin word virtus and actually means "strength" or "manliness." So you see that the real strength of this life is found by successfully winning the inner war of faith. It is because of weakness that we are ruled by passions and controlled by
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Lutheran
Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 31, 2012
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MADE IN HIS IMAGE
In 1940 the Battle of Britain took place in the skies over England. Day after day hundreds of German bombers delivered to the targets below a cargo of death and destruction. The only thing stopping the certain defeat of the allies in western Europe was the Royal Air Force, whose
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THE BLOB: A THRIVING ENVIRONMENT
Years ago, there was a movie called The Blob. This cosmic Jell-O had come down from space, fell into a little crater, and cracked open. An old man came and had a little stick in his hand and was playing with it, and it ran up on his arm and began to consume him.
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Contributed by Ronald Franklin on Dec 28, 2012
Dr. Herbert Jackson was a missionary to the Philippines. He tells a story about something that happened to him when he was just getting started on the mission field. He was given a car that wouldn't start without a push, so he quickly devised different ways of getting that car started without him
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Baptist
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 2, 2007
At a Billy Graham School of Evangelism, Dr. George Hunter, professor of evangelism at Asbury Theological Seminary, gave the following explanation of secularism and meaning for the church today.
Throughout the Middle Ages the church exercised control or heavy influence over all of Western culture.
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Pentecostal