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Those courageous pilgrims
The ship was packed with all their earthly possessions. The sails were ready to unfurl, catching the wind of adventure. The prayers had been prayed, decisions made. This would be the most difficult journey of their lives. The only thing left to do was step onto the deck … of the Mayflower. I picture it
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Unless the Lord Builds the House
BY GREG CRUM “Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.” Psalm
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Dare to be a Daniel
Daniel 1:8: “But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.” In the article “unChristian,” David Kinnaman, president of the Barna Group, discusses
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A very scary story
BY DAWN REED There were lots of scary things to see on Halloween. Vampires, Ghostface, scary clowns, Michael Myers, and zombies walked the streets as kids raced house to house for sugary stuff sure to cause cavities. We don’t have to watch horror movies or visit a haunted house to be frightened. Life is plenty
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Jesus: The Son of Man Part 3
BY GREG CRUM “The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?” John 12:34 Throughout the Gospels it is recorded that Jesus referred to himself as the “Son of man.”
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Keep on praying
In his book “Stories for the Journey,” William White tells of a European seminary professor and his wife, Hans and Enid. During WW2 they escaped to America, where Hans began teaching in a seminary. Students loved this Bible teacher and they enjoyed observing the tender love that Hans and Enid displayed as the couple often
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Learning from other gens
Jaselle has been giving me tips on lipstick. I don’t ever seem to find the right shade, while hers is always spot on. (She can wear deep red like nobody’s business.) We recently talked about my struggle. I confessed that I have a hard time staying in the lines; she does not. She leaned her
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Jesus: The Son of Man Part 2
“And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? What is it which these witness against thee? But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? And Jesus said, I
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Man in a hurry
On the Andy Griffith Show episode “Man in a Hurry,” Malcolm Tucker is a wealthy businessman from Charlotte. One Sunday, he has car trouble a couple of miles outside of Mayberry. Malcolm walks the rest of the way to town and meets Andy coming out of Sunday morning worship. Andy offers to assist Malcolm, but
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Looking back on 45 years
Way back in the 1900s (the 70s, that is), a TV show called “Fantasy Island” was popular. Once a week, a handful of men and women traveled to a tropical isle where Mr. Roarke and Tattoo awaited to make their secret dreams come true. My older sister, a close friend, and I were teenagers at
