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Choose life
There are always those voices who would like to eliminate this matter of decision from Christianity. There is something in human nature that hates to decide “Yes” or “No.” Recently there was a radio announcement that next week was National Procrastinators’ Week. “Actually,” said the announcer, “they were going to hold the celebration this week,
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Rejoice by choice
A young girl became a Christian in an exciting revival at her church and was baptized the closing Sunday morning. That afternoon she ran through the house singing and dancing. Her sour grandfather rebuked her with these words: “You ought to be ashamed of yourself. You just joined the church and you’re singing and dancing
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The knowledge of good and evil
Viktor Frankl in his book, “Man’s Search for Meaning,” describes the reactions of two brothers with the same heredity, the same environment, in the same concentration camp under the Nazis. One became a saint and the other a swine. Frankl tells us the reason why. He said, “Each man has within him the power to
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The ant, the prayer and the contact lens
A true story: Brenda was a young woman who was invited to go rock climbing. Although she was scared to death, she went with her group to a tremendous granite cliff. In spite of her fear, she put on the gear, took hold of the rope, and started up the face of that rock. Well,
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Blessing of burdens
The following parable of Sadhu Sundar Singh, a Hindu convert to Christianity, shows how God can use the burdens and pressures of life for a greater purpose. Shortly after coming to Christ, Sadhu Sundar, a Hindu convert to Christ, felt called to become a missionary to India. Late one afternoon Sadhu was traveling on foot
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I could have done more
The film “Schindler’s List” chronicled the heroic efforts of a German industrialist named Oskar Schindler. Through his unselfish activities, over a thousand Jews on the trains to Auschwitz were saved. After Schindler found out what was happening at Auschwitz, he began a systematic effort to save as many Jews as he could. For money, he
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Rockefeller’s giving
The very first person to reach the status of a billionaire was a man who knew how to set goals and follow through. At the age of 23, Rockefeller had become a millionaire and, by the age of 50, a billionaire. Every decision, attitude, and relationship was tailored to create his personal power and wealth.
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The end of the atheist
I have heard atheists debate God and His existence. But I never hear them debate the resurrection of Jesus or the existence of Israel. All religion is their target. They will not specifically target Christianity or Judaism. I know why now. Look at the evidence. 1. People documented what they saw. People saw Jesus alive;
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The goodness of God
God is good all of the time and all of the time God is good. Some of us were taught that refrain as children in Sunday school or Bible school. Do we really believe it? With all of the trouble in the world today, all the sickness and disease, wars, economic hardships and disasters every
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Knowing the sound of His voice
Brian Brown tells the story of being at the community pool with his family. Kids were screaming, playing and splashing in the pool. Music was playing, the lifeguard whistles were blowing and in the midst of the conversation, his wife shooshes him. And over all of the noise, she had heard their youngest daughter screaming.
