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Devils
Two 6-year-olds struggled with the problem of the existence of the devil. One boy said, “Oh, there isn’t any devil.” The other, rather upset, said, “What do you mean there isn’t any devil? It talks about him all the way through the Bible.” The first replied, “Oh that’s not true. You know, it’s just like…
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The mind is like Silly Putty
“The peace of God which passes understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4.7) Our minds are wonderful creations of God. But did you know they need to be guarded? When I was a boy I used to play with Silly Putty. You could do a lot of neat things with…
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Thanks be to God
On Sept. 16, 1620, two ships set sail from Plymouth, England: the Speedwell and the Mayflower. The Speedwell encountered much difficulty as they began their journey, springing many leaks in the ship. So when the two ships went to Port in Plymouth, England, the Speedwell decided to go no further, and 42 passengers from the…
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Moody’s dying words
Dwight L. Moody was an evangelist, soul winner, Sunday School organizer and founder of the Moody Bible Institute and the great Moody Church in Chicago. He was an uneducated man, but his life’s purpose was to see what God could do through a man totally surrendered to him. Moody died at the age of 62.…
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Facing down a mountain lion
Did you know that in the United States, mountain lions are the number one predator of human beings? So says author and naturalist Craig Childs. On one occasion, he was doing research on the lions in Arizona’s Blue Range Wilderness. As he approached a water hole from downwind, he spotted a mountain lion drinking water,…
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A $2 million mistake
John D. Rockefeller built the great Standard Oil empire. Not surprisingly, Rockefeller was a man who demanded high performance from his executives. One day, one of those executives made a $2 million mistake. Word of the man’s enormous error quickly spread throughout the executive offices, and the other men began to make themselves scarce, not…
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Forgiveness written in stone
“Stephen Felker, How Often Should I Forgive?” is a story told of two friends who were walking through the desert. At some point in the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand, “Today…
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Maranatha
1 Corinthians 16:22: “If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.” Revelation 22:20: “He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.” The word “maranatha” is a Syriac expression that means: “our Lord comes.” It was used as a greeting in the…
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What is a Christian?
I read an article in the newspaper a couple of weeks ago that had one of the leading apologists for the Mormon faith defending their position that Mormons are Christians. She gave two main reasons. First of all, Mormons read the stories of Jesus from the Bible and follow His teachings. And secondly, they believe…
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Action or talk
All great enterprises begin at a critical moment—a moment when a decision is made and someone launches himself into a never-to-be-forgotten enterprise. PIZARRO, the noted Spanish explorer, faced such a moment. He languished with his men on a small island, awaiting new supplies before moving on to Peru. When the supply ships arrived, they brought…
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