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My Friend Dale

2008-02-29T16:20:14Z

Please pray for my friend Dale who had a stroke this last Tuesday. My husband and I were with his family for 10 hours yesterday. I went in to see Dale in his hospital room and talked with him, not knowing if he could hear me. He is on a machine, a...

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John 15:9-15

2008-02-29T16:07:14Z

Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. —John 15:13. It’s an honor I cherish, and one I seek to live up to—but I don’t always do it. It’s the privilege of hearing my wife say, “You’re my best friend,” which ...

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Matthew 5:21-26

2008-02-28T14:54:36Z

As Jesus was teaching His followers, He quoted the sixth commandment—“You shall not murder”—and the penalty for breaking it (Matt. 5:21). Then He gave a fuller interpretation. Taking someone’s life was not limited to physical murder; you could sho...

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Isaiah 55:1-5

2008-02-27T18:51:07Z

Even though our bodies can live on what money can buy, money can’t keep our souls from withering away. In Isaiah 55, we read: “Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat” (v.1). Is it possible to buy wha...

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Bible Notes

2008-02-26T22:42:55Z

Numbers 5:7 "He shall make restitution for his trespass in full". Forgive me, Lord, for all my sins, The many wrongs that I have done; And show me how to make things right Before the setting of the sun.

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Philippians 2:1-8

2008-02-25T20:01:40Z

In a self-centered world where we are conditioned to look out for our own interests above and beyond all else, such kindness was unexpected. The man’s simple gesture showed a different kind of heart and a different set of values. As followers of C...

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Genesis 3:1-7

2008-02-24T18:22:40Z

Do you feel as though God isn’t answering your prayers? Are you tempted to doubt His goodness? When I feel this way, I have to remind myself that my circumstances aren’t the barometer of God’s love and goodness—the cross is. He has shown how good ...

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2 Corinthians 2:14-17

2008-02-23T22:57:09Z

One morning I was looking at a bouquet of flowers in a vase on an old carpenter’s bench in front of our “window on the world.” I realized the bouquet was spent; its leaves had wilted and the blossoms were falling. The same morning I also read Geor...

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Hebrews 11:8-16

2008-02-21T16:46:02Z

We are travelers—pilgrims—in a world that offers no lasting peace or rest. And while there is only one eternity, we travel between eternity past and eternity future, waiting for promises of a home and a hope that will last forever—promises yet to ...

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Deuteronomy 4:32-40

2008-02-20T22:47:49Z

According to Chambers, “A warning is a great arresting statement of God’s, inspired by His love and patience.” The evidence of this is found in the many commands that are coupled with phrases like “that it may go well with you” (Deut. 4:40; 12:28)...

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