Everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life. —John 6:40 Etymologist Fredd Culbertson compiled a list of 537 phobias, from A to Z—ablutophobia to zoophobia. Just for grins try wrapping your tongue around this one: hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia. Fear of long words. […]
Let the little children come to me. —Luke 18:16 A fictional story pictures an architect gazing with pride at his magnificent new cathedral. Then his eye is drawn to a scrawny waif at his elbow. Abused? Abandoned? Homeless? If he had to make a choice to save
Their deeds will follow them. —Revelation 14:13 Fifteen years ago both of my parents, my wife, and both of her parents, were alive. Today none of them are. You have a similar story to tell, or know someone who does. Our journey here is brief. But our influence isn’t. Our possessions don’t
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Let us come before him with thanksgiving. —Psalm 95:2 On September 6, 1620, the Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, England, with 102 passengers. “God sifted out a hundred and two seeds from the civilization of Europe
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. —Psalm 107:1 I enjoy the holiday season. Thanksgiving is a reminder of how blessed we are; a reminder that God is the great giver. And Christmas inspires us to be givers too. The season
I AM has sent me to you. —Exodus 3:14 When Moses asked God his name, he said it was “I AM”: “This is my name forever, the name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation” (Exo. 3:15). Here is the way poet Helen Mallicoat saw it … I
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The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve. —Matthew 20:28 In a Peanuts comic strip, Linus says to Lucy, “I think there’s something you should know.” “What’s that?” “The world does not revolve around you!” Lucy, face frozen in disbelief, says, “You’re kidding!” Know anyone like that? Self-centered
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Through Christ our comfort overflows. —2 Corinthians 1:5 You didn’t sign up for single parenting, nursing a terminally ill spouse, or caring for a parent with Alzheimer’s. But here you are, dealing with something you weren’t prepared for. You’ve had to master the course on the
From the beginning God chose you. —2 Thessalonians 2:13 You are on God’s team. And you weren’t the last kid to be picked. He chose you before the creation of the world (Eph. 1:4). When he started putting his team together he pointed at you and said this one is mine. You aren’t
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In all things God works for the good of those who love him. —Romans 8:28 You’re not happy about what’s going on are you? Me neither. Sickness. Suffering. Sorrow. Craziness. Crime. Corruption. Lots of bad things. But God is the peerless artist that takes drab colors, mixes them with brighter hues, and
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