A gossip separates close friends. —Proverbs 16:28 “I’m going to tell you something,” she whispers, “but you mustn’t tell a soul.” She won’t—except her friends; and that only after they promise they won’t tell a soul. They won’t—except their friends. And there you go. What you say is out of […]
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I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. —1 Corinthians 3:6 Here are two opposite-outcome scriptures. The first is tragic . . . “The people worshiped God throughout the lifetime of Joshua and the time of the leaders who survived him . . . Eventually that entire
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A Pause Point is where you deliberately call a time out to think about what you are about to say or do before you say it or do it. OK, here we go—seven Pause Point questions to ask before you speak and seven to ask before you act. Pause Point Questions Before You Speak Mom
He walked in the ways of his father. —2 Chronicles 20:32 Their father was dead. Of the left-behind sons, Bunyan’s Greatheart said, “If they see any place where the old pilgrim hath lain, or any print of his foot, it ministereth joy to their hearts, and they covet to lie
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Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. —Proverbs 16:18 Arrogance zaps nations. The Edomites were a cocky bunch. “No one can bring me down” they crowed. “I will bring you down,” said the Lord (Obad. 3, 4). And how about Babylon? “I will put an end to the arrogance
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Whoever is kind to the needy honors God. —Proverbs 14:31 Discipleship isn’t a five-star, flashy production. It’s played out in the everyday bumps and bruises of life in little things, thoughtful things, loving things. It’s a handwritten note, a hug, doing lunch with someone who
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He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord. —Proverbs 19:17 Wendy keeps bottled water and peanut butter crackers in her car to give to down-and-outers who stroll the medians at major intersections: Hungry — Laid Off — Will Work for Food. Wendy
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Who despises the day of small things? —Zechariah 4:10 Are you doing big, bold, headline-grabbing things? Maybe not. But you’re doing small, subtle, kindhearted things that make your corner of the world better. Think what you do is unimportant? It isn’t. What you consider of
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You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you. —John 15:16 In Romans 12 Paul said, “we have different gifts,” and in 1 Corinthians 12 he teaches that each of us has our designated niche in the church. Your gift is matched to the
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Night is coming, when no one can work. —John 9:4 Before long all our earthly resources will be left behind: every nickel and every knack. The fruit of our words, works, and wealth will also be left behind. We’re bunking here in
