Jazz pianist George Shearing was born blind, but crafted a remarkably successful career. Self-pity wasn’t in his DNA. He fearlessly navigated crowded downtown sidewalks with his dark glasses and white cane. At a busy London intersection during rush hour one day he was hoping some compassionate soul would help him across. Someone tapped him on […]
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They urgently pleaded … for the privilege of sharing. —2 Corinthians 8:4 Armed only with courage and a dream, Booker T. Washington took a little school in a henhouse and built it into the multi-million dollar Tuskegee Institute, the first American college for those of his race. In his autobiography Washington said that
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Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. —Colossians 3:12 How do you see yourself? How do others see you? If your personality traits—as seen by others—were described in single words what would those words be? Compassionate or Cold? Positive or Negative?
You are a chosen people … a people belonging to God. —1 Peter 2:9 Reject the false notion that what you do in your corner of the world makes no difference. The world is shaped not only by the flashy achievements of the powerful and well-known, but also by the
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This poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. —Mark 12:43 It’s difficult to live in a time and place that gives top billing to financial security without getting caught up in it. Jesus’ words make us squirm: “Don’t worry at all
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What must I do to inherit eternal life? —Mark 10:17 That was his question: “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus answered: “Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your
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Is anything too hard for the Lord? —Genesis 18:14 Jesus said “with God all things are possible.” We accept it intellectually, but wrestle with it inwardly. God can create the cosmos, but can he repair a home fractured by infidelity or boredom? God can restore beauty
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The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. —John 1:14 Remember Y2K? Doomsday prognosticators freaked us out, screeching that at the stroke of midnight on December 31, 1999, computers that tracked our finances, archived our medical records, and ran the planet’s governments would crash. The
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My grace is sufficient for you. —2 Corinthians 12:9 The following is from a sermon delivered by Charles Spurgeon on April 2, 1876. “At this moment, and at all moments which shall ever occur between now and glory, the grace of God will be sufficient for you … “The grace of our
Come near to God and he will come near to you. —James 4:8 How do you use your downtime? I don’t have any downtime you say. You may have more than you think. One study calculated that if you live the average lifetime you will spend six months at stoplights,
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