By Chuck Colson (1931-2012), December 24, 1997, at: http://www.breakpoint.org ————————————-     I stood shivering in the autumn chill at the grave of Father Jerzy Popieluszko (1947-1984). Jerzy was a young pastor who once delivered the dynamic messages that stirred the Polish people to overthrow their Communist oppressors. His theme was always the same: The Christian […]
3265) Father Jerzy Read More »
By John V. Halvorson, How Long, O Lord?, 1986, pages 32-3 (paraphrased) Â Â Â Pete was the best mechanic I ever knew. Â He had worked at the same garage for fifteen years. Â Business had grown to the point that an additional mechanic was needed. Â The owner of the company hired Fred, a much younger man
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Matthew 8:23-27 — Jesus got into the boat and his disciples followed him.  Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping.  The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”  He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?”  Then he got
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THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT: You shall not commit adultery. (Exodus 20:14) What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we lead a chaste and decent life in what we say and do, and that husband and wife love and honor each other. (From Martin Luther’s Small Catechism, 1529) —————————————–    Yesterday’s
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By Patricia McGerr (1917-1985) (adapted from her short story published in the November 1965 Woman’s Day) (Just the story today– my thoughts on the story, and its application to faith and life, will be tomorrow.) ——————————    My trip to Kiniwata Island in the Pacific was a memorable one.  Although the island was beautiful
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A WEDDING MEDITATION (given in 2006)    Jesus said:  “A man will unite with his wife, and the two will become one.  So they are no longer two, but one flesh.  Let no one separate, then, what God has joined together.”    “The two will become one.”  Those are old and familiar words,
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    In a congregation I was serving years ago, there was a retired couple who was very active in the church. They volunteered for everything, and they always did what they said they would do, and more. They never missed a worship service, potluck supper, guest speaker, funeral, or anything else at church. If the
3246) “I’m Not One to Complain, But…” Read More »
Adapted from The Person Reborn by Paul Tournier, 1966, pages 201-201. ——————————-     The value of a human life does not lie in the “rights of man,” a fundamental concept of modem individualism. Rather, our rights come from God, who has given us our lives, and to whom we are accountable.     The concept of
3245) “Take Over” Read More »
ABOVE: “FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND”    This well known reading is not from the Bible, but it is certainly consistent with what the Bible says about how God carries us in our “times of trial and suffering.” This can be seen in the following verses: Deuteronomy 1:31 —  In the wilderness you saw how
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   Our country is not what it used to be, and I think we are heading in the wrong direction in many ways. I was a minister for forty years, and I watched church attendance decline and young people abandon their faith; which is the trend all over America. Fewer people are getting married,
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