   (…continued)  What then of the commands?  The Bible is certainly full of them, and it certainly does seem at times that life would be a whole lot easier if we didn’t always have our conscience telling us to do this and not do that.  Telling a lie would often times be so much […]
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“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” –Jesus, Matthew 11:28-30 *******************************************    A mother
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   Greg was a freshman in college. He went home for spring break and on Sunday morning went to worship at the church he attended while growing up. After the service he stayed to talk to the pastor.    “Pastor Mike,” Greg said, “I am not so sure any more about much of
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Above photo: Arun Gandhi (1934-2023) and his grandfather, Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) Manilal Gandhi (1892-1956) From Let Me Tell You a Story, by Tony Campolo, 2000, pages 146-147 (Mahatma Gandhi’s son Manilal continued his father’s work toward achieving civil rights for groups that were discriminated against, and the family moved to South Africa to join the battle against
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Kay Coles James (1949- ) grew up in the segregated South of the 1950’s. Â She and her five brothers lived in a government housing project in one of the poorest black neighborhoods in Richmond, Virginia, raised by their single mother. Â This story is from her 1992 book Never Forget (pages 45-47). —————————————— Â Â Â We
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By Randy Alcorn, posted July 1 and 15, 2020, at: http://www.epm.org ———————–    This is the third and final in a series of Bible verses on the impact and importance of our words. The following verses remind us of the importance of speaking words full of both grace and truth, and, that we are
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By Randy Alcorn, posted June 24, 2020, at: http://www.ep    This is the second in a series of Scripture readings on the impact and importance of our words.    The following verses remind us of the importance of actually listening and reading before we respond, both in person and online. Sadly, many of
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Our Tongues Have the Power of Life and Death, by Randy Alcorn, posted June 17, 2020, at: http://www.epm.org ———————–    Years ago I put together a number of Scriptures on the power of our words. Their cumulative weight is stunning. In today’s world of social media, which allows us to publish comments to the
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“Truth, Love, and Stones of Remembrance” by John Stonestreet and David Carlson, posted May 4, 2020, at: http://www.breakpoint.org —————–    “Remember the calamity of the Great Tsunamis. Do not build any homes below this point.” Those are the words inscribed on what are appropriately called “Tsunami Stones,” markers left by previous generations in Japan
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   Everyone knows that the Bible has rules on human sexual behavior– who can do what with who, and when. We live in a culture where such rules are being rapidly discarded by an increasing number of people who do not believe that the Bible is God’s Word, and therefore, do not look to
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