The above photo is from the 1978 movie Up in Smoke (as in marijuana smoke) starring Cheech and Chong. ********************************** I remember taking a psychology class at Mankato State University taught by Dr. Cheech N. Chong (not his real name; but you might have to be a senior citizen to understand that lame […]
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(…continued) The Choice—Accept or reject God’s gift of salvation in Christ: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9) Yet to all who received him [Jesus], to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to
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“The Most Important Thing You’ll Ever Hear: God’s Offer of Salvation” Today’s meditation is a presentation of the basic Gospel message using nothing but Bible passages. This arrangement of verses is by Randy Alcorn, who writes: “These verses capture the heart and soul of the gospel. There is no commentary other than the headings, so
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By John Piper (1946- ), former Senior Pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church (1980-2013), Minneapolis, Minnesota; (in the above photo, Piper is the one on the right) ******************************* Angola Prison in Louisiana is the largest maximum-security prison in the United States. It is home to 6,300 inmates. Those sentenced there are the worst of
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By Tim Challies, November 9, 2015 article at: www.challies.com How do you know that you really get the gospel, that you really understand and believe it? Or perhaps better said, how do you know that the gospel has really gotten you, that it has taken hold of you and begun to permanently transform
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From The Clergy of America: Anecdotes, 1869, pages 169-170 A sermon illustration from a New England minister in the 1700’s. ————————– A clergyman sitting in his study, saw some boys in his garden stealing melons. He quietly arose, and walking into his garden, called out to them, “Boys, boys.” They immediately fled
(…continued) Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe (1719) has been a popular novel for over 300 years. It is the story of a shipwrecked sailor who spent 25 years alone on a small, otherwise uninhabited island in the Atlantic Ocean (it is based on a true story). Not only is it a great adventure story, but
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Based on a story I heard or read somewhere (I think by William Willimon) (…continued) A family is out for a drive on a Sunday afternoon. It is a pleasant afternoon, and they go at a leisurely pace down the country road. Suddenly, the two children begin to shout to their father, “Daddy,
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(…continued) Someone might ask, “Is it fair of God to choose some and not others?” But who said anything about that? Who says God does not choose ‘others?’ The clear message of the Bible is that Jesus died for everyone, and Jesus authorized the disciples to go into all the world to tell
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Birth of the Self-made Man, statue by Bobbie Carlyle (1948- ) —————————— Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are family observances, and neither one is included in the church year liturgical calendar. But maybe they ought to be, because thinking about mothers and fathers can remind us of a truth we often forget. Thoughts
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