ILYAS, a short story by Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) (…continued) ‘May I speak to him?’ asked the guest. ‘I should like to ask him about his life.’ ‘Why not?’ replied the master, and he called from the kibítka in which they were sitting: ‘Grandfather, come in and have a cup of […]
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ILYAS, a short story by Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) There once lived in Oufá a man named Ilyás. His father, who died a year after he had found his son a wife, did not leave him much property. Ilyás then had only seven mares, two cows, and about a score of sheep. He was a
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“I, Benjamin take thee Annie, to be my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health.” In 1876 when Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield made this vow to his bride, Annie Kinkead, he meant it with all
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Mike and Connie, the text I have chosen for your wedding is from the story of another wedding, the story of Isaac and Rebekah in Genesis 24. Isaac’s father, Abraham sent his servant on a long journey, back to Abraham’s hometown, in order to find a suitable wife for Isaac. The servant prayed
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By Garrett Kell, posted February 27, 2015 at: http://www.garrettkell.com/till-death-part-keeping-vow-till-end/ ——————————— A member of our church named Julie recently shared the story of her Grandparent’s love: My Grandparents truly had a lifetime love affair. Their marriage was not perfect, but was marked by a consistent, devoted, and tender love for one another. Their love
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American Gothic, Grant Wood, 1930 ——————————— By Mark Regnerus in the December 4, 2014 issue of First Things. Regnerus is associate professor of sociology at the University of Texas at Austin. I have a good marriage. Is it a great marriage? I don’t know. Do we squabble? Plenty. Do either of us feel shortchanged?
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By Rev. William Willimon in Pastor, pages 257-260, Abingdon Press, 2002 (adapted). (…continued) When Jesus wanted to change the world, he summoned a rather ordinary group of inexperienced, not overly talented folk to be his disciples. This is the typical way Jesus does revolution. Although to the world such means may seem hopelessly
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By Randy Alcorn; February 1, 2016 blog at: http://www.epm.org/ (…continued) Many years ago my wife and I were in a home Bible study in our church. The group had been meeting three months when someone mentioned in passing that one of the couples wasn’t married. I called the group leader and asked if this
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By Randy Alcorn; February 1, 2016 blog at: http://www.epm.org/ The most commonly quoted (and often misunderstood) verse in churches is no longer John 3:16 but Matthew 7:1, “Judge not.” Ironically, people who routinely violate what the verse is really saying quote the verse to justify their own failure to assist other people in following Jesus. Hence,
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“The Slow Fires of Misery: Enduring the Pain of a Flawed Marriage” By John Piper, A Godward Life, pages 33-35, Multnomah, 1997. Quotes are from “The Struggle for Lincoln’s Soul,” by Mark Noll, in Books and Culture, September/October 1995 issue. Abraham Lincoln’s marriage was a mess, and accepting the pain brought deep strength
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