Today’s meditation is another gem from C. S. Lewis. It is brief, but gives one enough to think about for the rest of the day. Who do you love? ————————————— There are two kinds of love: we love wise and kind and beautiful people because we need them, but we love (or try to love) […]
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Proverbs 18:2 — Fools find no pleasure in understanding, but delight in airing their own opinions. Proverbs 18:9 — One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys. Proverbs 18:13 — To answer before listening— that is folly and shame. Proverbs 18:14 — The human spirit can endure in sickness, but a crushed spirit
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The book of Proverbs is exactly what the name implies, a collection of short sayings gathered from different places and produced over long periods of time. In general, these sayings represent wisdom derived from practical experience. Although they contain no profound contributions to theological ideas, they constitute wholesome advice about the way a person should live in
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(…continued) On July 8, 1741, in Northampton, Massachusetts, Jonathan Edwards preached what everyone agrees is the most famous sermon in American history. The title of it was Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. It is all in God’s hands, says Jesus in today’s Gospel, and Edwards tells us to not take that
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(…continued) I don’t know why. I am confused by Jesus’ reply. And the man was discouraged, because the next verse says his face fell, and he went away sad, because he had great wealth. Now, that was a bad choice on his part, because all his wealth is now long gone, but the eternal
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Mark 10:17-31 — As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder,
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When You Don’t Feel Like It, Take Heart by Jon Bloom, posted November 11, 2009 at: http://www.desiringgod.org —————————————— Did you wake up not feeling like reading your Bible and praying? How many times today have you had to battle not feeling like doing things you know would be good for you?
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By Rick Warren, in his Daily Hope devotional, July 1, 2018, at: http://www.pastorrick.org Luke 6:31 — (Jesus said), “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” One of the greatest tests of your character is how you treat people who are trying to serve you. Whether it’s a waitress, a
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By Rick Warren, posted June 13, 2018 at: http://www.pastorrick.org ——————————— Our minds control everything else about us. Our thoughts influence our feelings. Our feelings impact our actions. What you think matters, because everything starts in the mind. To be a responsible person, you have to control your thoughts. But
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A Standing Strong Through the Storm devotion, posted May 13, 2018, at: http://www.opendoorsusa.org ————————– Corrie ten Boom (1892-1983), Nazi concentration camp survivor and Christian evangelist, was well-known for her statement: “When God has a task to be done, he calls a man. When He has a DIFFICULT task to be done, he calls
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