From Tramp for the Lord, © 1974, by Corrie ten Boom and Jamie Buckingham, p. 50-53 (continued…) A year later I was in Darmstadt again. My friends had given this man a car with special fixtures so he could drive without legs. He met me at the train station to bring me to […]
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By Luis Palau, The Only Hope for America, p. 153-4, 1996 Jesus said, “If you love me, you will obey what I command” (John 14:15). At first glance, his statement seems out of place. Unlike the preceding three verses, this one isn’t a promise. Or is it? The context of this
From Life Balance by Linda and Richard Eyre: I have an acquaintance who is a highly trained, high-priced psychiatrist, along with being a very competent and caring person. A few years ago he was attending a church where the congregation’s leader was a lay minister who was, by profession, a plumber.
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In Part Five of his Small Catechism, Martin Luther (1483-1546) teaches us about the Sacrament of Holy Communion. Luther repeats some of the same concepts he taught in Part Four on the Sacrament of Baptism. He asks of each, ‘what benefits do we receive,’ and in both he replies, ‘the forgiveness of
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Tim Hansel, in his book Eating Problems for Breakfast (p. 194-5), has a humorous and fictional letter to Jesus regarding the search for the twelve apostles. He imagines that Jesus hired a management consultant firm to evaluate his choices for the twelve, and this letter summarizes their opinion about who would and would not be
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Adapted from The Fellowship of St. James Newsletter, August 8, 2013, by Executive Director James M. Kushiner Every day we must make the effort to stand firm in the daily spiritual battle that is the Christian life. I can’t emphasize enough how small actions and obediences can make a difference– even when, as
For several years Ben Stein wrote a biweekly column called “Monday Night at Morton’s.” Morton’s is a famous chain of steakhouses known to be frequented by movie stars and famous people from around the world. Ben Stein knew many of them and would write about his visits with them at Morton’s. In July
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A while back I read a very boring book that was written by a most interesting man. I had heard much over the years about a Japanese Christian named Toyohiko Kagawa (1888-1960), and when I ran across a book by him in a used book store I picked it up. The Law of
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