By Abraham Lincoln, March 30, 1863 Whereas, the Senate of the United States, devoutly recognizing the Supreme Authority and just Government of Almighty God, in all the affairs of men and of nations, has, by a resolution, requested the President to designate and set apart a day for National prayer and humiliation. […]
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A vast majority of the American people believe there is a God. God is all powerful. He holds all the cards. You are here because he put you here. If he so chooses, God can decide how long you will stay here; and, if there is to be anything else for you after
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Painting above: The Woman of Canaan at the Feet of Christ, 1874, by Jean-Germain Drouais (1763-1788) ************************ “Jesus did not answer a word…” –Matthew 15:23a In Matthew 15 there is one of the most disturbing stories in all of Scripture. It begins with verse 22: “A Canaanite woman came to Jesus, crying out, ‘Lord,
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From Let Me Tell You a Story, pages 7-9, © 2000 by Tony Campolo There are those who say that if God loves us, He should answer our prayers. But we should recognize that sometimes it may be that God doesn’t answer our prayers because He loves us. Sören Kierkegaard (1813-1855; pictured above)
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(…continued) This is powerfully seen in the story of the three men in the fiery furnace in the Old Testament book of Daniel. Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar had created a huge statue of himself and commanded that everyone in the kingdom bow down and worship it. Three of the king’s most trusted servants, Shadrach, Meshach, and
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Life is filled with tests. If you want to drive a car, you have to take a test. If you want to get a job, you often have to take a test to see if you qualify. And of course the school years are full of tests. And these tests usually measure either
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From Job 16:7-17 — Surely, God, you have worn me out; you have devastated my entire household. You have shriveled me up… God assails me and tears me in his anger and gnashes his teeth at me… God has turned me over to the ungodly and thrown me into the clutches of the wicked. All
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“We have the word of the prophets made more certain, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place… –II Peter 1:19 There is a world of difference between the strict, monastic life of Thomas a Kempis, a monk in the
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“We have the word of the prophets made more certain, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place… –II Peter 1:19 If someone believes in God at all, it would be only logical for that person to wonder what it is God
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