Matthew 6:25-34 Â — Â (Jesus said), “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Â Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Â Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or […]
By William Willimon    After a devastating hurricane, all of the power had been out for the past three days. It was hot, humid, and miserable during the day. But it was frightening at night. Rumors were that there had been much looting. Robberies had taken place because there was no electricity, no way
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By Lee Strobel, in The Case for Miracles, 2018.    In Equatorial Africa, far from pharmacies and hospitals, a woman died in childbirth, leaving behind a grieving two-year-old daughter and a premature baby in danger of succumbing to the chill of the night. With no incubator, no electricity, and few supplies, the newborn’s life
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Seattle Seahawks Linebacker Derick Hall was born at 23 weeks. He had no heartbeat and doctors gave him a one percent chance of survival. But his mom refused to take him off life support. Now he is a Super Bowl champion. After the victory, Derick Hall reflected on the moment using a word that has
Fernando Mendoza said after leading his team to the NCAA football championship: “I really can’t thank God enough, and I give Him all the glory because He’s meant so much to myself and to my teammates and my family.”  Mendoza’s gratitude exemplifies the message of today’s meditation. ——————————- Deuteronomy 8:10-18a — When you have eaten
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   Are you a loser? If you believe in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, Ted Turner would say you are. Do you remember Ted Turner?    Multi-billionaire Ted Turner was a major player in the business, sports, and entertainment world in the 1980’s and 90’s. He was an early visionary and
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From Peculiar Speech, by William Willimon, Eerdmans Publishing, 1992, pp. 14-15 (edited). —————————– Romans 6:3-8  —  Don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?  We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead
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Isaiah 57:18-19 — “I have seen their ways, but I will heal them,” (says the Lord). “I will guide them and restore comfort to Israel’s mourners, creating praise on their lips. Peace, peace, (Shalom, Shalom) to those far and near,” says the Lord. “I will heal them.” Shalom is the Hebrew word for ‘peace’ (and much
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 From The Strong-willed Child, by Dr. James Dobson, 1978, pages 181-182.    My daughter has a pet hamster (uncreatively named ‘Hammy’) who has a passion for freedom.  He spends a portion of every night gnawing on the metal bars of his cage and forcing his head through the trap door.  Recently I sat watching
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AN OLD STORY:    A caravan settled for the night, and the servant tending the camels came to report to the chief.    “Are all the camels tied for the night?” asked the chief.    “I tied up all the camels, except for my own,” replied the servant.  “So great is my faith
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