    (…continued)  As the government of this new nation was being formed, there was much talk about the three legs of a golden triangle, like three legs of a stool.  All three legs are needed, and each depends on the other.    The first leg of the stool, the first principle, is that freedom requires virtue, […]
2380) The Land of the Free (b) Read More »
   In Galatians 5:1 the Apostle Paul says, “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.  Stand firm then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”  Paul got this idea from Jesus, who said, “You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free; and if
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“The World Needs Healers” by Jojo Agot, lead pastor at Victory Caloocan Church, Malabon City, Manila, Philippines, posted June 6, 2020 at: http://www.jojoagot.com ——————————–    The world needs healers. I don’t mean doctors. Yes, we need doctors but I’m talking about healers—people who bring healing and wholeness to our fractured society simply by being
2356) “Calm Down a Bit” Read More »
   Three days ago, in meditation #2269 I wrote this: “Liberals, to their credit, are usually more apt (than conservatives) to let everyone have their say (although that is less common today among liberals than in the past).”    I should have clarified that more. There is a huge difference between classic liberalism
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“You Can Count on People of Integrity” by Rick Warren, in his Daily Hope devotional, posted January 8, 2020, http://www.pastorrick.com ————————————— “People who promise things they never give are like clouds and wind that bring no rain” (Proverbs 25:14 GNT) **********************    The Bible says people who don’t follow through on their commitments are
By Rick Warren, March 5, 2020 Daily Hope devotion, at:Â http://www.pastorrick.com ——————————————————– Ephesians 4:31-32Â —Â Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. —————————- Â Â Â Everyone who is
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By John Stonestreet and Shane Morris, December 12, 2019 blog at: http://www.breakpoint.org ——————————    Belief in God is good for you… and not just in the eternal long run. There’s a powerful link between religious devotion and happiness, mental health, and participation in community.    Earlier this year, Pew Research found that actively
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By Rick Warren, November 7 ‘Daily Hope’ devotional blog at: http://www.pastorrick.com ————————————–    God is more interested in your character than your comfort. He’s not going to give you things if you haven’t learned the principle of contentment first.    Contentment is not a lack of ambition. It’s not a lack of goals.Â
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By Rick Warren, posted October 16, 2019 on his Daily Hope devotional, available at: http://www.pastorrick.com ———————————- If you want to be happy, become somebody that people trust. Paul uses Timothy as an example of this: “You know the kind of person Timothy is. You know he has served with me in telling the Good News,
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 By Armstrong Williams, businessman and nationally syndicated columnist (March 1996 column).    One summer day my father sent me to buy wire and fencing for our farm in Marion County, South Carolina.  At 16, I liked nothing better than getting behind the wheel of our Chevy pickup, but this time there was a damper
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