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Friday, August 3, 2012
Faith With Works
Because of his arthritis, Roger could no longer handle the winters of Illinois, so he moved to tropical Bangkok, Thailand. One day he remembered his grandmother’s favorite song, “What You Are”: What you are speaks so loud that the world can’t hear what you say; they’re looking at your walk, not listening to your talk; they’re judging from your actions every day.
The Bible and Sports
By Megan Low, Australia So, if you’ve read my articles before, you’ll know that I don’t really like sports. But the Bible is full of sports analogies. Take Hebrews 12:1-2 for example. Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight [...]
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Thursday, August 2, 2012
Take Notice
While standing in a checkout line, I was estimating my bill and trying to keep my son from wandering away. I barely noticed when the woman ahead of me shuffled toward the exit, leaving all of her items behind. The clerk confided that the woman didn’t have enough money to pay her bill. I felt terrible; if only I had been aware of her situation earlier, I would have helped her.
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012
But God
Howard Sugden, my pastor when I was in college, preached many memorable sermons. After all these years, the one titled “But God . . .” still makes me stop whenever I come to those words in the Bible. Here are a few examples of verses that encourage me with the reminder of God’s righteous intervention in human affairs:
