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‘Let no one who is not eager for truth and peace enter here’ (Plato)

Articles on this site express varying points of view, to encourage mature thinking on serious issues. The assumption is that you will want to study a controversial topic from various angles before you arrive at a conclusion, rather than simply believe what someone told you when you were impressionable! (So some stuff here is ‘hot’. Proceed at your own risk!). See the Statement of Faith for John Mark Ministries' theological stance.

Am I My Brother’s Keeper?

By Billy Graham ————————————————————————– —— And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. (Matthew 6:31). ————————————————————————– —— SINCE you have made your decision for Christ and have begun studying the Bible, you find yourself confronted with various social obligations and problems. You have made your peace with God. You are no longer at […]

Daily

Dr. F.W. Boreham tells about his stay in a quaint old cottage in England occupied by a minister’s widow. She had given him her bedroom and in the morning when he pulled up the blind, he saw that into the glass of the windowpane had been cut the words: “This is the day.” He asked […]

God Loves You

Remember, your struggle always has a purpose!

How’s Your Vision?

** Do not undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special. ** Do not set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you. ** Do not take for granted the things closest to your heart. […]

Who Inspires You?

Matthew 4:20, “And at once they left the nets, and followed Him”. “Students tell us about women who inspire them.”, was the title of a lead article in the largest Philadelphia daily newspaper on Sunday 6-14-98. The paper went a little further and added to the story title pictures of three woman. It seemed to […]

Drawing Near

November 20 Passing the Test “By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac; and he who had received the promises was offering up his only begotten son; it was he to whom it was said, ‘In Isaac your descendants shall be called.’ He considered that God is able to raise men even from […]

Quotes

A liberal is a man too broadminded to take his own side in a quarrel. — Robert Frost He’s the kind of a guy who lights up a room just by flicking a switch. — Unknown Millions long for immortality who do not know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon. — […]

50 Nice Things

1. Falling in love. 2. Laughing so hard your face hurts. 3. A hot shower. 4. No lines at the Super Wal-Mart. 5. A special glance. 6. Getting mail. 7. Taking a drive on a pretty road. 8. Hearing your favorite song on the radio. 9. Lying in bed listening to the rain outside. 10. […]

Stonecutter’s Wisdom

He who cut mere stone must always be envisioning cathedrals (A stonecutter in the Middle Ages)

A Blessing

May happiness pursue you, catch you often, and, should it lose you, be waiting ahead, making a clearing for you A. R. Ammons