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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.

Gospel According To ‘Luke’

By and others ⋅ January 5, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 1-055 (Practical Christian Living) THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ‘LUKE’ by Norman Bales Sometime ago, a country singer named Skip Ewing recorded an unusual song titled, “The Gospel According to Luke.” In the song, Luke was not the author of the third gospel. He was a ragged preacher named Luke, who circulated among […]

The Greatest Of These Is…

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THE GREATEST OF THESE IS …(long but well worth the read) by Nanette Thorsen-Snipes My day began on a decidedly sour note when I saw my six- year-old wrestling with a limb of my azalea bush. By the time I got outside, he’d broken it. “Can I take this to school today?” he asked. With […]

Worry

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Thursday “ARE YOU A WORRYWART?” READ: Matthew 6:25-34 “Do not worry about tomorrow . . . Sufficient forthe day is its own trouble. –Matthew 6:34” “Worry is sin. It is caused by lack of faith, a failure to believe God’s Word. Yet it is a sin that many Christians find hard to overcome. “Stop and […]

Life And Death

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Life (156 quotes) The idea is to die young as late as possible. – Ashley Montague. The body of B. Franklin, Printer (Like the Cover of an Old book Its Contents torn out And Stript of its Lettering and Gilding) Lies Here, Food for Worms. But the Work shall not be Lost; For it will […]

A Psalm For Easter…

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…from “Psalms Of My Life” …by Joseph Bayly Let’s celebrate Easter with the rite of laughter. Christ died and rose and lives. Laugh like a woman who holds her first baby. Our enemy death will soon be destroyed. Laugh like a man who finds he doesn’t have cancer or he does but now there’s a […]

Inspirational Quotes

By and others ⋅ January 5, 2003 ⋅ One comment

Some Inspirational Quotes contributed to Beliefnet (http://www.beliefnet.com/) The time may be delayed, the manner may be unexpected, but the answer is sure to come. Not a tear of sacred sorrow, not a breath of holy desire poured out to God will ever be lost; but in God’s own time and way will be wafted back […]

Father And Son Story

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Every Sunday afternoon, after the morning service at their church, the Pastor and his eleven year old son would go out into their town and hand out Gospel Tracts. This particular Sunday afternoon, as it came time for the Pastor and his on to go to the streets with their tracts, it was very cold […]

Daring To Live

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To Dare Is to Risk To dare to run is to risk defeat To dare to train is to risk the pain To dare to gain is to risk losing To dare to love is to risk rejection To dare to heal is to risk being hurt again To dare to lift is to risk […]

A Prayer

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Mysterious Father in Heaven… Jesus in our hearts and lives and with the Father preparing a place for us… Holy Spirit in our souls guiding us to You, Triune God… Thank You for this special time of remembering and celebrating life… Your most gracious gift of life. Oh, God…this IS about You…and not about any […]

Diversity

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You don’t get harmony when everyone sings the same note. – Doug Floyd

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