Devotion
Sacrifice
Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 07:56:19 -0400 From: CK Bannister <> To: christia listserv <> Years ago a wealthy English family was entertaining friends at their home. As the children swam, one ventured into the deep water and began to drown. The gardener heard the other children screaming and jumped into the water and saved […]
More Serious Thoughts…
Here are a few more serious thoughts from my devotions this morning: The wise _know_ they are foolish… (Einstein: ‘Before God we are equally wise and equally foolish’). Beware those who think they are God’s inimates/favorites… Are we ‘in time’ or is time ‘in us’? The difference between agnosticism and biblical agnosticism is that one […]
Entertainment?
Does this describe many in society today? "They are selfish, thinking only of themselves; they are rude and ungrateful; some will be violent, fierce and merciless; they will be pleasure seekers; they reject God and His power and authority; the young will disobey their parents…" No, these are not my words but those of the […]
The Freedom Of Confession
From: George Mooth <> Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Subject: Our Daily Bread "What A Relief!" Date: Thu, 04 Jun 1998 11:21:51 -0500 June 4 Thursday WHAT A RELIEF! Read: Psalm 32 I acknowledged my sin to You. …And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. -Psalm 32:5 In November 1996, a man who had spent 23 years […]
Some Words Of Wisdom
Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 06:53:11 +1000 (GMT+1000) From: Jan Groenveld <> Subject: Something to ponder This just came my way …… SUCCESS I would rather stumble a thousand times Attempting to reach a goal, Than to sit in a crowd In my weather-proof shroud, A shriveled and self-satisfied soul. I would rather be doing […]
Prayer: The Line Is Never Busy
From: George Mooth <> Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Subject: Our Daily Bread "Telephone Runaround" Date: Fri, 05 Jun 1998 10:11:41 -0500 June 5 Friday TELEPHONE RUNAROUND Read: Psalm 34:15-22 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their cry. -Psalm 34:15 I needed to make a phone call to my […]
Giving
Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 07:14:06 +1000 From: Pastor Ron Clarke <> Subject: Word for the Week 24 May GIVING There are many ways in which a person may give. They may give as if the giving was a grim sacrifice from which they cannot escape as much as they would like to, rather like […]
Clouds
Date: Sun, 07 Jun 1998 07:06:24 +1000 From: Pastor Ron Clarke <> Subject: Word for the Week 7 June THE OTHER SIDE OF CLOUDS The world owes much of its beauty to the clouds in the sky. The reflections created by dawn and dusk are truly a miraculous demonstration of the work of the Creator. […]
Grief
From: George Mooth <> Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Subject: Our Daily Bread "A Place For Sorrows" Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 11:34:19 -0500 May 25 Monday A PLACE FOR SORROWS Read: Isaiah 53 He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows. -Isaiah 53:4 The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in 1982. In the first 15 years, […]
The Third Commandment
There are several ways in which it is possible to ‘misuse’ God’s name and so break this commandment. The first and obvious one relates to the use of bad language. The ‘name’ of God can refer to the words by which he has made himself known (‘Lord’, ‘God’, ‘Almighty’, ‘Christ’, ‘Jesus’ etc.), and to ‘take […]
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