Devotion
Complaining
From: George Mooth <> Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Subject: Our Daily Bread "Cure For Complainers" Date: Tue, 02 Jun 1998 09:49:15 -0500 June 2 Tuesday CURE FOR COMPLAINERS Read: Romans 5:1-11 We also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance. -Romans 5:3 For years, the nearest I came to glorying in tribulations was to mutter, “Well, […]
Inventing Our Own Religion
Two young men had the opportunity, the intelligence, the home life, and the talent to become highly-respected members of their community – lawyers, generals, senators, governors – but instead they turned from conventional society and wound up in jail. The first of these young men, in spite of his good upbringing, was continually in trouble […]
Rules Of Life
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 02:46:09 +1000 (GMT+1000) From: Jan Groenveld <> Subject: Rules of Life Rules of Life ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for the entire period this time around. 2. You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a […]
Withstanding The Storm
Read: Philippians 1:27-2:4 Stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel. -Philippians 1:27 When we stand together as Christians, we can endure the fierce onslaughts of adversity and the subtle attacks of our spiritual foe. But when we isolate ourselves, or if we’re abandoned by those who […]
Idolatry
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 636 THE SECOND COMMANDMENT: NO IDOLS First, instead of worshipping God ‘in truth’ (praising him for who he has revealed himself to be), idolaters have a false idea of him, for they make a foolish attempt to represent the Creator in the form of one of his own creatures (cf. Acts 17:24-31; […]
Why Worry?
There is an organisation in America known as the Pennsylvania Worry Group. It was established by a professor of psychology to study the whole question of worry and to research ways by which worriers can be helped. It discovered some interesting facts. For instance, 15 percent of the population spend half their waking hours worrying; […]
Patience
PATIENCE Why do we always seem to be in such an all-fired hurry? Why, when we get behind the wheel of a car does our personality change? Why do we drum our fingers impatiently on the wheel at a red light or a traffic hold-up? Why, after wandering around the supermarket filling those unsteerable trolleys […]
Friendship
Special Orders Horror gripped the heart of the World War I soldier as he saw his lifelong friend fall in battle. Caught in a trench with continuous gunfire whizzing over his head, the soldier asked his lieutenant if he might go out into the “No Man’s Land” between the trenches to bring his fallen comrade […]
…Something To Think About
by Ann Wells Los Angeles Times My brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister’s bureau and lifted out a tissue-wrapped package. “This,” he said, “is not a slip. This is lingerie.” He discarded the tissue and handed me the slip. It was exquisite; silk, handmade and trimmed with a cobweb of lace. The price […]
When I Say…
WHEN I SAY “I AM A CHRISTIAN” –by Carol Wimmer– When I say, “I am a Christian,” I'm not shouting, “I am saved!” I'm whispering, “I get lost; That is why I chose this way.” When I say, “I am a Christian,” I don't speak of this with pride. I'm confessing that I stumble And […]
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