Devotion
Learning To See The Invisible
Michael J. Fox sat next to Princess Diana. He had gone to England in 1985 for the royal premiere of his movie Back to the Future. Before being led to his seat, Michael had downed a couple of beers to calm his nerves. “It hit me,” Michael recalls. “A sharp and unmistakable discomfort-I had to […]
Encouragement
Sample of Daily Encounter by Dick Innes “But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness” (Hebrews 3:13, NIV). In “Character Counts” Michael Josephson shares how the students at Sandy’s high school were badly shaken by the news that a classmate […]
Live Without Illusions, Love Without Reasons, And Face The Pain
Across Australia over the past two weeks thousands of people have attended worship services. Religious leaders have attempted to say something about the tragedy in Bali, something of comfort, something of hope. Candles have been lit, wreathes laid, prayers offered, rituals performed. There have been some moving sermons, tender thoughts, and beautiful gestures. Have all […]
God’s Children
Most of us are familiar with the story of the flight of the crossing of the Red Sea by the Israelites. The Israelites are trapped – the Red Sea before them, the Egyptian army behind them. Moses strikes the water, the Sea opens and the Israelites pass through. Then when Pharaoh orders his chariots to […]
Love Is A Gift
From St. Makarios of Egypt (Homilies, I: Spiritual Perfection no. 11, The Philokalia Vol. 3 edited by Palmer, Sherrard and Ware; Faber and Faber pgs. 288-289): “He who wants to be stamped with the virtues should pursue before everything else and at all times fear of God and holy love, the first and greatest of […]
Heaven And Hell
A man spoke with the Lord about Heaven and Hell. “I will show you Hell,” said the Lord. And they went into a room which had a large pot of stew in the middle. The smell was delicious and around the pot sat people who were famished and desperate. All were holding spoons with very […]
Quotes & One-Liners
You can give without loving but you can’t love without giving. The person who often looks up to God rarely looks down on anyone. When you feel insignificant, remember how important you are to God. Appreciate the differences in people you know…that’s usually why you like them. If what you believe doesn’t affect how you […]
The Special Olympics
Joni Erickson Tada is the president of JET ministries, a ministry which aims to serve the disabled. She is herself a quadraplegic. A few years ago she was a spectator at the Los Angeles Special Olympics. Her husband Ken was an official, coordinator for track and field events. Joni was among a large crowd watching […]
Beautiful Person
Guess what? God does not make rubbish, so you just have to be beautiful. To A Beautiful Person: If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it. If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it. He sends you flowers every spring. He sends you a sunrise every morning. Whenever you […]
Temple Of God
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-191 (Practical Christian Living) THE TEMPLE OF GOD (From Christian Quotation of the Day) A temple may be defined as an edifice dedicated to the worship of a deity. Whether this deity be true or false, the temple as such becomes a meeting-place for people who desire to worship as they understand […]
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