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‘Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable’. I prefer to die living than to live dying! A problem with western Christianity is its endorsement of the idea that wholeness is attained by adding something to your life when wholeness is more likely to involve removing something from your life! ~~~ (from the Lord of the […]
Slothfully Tacky: Christian ‘Merchandise’
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 3-031 (General Information) SLOTHFULLY TACKY: The Scandal of Christian Merchandise BreakPoint with Charles Colson (Commentary #030210) In the past two months, two conservative journals have discovered what most of us already knew: There is a lot of junk out there being marketed to Christians. Nearly everyone agrees that a lot of the […]
God’s Crazy About You
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 want to talk, He listens. He can live anywhere in the universe, but He chose… your heart. Face […]
Never Too Old To Be Called
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 3-024 (Devotional) NEVER TOO OLD TO BE CALLED by Peter Kennedy “So Abram left, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Haran.” – Genesis 12:4 In 1927, 15-year-old Lois Secrist promised God she’d become a missionary. But she […]
Courage
Do not beware the slippery slope – it is where faith resides. Do not avoid the grey areas – they are where God works.
You Will Never Be Sorry…
You Will Never Be Sorry… …for thinking before acting. …for hearing before judging. …for forgiving your enemies. …for being candid and frank. …for helping a fallen brother. …for being honest in business. …for thinking before speaking. …for being loyal to your church. …for standing by your principles. …for closing your ears to gossip. …for bridling […]
Comparing Yourself To Other People
Religion in Daily Life By the Rev. Edward Chinn, D.Min. http://www.allsaintstorresdale.org A watchmaker opened a shop in a small village. Eighty percent of the men who lived in this village worked at the local mill. One day the watchmaker noticed a man who stopped daily, took out his pocket watch, compared it to the clock […]
The Meaning Of
The Meaning of Life A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a large empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, rocks about 2″ in diameter. He then asked the students if the jar was full? They […]
Wisdom
“A good conscience is a continual feast.” — English Proverb “You don’t have to get it perfect – you just have to get it going. Babies don’t walk the first time they try, but eventually they do.” — Mark Victor Hansen “After the game, the king and pawn go into the same box.” — Italian […]
Shrimp And A Healthy Diet
OLD NEWS: Shrimp are rich in cholesterol and don’t belong in a heart-healthy diet. LATEST NEWS: Shrimp have more cholesterol than any other shellfish except squid: about 195 milligrams per 3.5-ounce serving (the daily limit is 300 milligrams). But the cholesterol in shrimp may not be as much of a problem as cholesterol in other […]
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