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Our Memory – a Blessing or a Curse?

memoryDeath comes to us all.

It is surely the most solemn, grave reality. Something we try not to think of too much. And yet, all of us, from time to time, are reminded that we must contemplate this final chapter of life. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Morality Tagged With: beginning, blessed, cursed, death, end, epitaph, memory, Napoleon, remembering

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True Abundance with God

abundanceGod is surely in the business of providing His children with abundance. And His abundance comes with several flavors – He doesn’t limit abundance to just having a lot of money. It is so much more than that. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Money and Wealth Tagged With: abundance, blessings, glory, grace, guidance, provision, sustenance

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Keeping the Commandment

 

commandment“He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is careless of conduct will die.” Proverbs 19:16

There is a true story of a Boeing 707 traveling across the Atlantic ocean in 1959. The plane had experienced some weather difficulty so all the passengers were wearing their seat belts. They appeared to have gotten through the worst of it, so the pilot left the cockpit and took a walk through the cabin to stretch his legs. Just as he arrived toward the rear of the plane he was suddenly thrown into the seats to his left. All the lights went out. The captain tried to get up off what he thought was the floor of the plane but quickly discovered he was actually on the ceiling. The Boeing was on its back and dropping like a meteor. The pilot scrambled back to the cockpit to find the copilot knocked unconscious. He was finally able to realign the plane but only after they had lost 29,000 feet of altitude. In mere seconds the plane would have crashed into the ocean, killing everyone.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Morality Tagged With: Bible, commandment, ten commandments, warnings

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The Scoffer Versus the Wise Man

scofferEver told someone that what he was doing was wrong, only to find yourself in the midst of a major conflict shortly thereafter?

You were simply trying to rectify a situation, but you find yourself wishing you had said nothing. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Worldview Tagged With: argumentation, criticism, debate, Philosophy, reason, scoff, scoffer, words of wisdom

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Whence Comes My Deliverance?

deliveranceFrom the earliest days of our youth, we are trained to think that deliverance from peril comes about by strength and planning. When we are kids, we like to think that our dads are strong enough to protect us. And as we get older and become stronger and smarter we like to believe that we can make our safety more sure. [Read more…]

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