On their 50th wedding anniversary, a couple was asked their secret to a long and happy marriage.
The husband said, “I have tried never to be selfish. After all, there is no ’I’ in the word ‘marriage.’” Continue reading
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Psalm 23–#4 Still Waters
“He leads me beside the still waters”
How do you view God?
Several years ago USA Today published a survey that found over 31% of Americans saw God as an “Authoritarian.” They felt he was mostly angry and was ready to punish us if we didn’t shape up.
More than 24% viewed God as “distant,” and 16% saw God as “critical” and “judgmental.”
So, more than 70% held a view of God contrary to the teaching of the Bible and the thesis of this Psalm–”The Lord is my Shepherd. Continue reading
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Psalm 23–#3 Green Pastures
“He makes me to lie down in green pastures”
“”The strange thing about sheep is that because of their very makeup it is almost impossible fo them to be made to lie down unless four requirements are met,” wrote the East African born W. Phillip Keller in “A Shepherd Looks at the 23rd Psalm.” Continue reading
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Psalm 23: #2 I Shall Not Want
Students in a Bible class were once asked to memorize Psalm 23. One little girl stood up and began “The Lord is my Shepherd.” Then she paused, as her mind went blank.
Quickly, she smiled and blurted out, “And that’s all I want.” Continue reading
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Psalm 23: #1 The Lord is My Shepherd
In his book, God’s Psychiatry, Charles L. Allen tells about a businessman who came to him for advice.
The businessman was talented, successful, and had risen to be chosen as president of his company. “Yet, along the way,” Allen wrote, “he had left out something, and one of the things he did not achieve is happiness.” Allen observed that he was a nervous, tense, worried, and a sick man. Continue reading
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Psalm 97–The Lord Reigns
“Fellow citizens! Clouds and darkness are round about Him. The dark waters of the seas and stars of the skies form His pavilion. Justice and judgment are the establishment of His throne. Mercy and truth go before His face. Fellow citizens, God still reigns! He will enable the government in Washington to carry on.”
Those words were spoken by General James A. Garfield to an emotionally troubled and distressed crowd in New York City the morning after President Lincoln had been assassinated. Continue reading
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Matthew 5:13
“Influencers are a big part of our world now, largely a creation of the internet and social media,” observed Mark Roberts in his newly released book “The Sermon on the Mount for Everyone.”
While certain people exert influence through facebook, Twitter, Instagram or YouTube, Mark makes the point that “being an influencer isn’t a new phenomenon that arrived in the 21st century.” Continue reading
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John 12:1-7
Linda J. Black in “Kids of the Kingdom,” shares a story relating to her work as the Church treasurer.
Because of Linda’s role she makes a weekly trip to the bank to deposit Sunday’s contribution, which her kids are familiar with. However, one day her 3-year-old opened the bank bag and looked in.
“Where did all that money come from?” he asked. Continue reading
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John 8:12-20: Jesus The Light
Retired Kentucky minister, Bob Russell tells the story of one year when a family kept their Christmas lights up well into January.
The house was located at the entrance of their Louisville subdivision, which he noticed every time he drove by. Finally, about the middle of February, he recalls critically saying, “You know, if I were too lazy to take my Christmas lights down, I think I’d at least turn them off at night.” Continue reading
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John 2:1-11: Jesus’ Glory Demonstrated
Several years ago The New Yorker magazine ran an article about faith by Adam Gopnik who arrogantly opined: “We know … that in the billions of years of the universe’s existence, there is no evidence of a single miraculous intervention with the laws of nature.”
The Gospel writer, John, would disagree with Gopnik. He was an eyewitness to Jesus’ miracles including the very first one of His ministry where He turned the water into wine. Continue reading
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