Do you wear Nike shoes? If you watch TV, I know you’ve seen a Nike commercial and heard the slogan “Just Do It.” But do you know what Nike means? Did you know it is a Bible word?
In Greek mythology Nike was the goddess of victory, who presided over all military and athletic contests. The Greek word nike” (nee’kay) is the word for victory in I John 5:4. “For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world–our faith.” Continue reading
Our lives are wrapped up in and revolve around time. Time is a part of our culture and nomenclature.
We live in time zones– Eastern Standard Time, Central Standard Time, Mountain Time, Pacific Time. Atlantic Time. There’s something called Greenwich Mean Time and Universal time. We have solar time and atomic time. And then there’s Day Light Savings Time! Continue reading
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Bruce Larson, in Believe and Belong, tells how he helped people struggling to surrender their lives to Christ:
For many years I worked in New York City and counseled at my office any number of people who were wrestling with this yes-or-no decision. Often I would suggest they walk with me from my office down to the RCA Building (now the GE Building in Rockefeller Plaza) on Fifth Avenue. In the entrance of that building is a gigantic statue of Atlas, a beautifully proportioned man who, with all his muscles straining, is holding the world upon his shoulders. There he is, the most powerfully built man in the world, and he can barely stand up under this burden. ‘Now that’s one way to live,’ I would point out to my companion, ‘trying to carry the world on your shoulders. But now come across the street with me.’ Continue reading
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“Worship changes the worshiper into the image of the One worshiped.”
This quote by Jack Hayford reminds me of Romans 8:29 where Paul wrote that Christians are to be “conformed to the image of His Son.” In other words we are to become like the One we worship. We are, as Peter put it, to become “partakers of the divine nature.” Continue reading
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What do you suppose that I have in common with the fellow at the left–Michel Eyquem de Montaigne ?
Guess again.
It’s not the nose!
Who’s Montaigne? Continue reading
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Sometime ago I read a devotional piece by the minister and writer Bill Crowder. He told about going to the Hallmark store to get a birthday card and came across one that read, “You are only young once, but you can be immature forever!”
I suppose if you are a fan of Peter Pan there is something attractive about never growing up. But hopefully most Christians know that perpetual immaturity is not only inappropriate, but unacceptable. Paul encourages us to mature through these words to the Ephesians. Continue reading
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“It still wasn’t a bad day,” said Denver Quarterback Tim Tebow. “It still was a good day.” What day was he talking about? When he had a flat tire on his car? Or his cell phone died? Probably when he had an off game, but the team still won? Right?
In Stories of Kindness, Beth Fryer writes, “Once, many years ago, my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer and was scheduled for a mastectomy. That morning, I attended a college class in which the husband of a good friend was also a student. Most mornings, we said hello to one another, and that was about it – he would sit with his guy friends, and I usually sat alone. When he entered class that morning…. Continue reading
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As Joe was leaving the grocery store he was very surprised when a pretty and perky young lady greeted him with a cheerful and enthusiastic “Hi!” Her face was beaming. He couldn’t remember having ever seen her before. Then she realized that a mistake had been made and apologized. “Oh, I’m so sorry,” she explained. “When I first saw you I thought you were the father of one of my children.”
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A husband and wife were on the way home from worship one Sunday morning. As they rode along, the wife asked her husband, “Did you see that woman in the front row showing off her Liz Claiborne suit?”
He said, “No.” Continue reading
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