A competitive spirit conquered by Christ. by Marc D. Greenwood “Who’s that guy?” asked Eddie, rolling his eyes with disdain. “And why is he shooting all by himself?” “That’s Greenwood,” said William. Eddie, a talented basketball player, understood the pick-up game method of selecting teams. Players congregated, and the first two players to sink…
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Changed Wife, Changed Life
The prospect of rejecting Jesus Christ impacts a husband for eternity. by Jack Matthews as told to Muriel Larson What had happened to my wife? I couldn’t understand Betty. She had completely changed. She seemed to have new values and a new purpose in life — and new friends, all religious fanatics, in whose…
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Learning from the past to press on in the future. by Roy A. Borges The beginning of a new year is a good time to take inventory of my life. Can I improve who I am? Can I become a better person this year than last year? The skeptics say once a criminal, always…
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Out of the choppy waters of uncertaintyand into the calm of God’s Word. by Art Wrigley as told to Muriel Larson The U. S. Navy ship I was assigned to was on a six-month cruise. With time on our hands, we sailors often gathered in our bunkroom to shoot the breeze. One day we…
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by J. Grant Swank, Jr. It is not always springtime in the heart, though at times we are led to believe this. Of course, we would longingly hope that spring could be a daily reality, but an honest look at human existence tells us otherwise: Seasons of winter exist in the soul. Since all…
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by Dianne E. Butts You Can Know When I pray, even if I don’t feel as if God hears me, I know He does and will answer me (Jeremiah 29:12; Isaiah 65:24). When I seek God, even if He feels far away, I will find Him (Jeremiah 29:13; Hebrews 11:6; Matthew 7:7, 8). When…
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All or nothing. by Desmond Ford The Frenchman, Blaise Pascal, was a genius. He invented and sold the first calculating machine, a forerunner of the computer. He also planned the public transportation system for Paris. He was a wonderful man, but died aged 39. He wore himself out with think ing, I think. Pascal…
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by Fred Walter Donald had seen his marriage disintegrate in a matter of months. His wife said she no longer loved him. Though Donald was a church-goer, this news was too much. He began to spend more and more time in bars after work. He dragged himself home inebriated nearly every night. And it…
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by J. Grant Swank Jr. How many times in life do you sit yourself down and say, “Nothing is happening. Maybe God forgot to punch in today.” Oh really? Jail and tragedy Go figure, as the teens say today. Go figure what happened with Joe seated in Egypt’s jail house cell. Nothing was going…
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In a life of faith, looks can be deceiving. by Dianne E. Butts “If you feel far away from God, guess who moved!” I read the one-liner in a magazine and chuckled. But later I questioned its wisdom. How many times have I felt so close to God one day, but so far from…
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