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Jesus said, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.” (NIV) “You are blessed when you can show people how to cooperate instead of compete or fight. That’s when you discover who you really are, and your place in God’s family.” (The Message)...
HOW TO PRAY
Men and women are at their noblest and best when they are on their knees before God in prayer. To pray is not only to be truly godly; it is also to be truly human. For here are human beings, made by God like God and for God, spending time in fellowship with God. So...
LEARNING FROM LINCOLN
Ted Widmer (Distinguished Lecturer at Macaulay Honors College of the City University of New York) has written a fascinating book entitled Lincoln on the Verge, Thirteen Days to Washington. It chronicles the newly elected Abraham Lincoln’s railroad journey from...
THE ANSWER TO RACIAL PREJUDICE
When Jesus commands us to love our neighbors as ourselves, and illustrates it by telling the parable of the Good Samaritan, he is saying that we are to love everybody according to their need. There are no exceptions to this command. In contrast to romantic love or...
PRAY FOR EVERYONE, FOR ALL IN AUTHORITY, THAT WE MAY LEAD PEACEFUL AND QUIET LIVES (1 TIM.2:1,2)
A General Prayer in time of need, taken from the Book of Common Prayer, 1789 God the Father, Creator of heaven and earth; have mercy upon us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world; have mercy upon us. God the Holy Spirit, Sanctifier of the faithful; have mercy upon us....
THE NEW WINE OF THE SPIRIT
Some made fun of the Christians and said, ‘They have had too much wine.’ (Acts 2:13) They’re drunk! Can you imagine that being said of most Christians today? What characterizes those who have over indulged? Are they loud, making too much noise? Have they lost their...
SLOTH VERSUS ZEAL
Dorothy Sayers (1893-1957) is best known as the writer of the Lord Peter Wimsey crime mysteries. However, she considered her greatest literary achievement was her translation and commentary of Dante’s Divine Comedy. A formidable intellect, she was a Christian...
THE RELEVANCE OF THE ASCENSION
Since then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is...
THRIVING NOT JUST SURVIVING
How are you surviving during these difficult times? Are you thriving or just enduring? I must admit that it has been challenging for me. Watching the news can be terribly discouraging so I have to limit my viewing. The different news channels can brainwash you...
WHAT THE LONDON BLITZ CAN TEACH US
Erik Larson has done it again. The author of five national bestsellers, including In the Garden of Beasts and Isaac’s Storm, his latest is The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance during the Blitz. Drawing on diaries, original archival...
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