Month: February 2012
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one of the keys to marriage
Today I was in the home of a couple who have been married for 61 years! Again, sixty-one years! That is a long time. Marriages that last that long are very few and rare. In their home, I noticed that this frame was hanging on the wall (sorry for the glare). And it was only…
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Sound theology has a way of doing that!
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Jeremy Lin testimony
Jeremy Lin is a committed follower of Jesus. This video is him talking about it. Notice that this is him sharing his testimony well before all of his recent fame came.
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doing good (Ryle on the Good Samaritan)
I was doing some reading today on J.C. Ryle writing on the Parable of the Good Samaritan. I was struck by this paragraph. “Now, if these words mean anything, a Christian ought to be ready to show kindness and brotherly love to every one that is in need. Our kindness must not merely extend to…
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I wanna be like Lois and Eunice
Paul is arguably the greatest missionary/evangelist/church-planter ever! He is the main one in the New Testament. And when it came time to pass the torch/ pour into the next guy/ mentor/ and leave the work in someone else’s hands He chose Timothy. First and Second Timothy are two personal letters that Paul wrote to younger…
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a word fitly spoken
Last week I was meeting and visiting with a family at the funeral home, and I had a true blessing happen to me. I was in the middle of a long, full week. I was busy and tired. I wasn’t lacking focus. I was just dialed in and moving swiftly from one responsibility to the…