Love your enemies?

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you…” — Matthew 5:43-44 Corrie Ten Boom in her book, Reflections of God’s Glory, shared the story of a Christian man she met in Africa who had bandaged […]

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What it means to live a life of integrity

Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment. — Proverbs 12:19 A man went fishing one day without catching a single fish. So, he packed up his gear, went to the market, and picked out three fat fish to take home to his family. As the store manager was about to […]

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When less of you is more

“He must become greater; I must become less.” — John 3:30 Gary Thomas, in his book Authentic Faith, describes a friend of his named Mike. He met Mike when he went to college. Mike was a leader among students. He had everything: a contagious personality, athletic ability, good looks, and natural appeal. And everybody wanted […]

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Challenge Grant means your #GivingTuesday gift will go twice as far!

Thank you for your #GivingTuesday gift below – which when combined with the $1,000 Challenge Grant – will go twice as far to help seniors embrace the life God intends! Your gift will be put immediately to work encouraging seniors like David as he encourages others. He shares… “I help teach a Senior Adult Sunday […]

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How you can live free from fear

For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. — 2 Timothy 1:7 At one point during World War II, General George Patton met with a high-ranking allied official in Sicily. The man praised Patton for his courage and bravery. But Patton told him, “Sir, I am […]

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The power of persistence in sharing Christ

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. — Galatians 6:9 A young boy was invited to Vacation Bible School by some kids in his neighborhood. He loved it. And for 400 Sundays after that, he went back to […]

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When quick fixes won’t work

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies… — Psalm 23:5 A little boy was home with his mom and dad one Saturday afternoon, and he decided he was big enough to go to the bathroom without anyone’s help. He unknowingly locked the door behind him, and couldn’t unlock it when it […]

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Turning your mistakes into spiritual maturity

Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous, do not plunder their dwelling place; for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes. — Proverbs 24:15-16 As a young entertainer, Will Rogers’ stage specialty used to be rope tricks. One day, on stage, in […]

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What really matters

“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you […]

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How God uses your weakness for His glory

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in […]

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