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4201. As If It's Your Last Day

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Gary Thomas

... -century ascetic who wrote "Ladder of Divine Ascent", urged Christians to use the reality of earth to their benefit: "You cannot pass a day devoutly unless you think of it as your last," he wrote. He called the thought of death the "most essential of all works" and a gift from God. "The man who lives daily with the thought of death is to be admired, and the man who gives himself to it by the hour is surely a saint. "A man who has heard himself sentenced to death will not worry about the way theatres are ...

4202. A Bit More Beautiful

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Staff

... would he want to live there? "I want to plant trees," was Bok's reply. "I want to make the island beautiful." The King's aides thought he was crazy. The island was constantly swept by storms and high winds. He would never be able to get a tree to grow there. Bok, ... around central Florida, he came upon Iron Mountain, elevation 324 ft. above sea level, the highest point in Florida. Immediately the thought hit him why not repeat in America what his grandfather had done in the old country? He bought the site and ...

4203. Something by Tolstoy

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Staff

... married couple who lived in an apartment above a bookstore. A story of a young, ambitious wife who left to seek a career, who enjoyed great success but could never relinquish the key her husband gave her when they parted. She told him the story she thought would bring him to himself. But his face showed no recognition. Gradually she realized that he had lost touch with his heart's desire, that he no longer knew the purpose of his waiting and grieving, that now all he remembered was the waiting and grieving ...

4204. The Final Dong

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Staff

... until there's a final dong and it stops. I believe the same thing is true of forgiveness. When we forgive, we take our hand off the rope. But if we've been tugging at our grievances for a long time, we mustn't be surprised if the old angry thoughts keep coming for a while. They're just the ding-dongs of the old bell slowing down." "And so it proved to be. There were a few more midnight reverberations, a couple of dings when the subject came up in my conversations, but the force which was my willingness in ...

4205. The Art of Forgiving

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Roy L. Smith

... you with His love and forgiveness each day. Make an honest effort to pray for the one who has injured you. Go even further by looking for an opportunity to help him. If the offense is especially hard to forget, try to erase the memory by thinking gracious and generous thoughts. Finally, before you fall asleep at night, repeat slowly and thoughtfully that phrase from the Lord's Prayer, "Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors."

4206. The Song That Saved a Soldier

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K Hughes

... in the spring of 1860." "Can you remember if you were doing picket duty on a bright, moonlit night in 1862?" "Yes," Mr. Sankey answered, very much surprised. "So did I, but I was serving in the Confederate army. When I saw you standing at your post, I thought to myself, 'That fellow will never get away alive.' I raised my musket and took aim. I was standing in the shadow, completely concealed, while the full light of the moon was falling upon you. At that instant, just as a moment ago, you raised your eyes ...

4207. The Moral Character of God

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James Packer

... view of life. If we know that retributive judgment faces us at the end of the road, we shall not live as otherwise we would. But it must be emphasized that the doctrine of divine judgment, and particularly of the final judgment, is not to be thought of primarily as a bogeyman, with which to frighten men into an outward form of conventional righteousness. It has its frightening implications for godless men, it is true; but its main thrust is as a revelation of the moral character of God, and an imparting of ...

4208. Man Overboard

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There is a story of an Atlantic passenger laying in his bunk in a storm, deathly sick seasick. A cry of "Man overboard" was heard. The passenger thought, "God help the poor fellow there is nothing I can do." Then he thought at least he could put his lantern in the port-hole, which he did. The man was rescued, and recounting the story next day he said, "I was going down in the darkness for the last time when someone put a light in a port-hole. It shone on my ...

4209. King of the Poor

John 1:1-18

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Staff

... Often he dressed in the clothes of a working man or a beggar, and went to the homes of the poor. No one whom he visited thought that he was their ruler. One time he visited a very poor man who lived in a cellar. He ate the coarse food the poor ... kind words to him. Then he left. Later he visited the poor man again and disclosed his identity by saying, "I am your king!" The king thought the man would surely ask for some gift or favor, but he didn't. Instead he said, "You left your palace and your glory to visit ...

4210. Right Where You Are

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... writes, "I had already observed something about this young man when I was being seated. He called me "Ma'am." At the time I thought, 'Either he thinks I'm ancient, or he's from the South where they still teach manners, or he's in the service.' I decided ... and a half. I'm on my way home. My family will be at the airport." I then commented that he must have thought about returning to his family and home many times while he was in the Middle East. "Oh, no, Ma'am," he replied. "We were taught never to think ...

4211. God's Living House

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C.S. Lewis

... doing and so you are not surprised. But presently he starts knocking the house about in a way that hurts abominably and does not seem to make sense. What on earth is he up to? The explanation is that he is building quite a different house from the one you thought of throwing out a new wing here, putting on an extra floor there, running up towers, making courtyards. You thought you were going to be made into a decent little cottage, but he is building a palace. He intends to come and live in it himself.

4212. The Firm Foundation of Despair

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... product of causes which had no prevision of the end they were achieving; that his origin, his growth, his hopes and fears, his loves and his beliefs, are but the outcome of accidental collocations of atoms; that no fire, no heroism, no intensity of thought and feeling, can preserve an individual life beyond the grave; that all the labors of the ages, all the devotion, all the inspiration, all the noonday brightness of human genius, are destined to extinction in the vast death of the solar system, and the ...

4213. Soaked and Sulking

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... . But would he even come to the door? And if he did, he'd probably be furious at being bothered. He's say, "What's the big idea getting me out of bed in the middle of the night?" This thought made the salesman angry. Why, that farmer is a selfish old clod to refuse to help me. Finally the man reached the house. Frustrated and drenched, he banged on the door. "Who's there?" a voice called out from a window overhead. "You know good and well who it is," ...

4214. Famous Slow Starters

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Brett Blair

... addled," and his father almost convinced him he was a "dunce." Albert Einstein's parents feared their child was dull, and he performed so badly in all high school courses except mathematics that a teacher asked him to drop out. His teachers and parents thought he was mentally handicapped, slow and anti-social. Fred Astaire was rejected during a Hollywood screen test. The casting crew said he “Can’t act. Slightly bald. Dances a little,” Elvis Preley's first two demo discs at Sun Records were a bust. He ...

4215. Who Has the Time?

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K. Hughes

... felled a great tree. Impressed, the foreman exclaimed, "Start Monday!" Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday rolled by, and Thursday afternoon the foreman approached the young man and said, "You can pick up your paycheck on the way out today." Startled, he replied, "I thought you paid on Friday." "Normally we do," answered the foreman, "but we're letting you go today because you've fallen behind. Our daily felling charts show that you've dropped from first place on Monday to last on Wednesday." "But I ...

4216. Negative Repeats

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... is, until a little old man commented, "You preached too long." Dr. Bass wasn't fazed by the remark, especially in light of the many positive comments. "You didn't preach loud enough," came another negative comment; it was from the same little old man. Dr. Bass thought it strange that the man had come through the line twice, but when the same man came through the line a third time and exclaimed, "You used too many big words" this called for some explanation. Dr. Bass sought out a deacon who stood nearby and ...

4217. Twelve Promises to Claim

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Staff

... . 15:1) God's power "I will strengthen thee" (Isa. 41:10) God's provision "I will help thee" (Isa. 41:10) God's leading "And when He putteth forth His own sheep, He goeth before them" (John 10:4) God's purposes "I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil" (Jer. 20:11) God's rest "Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" (Matt. 11:28) God's cleansing "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to ...

4218. Meet in the Middle

2 Cor. 5:18-19

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Tim Kimmel

... . Christian brothers or not, these Japanese were descendants of a ruthless enemy. The speeches were made, the details of the tragedy recalled, and the names of the dead honored. It was time to bring the service to a close. Someone in charge of the agenda thought it would be appropriate to conclude with the same two songs that were sung the day the church was burned. The song leader began the words to "Nearer My God to Thee." But something remarkable happened as the voices mingled on the familiar melody. As ...

4219. Disney Motivation

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Denis Waitley

... the United States several years ago, 14-year-old Australian Shane Gould replied, "I have a feeling there will be a world record today." She went on to set two world records in the one-hundred- and two-hundred-meter freestyle events. When asked how she thought she would fare in the more testing, grueling, four-hundred-meter event, Shane replied with a smile, "I get stronger every race, and besides ... my parents said they'd take me to Disneyland if I win, and we're leaving tomorrow!" She went to Disneyland ...

4220. Carved from Ruins

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Staff

... true. The comment by the student is unverifiable. A sculptor had ruined a huge piece of beautiful Carrara marble. It was left in the courtyard of the cathedral in Florence, Italy, for 40 years. Artisans thought it was beyond repair. But in 1505, a young sculptor by the name of Michelangelo was asked if he thought anything could be done with "The Giant." He measured the block and carefully noted the imperfections caused by the bungling workman of an earlier day. To his mind came the image of the young ...

4221. Blossoms and Bitterness

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Misty Mowrey

... the man. "A flower tree! I will enjoy its beauty all summer." But before he had time to enjoy the flowers, the wind began to blow, and soon all the petals were strewn in the yard. "What a mess," he thought. "This tree isn't any use after all." The summer passed, and one day the man noticed the tree was full of green fruit the size of large nuts. He picked one and took a bite. "Bleagh!" he cried and threw it to the ground. "What a horrible taste! This ...

4222. All Brains and No Belief

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Hugh Ross

... inability to resolve the paradox of God's omnipotence and man's responsibility for his choices. "If this being is omnipotent, then every occurrence, including every human action, every human thought, and every human feeling and aspiration is also His work; how is it possible to think of holding men responsible for their deeds and thoughts before such an almighty being? In giving out punishment and rewards He would to a certain extent be passing judgment on Himself. How can this be combined with the goodness ...

4223. Fill In the Gaps

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Staff

... convulsively, and it called but nobody seemed to hear. Then the roots of the grass gave way and with a cry, the child went over, its two little hands still holding tight to the torn-off bunch of grass. And the girl who longed to be back in her gap thought she heard the little one cry, and she sprang up and wanted to go; at which they reproved her, reminding her that no one is necessary anywhere; the gap would be well taken care of, they knew. And then they sang a hymn. Then through the hymn came another ...

4224. The Missing Figure in the Nativity Scene

Mark 1:1-8

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King Duncan

... staggering. Kissinger did his job well and history was made. (2) Today China is one of our most important business partners, and while China is not as open and progressive as we would like it to be, it is not nearly as threatening militarily as we thought it might be. In much the same way that Henry Kissinger prepared the way for President Nixon, John the Baptist prepared the way for Christ. John’s message was one of righteousness and justice. John’s message was much more austere than that of Christ ...

4225. Thank You for Coming

Hebrews 1:1-14

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King Duncan

... the bottom step he stopped. No stocking hung from the mantel. The Christmas tree was gone too. “But . . . but I put the angel on myself,” Bobby began, when the shrill whistle from the factory made him jump. “The factory can’t be open on Christmas!” Bobby thought, as he put on his coat and ran out of the house. The gateman at the factory was his friend. He would tell Bobby why . . . “Clear out of here, you!” The gateman jerked his thumb at him. “No kids allowed!” As Bobby slowly turned to ...

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4201. As If It's Your Last Day

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Gary Thomas

4202. A Bit More Beautiful

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Staff

4203. Something by Tolstoy

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Staff

4204. The Final Dong

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Staff

4205. The Art of Forgiving

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Roy L. Smith

4206. The Song That Saved a Soldier

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K Hughes

4207. The Moral Character of God

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James Packer

4208. Man Overboard

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4209. King of the Poor

John 1:1-18

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Staff

4210. Right Where You Are

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4211. God's Living House

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C.S. Lewis

4212. The Firm Foundation of Despair

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4213. Soaked and Sulking

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4214. Famous Slow Starters

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Brett Blair

4215. Who Has the Time?

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K. Hughes

4216. Negative Repeats

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4217. Twelve Promises to Claim

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Staff

4218. Meet in the Middle

2 Cor. 5:18-19

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Tim Kimmel

4219. Disney Motivation

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Denis Waitley

4220. Carved from Ruins

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Staff

4221. Blossoms and Bitterness

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Misty Mowrey

4222. All Brains and No Belief

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Hugh Ross

4223. Fill In the Gaps

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Staff

4224. The Missing Figure in the Nativity Scene

Mark 1:1-8

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King Duncan

4225. Thank You for Coming

Hebrews 1:1-14

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King Duncan

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