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4326. Rising From the Ashes

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Tim Hansel

... how successful do you think you've been?" Clarence stopped hoeing, turned toward the reporter with his penetrating blue eyes, and said quietly but firmly, "About as successful as the cross. Sir, I don't think you understand us. What we are about is not success but faithfulness. We're staying. Good day." Beginning that day, Clarence and his companions rebuilt Koinonia and the farm is going strong today.

4327. 101 Ways to Spend Your Time

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Tim Kimmel

... they made a career out of dishonoring you. Take your children to the dentist and doctor for your wife. Play charades with your family, but limit subjects to memories of the past. Do the dishes for your wife. Schedule yourself a free day to stay home with your family. Get involved in a family project that serves or helps someone less fortunate. As a family, get involved in a recreational activity. Send your wife flowers. Spend an evening going through old pictures from family vacations. Take a weekend once ...

4328. Remember the Duck

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Steven Cole

... the dishes. Later Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing. Grandma said, "I'm sorry, but I need Sally to help make supper." Sally smiled and said, "That's all taken care of. Johnny wants to do it." Again she whispered, "Remember the duck." Johnny stayed while Sally went fishing. After several days of Johnny doing both his chores and Sally's, finally he couldn't stand it. He confessed to Grandma that he'd killed the duck. "I know, Johnny," she said, giving him a hug. "I was standing at the window ...

4329. The Jefferson Eight

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... of Reynolds v. United States, 1878, the court pulled out Jefferson's speech in its entirety and confirmed that Jefferson also said that Christian principles were never to be separated from government. The Supreme Court used Jefferson's speech for the next 15 years to make sure that Christian principles stayed part of government. It remained this way until 1947, when, in the first time in the Supreme Court's history, the court used only 8 words out of Jefferson's speech.

4330. The Journey Beyond

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... on your horse and clinging tight to Caesar, I rode off to my new home. Night fell before we finished the journey, and I became lonely and afraid. 'Do you think she'll go to bed before we get there?' I asked Caesar. 'Oh no!' he said reassuringly, 'She'll stay up for you. When we get out o' these here woods, you'll see her candle shinin' in the window.' "Presently we did ride out into the clearing, and there, sure enough, was your candle. I remember you were waiting at the door, that you put your arms close ...

4331. Laws of the Harvest

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Staff

... and the granaries start to recede. Many families omit the morning meal. Certainly by January not one family in fifty is still eating two meals a day. By February, the evening meal diminishes. The meal shrinks even more during March and children succumb to sickness. You don't stay well on half a meal a day. April is the month that haunts my memory. In it you hear the babies crying in the twilight. Most of the days are passed with only an evening cup of gruel. Then, inevitably, it happens. A six or seven-year ...

4332. The Kite and Its String

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John Newton

... pris'ner bound, My string confines me near the ground; I'd brave the eagle's towring wing, Might I but fly without a string." It tugg'd and pull'd, while thus it spoke, To break the string at last it broke. Depriv'd at once of all its stay, In vain it try'd to soar away; Unable its own weight to bear, It flutter'd downward through the air; Unable its own course to guide, The winds soon plung'd it in the tide. Ah! foolish kite, thou hadst no wing, How could'st thou fly without a ...

4333. Where Is God Now?

Matt 27:32-44; Mk 15:21-32; Lu 23:26-43; Jo 19:17-27

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Staff

... !" Then the march past began -- we inmates were made to walk past the gallows. The two adults were no longer alive. Their tongues hung swollen, blue-tinged, but the third rope was still moving; being so light, the child was still alive...For more than half an hour he stayed there, struggling between life and death, dying in slow agony under our eyes. And we had to look him full in the face. He was still alive when I passed in front of him. His tongue was still red, his eyes were not yet glazed. Behind me, I ...

4334. Working With a Net

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Juan Carlos Ortiz

... , the best neighbors, the best students?" That is to live on the trapeze, being a show to the world. What happens when we slip? The net is surely there. The blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ, has provided forgiveness for ALL our trespasses. Both the net and the ability to stay on the trapeze are works of God's grace. Of course, we cannot be continually sleeping on the net., If that is the case, I doubt whether that person is a trapezist.

4335. When the Bells Ring

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James Dobson

... dying of lung cancer, which is a terrifying disease in its final stages. The lungs fill with fluid, and the patient is unable to breathe. It is terribly claustrophobic, especially for a small child. This little boy had a Christian mother who loved him and stayed by his side through the long ordeal. She cradled him on her lap and talked softly about the Lord. Instinctively, the woman was preparing her son for the final hours to come. Gracie told me that she entered his room one day as death approached, and ...

4336. Floodlight Ministry

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James Packer

... to him and hear his word; go to him and have life; get to know him and taste his gift of joy and peace." The Spirit, we might say, is the matchmaker, the celestial marriage broker, whose role it is to bring us and Christ together and ensure that we stay together.

4337. A Song in the Night

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During the Thirty Years' War in the 17th century, German pastor Paul Gerhardt and his family were forced to flee from their home. One night as they stayed in a small village inn, homeless and afraid, his wife broke down and cried openly in despair. To comfort her, Gerhardt reminded her of Scripture promises about God's provision and keeping. Then, going out to the garden to be alone, he too broke down and wept. He felt he ...

4338. Help from Above

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... all drowned. The other rats were periodically lifted out of the water and then returned. When that happened, the second set of rats swam for over 24 hours. Why? Not because they were given a rest, but because they suddenly had hope! Those animals somehow hoped that if they could stay afloat just a little longer, someone would reach down and rescue them. If hope holds such power for unthinking rodents, how much greater should is effect be on our lives.

4339. The Little V-8 Engine That Could

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Napolean Hill

... conclusion. Their visionary boss just didn't know much about the fundamental principles of engineering. He'd have to be told gently his dream was impossible. Ford said, "Produce it anyway." They replied, "But it's impossible." "Go ahead," Ford commanded, "and stay on the job until you succeed, no matter how much time is required." For six months they struggled with drawing after drawing, design after design. Nothing. Another six months. Nothing. At the end of the year Ford checked with his engineers and ...

4340. Honk Like Sandhill Cranes

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Bruce Larson, in his book Wind and Fire, points out some interesting facts about sandhill cranes: "These large birds, who fly great distances across continents, have three remarkable qualities. First, they rotate leadership. No one bird stays out in front all the time. Second, they choose leaders who can handle turbulence. And then, all during the time one bird is leading, the rest are honking their affirmation. That's not a bad model for the church. Certainly we need leaders who can handle turbulence and ...

4341. Take the Point

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Staff

... formation. Each goose, flapping its wings, creates an uplift for the goose that follows. The whole flock gains 71% greater flying range than if they journeyed alone. That's why the leader of the "V" formation falls back periodically to let another leader take the point, and why the rest stay in line. It is rough to be a leader. Even in a flock of geese, leadership is a shared responsibility. Every disciple, at one time or another, is called to "take the point."

4342. Love Is Action

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Cloverleaf Mall

... away, and I felt free to take my time looking for a scroll saw. A petting zoo consists of a portable fence erected in the mall with about six inches of sawdust and a hundred little furry baby animals of all kinds. Kids pay their money and stay in the enclosure enraptured with the squirmy little critters while their moms and dads shop. A few minutes later, I turned around and saw Helen walking along behind me. I was shocked to see she preferred the hardware department to the petting zoo. Recognizing my error ...

4343. I Leave You Softly

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... the night and seeing his wife, picked up an envelope and pencil and scribbled these words: "Softly, I will leave you, for my heart would break if you should wake and see me go. So I leave you. Long before you miss me. Long before your arms can beg me stay for one more hour, one more day. After all of the years, I can't stand the tears to fall, so I leave you softly."

4344. A Slave to Food

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Dave Wilkenson

... his older brother, and each day he sent a variety of delicious foods. Instead of dieting his way out of prison, Raynald grew fatter. When Duke Edward was accused of cruelty, he had a ready answer: "My brother is not a prisoner. He may leave when he so wills." Raynald stayed in that room for ten years and wasn't released until after Edward died in battle. By then his health was so ruined he died within a year. . . a prisoner of his own appetite.

4345. Watch What You Say

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Dr. James Dobson

... you and your spouse feed each other a steady diet of put-downs? If you do, your marriage could be headed for divorce court. When psychologists Cliff Nortarius and Howard Markman studied newlyweds over the first decade of marriage, they discovered that couples who stayed together uttered 5 or fewer put-downs in every 100 comments to each other. But couples who inflicted twice as many verbal wounds 10 or more putdowns out of every 100 comments later split up. Watch what you say! Little, nit-picking comments ...

4346. A Wise Husband

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... posted in Daddy's Home, by Greg Johnson and Mike Yorkey. A husband can: Back off (give her some space). Be patient (don't rush things). Love her as you love your own body (that's going to take some work). Affirm her role in the family (whether she stays home or works outside the home, she's got the most important job in the world). Pray for her as you've never prayed before (because God hears our prayers). Lower your expectations (you're not going to see fireworks every night). Do the little things (without ...

4347. Home Miserable Home

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Warren Wiersbe

... finally left John. Had Wesley consulted with his brother Charles, and asked for the prayers of the brethren, he might have avoided that unfortunate situation. Mary was accustomed to her quiet home, and it was difficult for her to travel with her husband and stay in uncomfortable inns. It is unfortunate that Mary was not content just to ignore John's ministry; she actually opposed it. She gave certain personal letters to his enemies and even made additions to them that made them worse! Once she even pulled ...

4348. Six-Inch Sharks

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Charles Simpson

A young man who dives for exotic fish for aquariums said one of the most popular aquarium fish is the shark. He explained that if you catch a small shark and confine it, it will stay a size proportionate to the aquarium. Sharks can be six inches long yet fully matured. But if you turn them loose in the ocean, they grow to their normal length of eight feet. That also happens to some Christians. Some of the cutest little six-inch Christians swim around in ...

4349. Letters of Instruction

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Charles Swindoll

... want you to pay close attention to the business. You manage things while I'm away. I will write you regularly. When I do, I will instruct you in what you should do from now until I return from this trip." Everyone agrees. He leaves and stays gone for a couple of years. During that time, he writes often, communicating his desires and concerns. Finally he returns. He walks up to the front door of the company and immediately discovers that everything is in a mess, weeds flourishing in the flower beds, windows ...

4350. Wayward Spouses

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Staff

... to the shattering of a Waterford crystal vase," says Gootman. "You can glue it back together, but it will never sing again." But Glass and Wright, currently studying couples recovering from affairs, find that not only do two thirds decide to stay together, but many report a newfound richness and closeness gained through conquering the ordeal together. Perhaps the best ideas about what keeps a marriage alive through thick and thin come from couples who, after decades of marriage, bask in blissful unions ...

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4326. Rising From the Ashes

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Tim Hansel

4327. 101 Ways to Spend Your Time

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Tim Kimmel

4328. Remember the Duck

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Steven Cole

4329. The Jefferson Eight

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4330. The Journey Beyond

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4331. Laws of the Harvest

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Staff

4332. The Kite and Its String

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John Newton

4333. Where Is God Now?

Matt 27:32-44; Mk 15:21-32; Lu 23:26-43; Jo 19:17-27

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Staff

4334. Working With a Net

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Juan Carlos Ortiz

4335. When the Bells Ring

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James Dobson

4336. Floodlight Ministry

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James Packer

4337. A Song in the Night

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4338. Help from Above

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4339. The Little V-8 Engine That Could

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Napolean Hill

4340. Honk Like Sandhill Cranes

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4341. Take the Point

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Staff

4342. Love Is Action

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Cloverleaf Mall

4343. I Leave You Softly

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4344. A Slave to Food

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Dave Wilkenson

4345. Watch What You Say

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Dr. James Dobson

4346. A Wise Husband

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4347. Home Miserable Home

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Warren Wiersbe

4348. Six-Inch Sharks

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Charles Simpson

4349. Letters of Instruction

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Charles Swindoll

4350. Wayward Spouses

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Staff

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