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1176. Good Life or Good Death

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Maxie Dunnam

Dr. Christian Barnard, the doctor who performed the first human heart transplant, said, "The principal aim of medicine is to alleviate suffering, not to prolong life. When medicine extends life that has ceased to have meaning for the patient, it is evil. My concept of medicine is for doctors to give their patients a good life, and death is a part of life. If we cannot give them life, let us give them a good death." Whatever else Dr. Barnard meant, he put ...

1177. You Can't Get Any Bigger

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Maxie Dunnam

... time he tried, he failed. Later he was knighted by the Queen of England. At the gala occasion, on the wall behind his head, was a huge picture of Mt. Everest. The people gave him a standing ovation for even daring to attempt such a feat. When they ceased applauding, Hilary turned his back to the audience, faced that picture of the awesome mountain that had defeated him once. "Mt. Everest," he said, "you have defeated me once, and you might defeat me again, but I'm coming back again and again and I'm going ...

1178. Prophets and the Powerful

1 Kings 21:1-3, 17-21

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Will Willimon

... the prophet Elijah, I have learned the polite, civil speech of the powerful. Today we send preachers like Elijah to divinity school to teach them to transform the unseemly, severe, shocking word of God into something more acceptable to the powerful. You know, the Bible never ceases to amaze me. Here is a story about a powerful man, King Ahab, a story told at the height of Israel's power and prosperity, at the very pinnacle of nation l self congratulation. It is a story unlike anything we saw on A.B.C ...

1179. The Kings of the South and the North

Daniel 11:2-35

Teach the Text

Ronald W. Pierce

... s apocalyptic depiction of Persian and Greek history given in Daniel 11 is one of astonishing detail and accuracy, proclaiming God’s omniscient power over all human wisdom and powers. Though we fall into darkness because of sin, God’s light never ceases to shine. Nature: In the Mariana Trench, the Pacific Ocean floor plummets nearly seven miles. Imagine submerging in a submarine from the top of the ocean, where the sunlight streaming through the water still colors everythingyou see a beautiful blue. As ...

1180. The Dream is Fulfilled

Daniel 4:28-37

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... of self-congratulation. A voice comes from heaven,“This is what is decreed for you, King Nebuchadnezzar: Your royal authority has been taken from you” (4:31). The “voice from heaven” is a common feature of Jewish writings. The rabbis taught that prophecy ceased after the last OT prophets—Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi—died. Yet God would occasionally speak from heaven. (See the Additional Note on 4:31 for references.) In this case it is a voice of judgment. Verse 32 is a repeat of verse 25 ...

1181. God's Response

Isaiah 65:17-25

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Gary M. Burge

... judgment and exile. The Lord will create a “new era”—“new heavens” and a “new earth” (65:17). The new era is characterized by the joy of the people of God because Yahweh himself rejoices over his people. The sorrow of past sufferings will cease because of the comfort of the Lord. The new era is described in terms of physical health and longevity, the enjoyment of God’s benefits in physical ways, answers to prayer, and peace and the absence of malice and corruption. Even their children will ...

1182. The Power of Weakness

Mark 8:27-38 · Psalm 19

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Thomas C. Willadsen

... are telling the glory of God,” it begins, but that translation doesn’t quite capture the essence of what is to be expressed Psalm 19:1 (NRSV). It more closely means, “The heavens are continually telling the glory of God.” It’s always happening, without ceasing. All we have to do is look up, notice the beauty of the stars, feel the warmth of the sun, marvel at the shape of the clouds, and we are reminded of God’s glory. Next, the psalm does something surprising — after the majestic language ...

1183. We Live in Hope

1 Corinthians 15:19-26

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Bonnie Bates

... the pain of the person who is dying. I can sometimes even feel the presence of God as I anoint the dying and pray for and with that person and those they leave behind. As the person moves into death, takes perhaps a last gasping breath, or simply ceases to breathe, there is, in the room, a difference. Before machines beep and people are visibly aware, sometimes there is simply a shift in the energy, the soul of the person leaves them, leaves us, and moves on to God. This is a resurrection moment, a moment ...

1184. No Excuse

Luke 13:10-17

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Dean Feldmeyer

... were nearly identical: Micah: “He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? (6:8). Isaiah: “Remove the evil of your deeds from my sight. Cease to do evil. Learn to do good; seek justice, reprove the ruthless, defend the orphan, plead for the widow” (Isaiah 1:16-17). Jeremiah: “Amend your ways and your deeds…practice justice between a man and his neighbor; do not oppress the alien in your land, nor ...

Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies because they become fashions.

C.K. Chesterson

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