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Recovering From Disaster
Thomas Carlyle was a 19 th century Scottish philosopher, historian and teacher.
The following quote is attributed to him:
“Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles,
discouragements, and impossibilities: it is this that in all things
distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.”
Those words have special meaning when one considers one of the most
memorable events in his life.
Carlyle is famous for his history of the French Revolution. He worked on it with
passion and diligence late into the nights throughout 1834. When he had
completed Volume One, he sent it to his friend,… -
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I Guess This is My Life Now
When I am feeling uncomfortable, I find it difficult to remember how it felt to be
comfortable. Perhaps some examples from my own life will sound familiar to you.
By day three of a head cold, I can no longer remember what it feels like to breathe
through my nose. At this point, I am tempted to think, “I’m sure it was nice
breathing through my nose, but I guess this is my life now.” When I am eating
tortilla chips or popcorn, something gets stuck among my teeth and gums and no
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In Luke 16:22-24, Jesus provides a glimpse into the world of the dead. The passage is a part of the story of the rich man and Lazarus that Jesus told in the same chapter.
A very rich man lived in luxury and dressed in fine clothing while a man named Lazarus lived in poverty. Lazarus sat at the rich man’s gate covered in sores and begging for the crumbs that fell from his table. The unnamed rich man refused to share from his wealth with the…
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“If we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another…” (1 John 1:7).
We sometimes say that being a Christian has not only the “vertical” dimension of fellowship with God, but also the “horizontal” dimension of fellowship with God’s people. Both of those dimensions are highlighted in Ephesians 2. Once spiritually dead in their sins, the Ephesians had now been made alive in Christ, reconciled to God (verses 1-7). That’s the vertical dimension. But that wasn’t all. These Gentiles, once “far off”…
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CHRISTIANS AND SOCIAL MEDIA
(By Joe R. Price)The gospel teaches us to always be truthful (Eph. 4:25; Col. 3:9). That includes our language and conduct on social media platforms like Facebook, X, and Instagram. It is important to maintain and advance the virtues of godliness and righteousness if you are active on these plaforms. Always be a child of God “without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world” (Phil. 2:15).
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Handling Temptation
No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God
is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability,
but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape,
that you may be able to endure it. (1 Corinthians 10:13)
Every day we spend on this earth we are faced with situations that require us to
make choices. Somewhere in that process temptation comes in and influences our
decisions. It could be a simple as eating something healthy versus something not
so healthy or cutting corners at work. Maybe looking at…
