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Thought for the Day (Page 181)

Set your face

There is an interesting expression used in Luke 9 regarding Jesus traveling to Jerusalem.  Luke 9:51 tells us that “the time had come for Him to be received up”—the time of His passion and suffering was nigh.  Jesus was in Galilee, so He had to make His way to Jerusalem.  The rest of verse 51 tells us “that He steadfastly set His…

Who’s your favorite preacher?

If you could hear anybody preach (and I mean anybody), who would you want to hear?  (For those of you who said “Dan” or “David,” give me a break!)  Wendell Winkler is one of my favorite preachers of all time, often described as “The Preacher’s Preacher.”  I purposefully used the present tense “is,” even though he went on to his eternal reward…

The answer isn’t going to change

The Pharisees were displeased when Jesus healed a blind man in John 9.  They asked the man how he had received his sight.  Not satisfied with his answer, they interrogated his parents.  Then, they again came to the man and asked how he had received his sight.  The response of this man, who had experienced the power of God, is classic—“I told…

Yield not to temptation

Though the words of the songs in our Song Books are not inspired, the words should have great meaning to us as we sing them and meditate upon them.  Although written 140 years ago, I think Horatio Palmer’s words are still so relevant: “Yield not to temptation, for yielding is sin.  Each victory will help you some other to win.  Fight manfully…

Watch your LOL

Ok, so probably one of the things that Christians struggle with the most is how to relate to those who are difficult to relate to when you see them.  There are folks with whom we do not get along, folks who drive us crazy, folks who seek to make our life difficult, folks who are probably not on our Christmas Card list. …

A Tiger-Sized Lesson

Some of the funniest jokes I’ve heard in the last week have been about Tiger Woods.  Every time I turn on the news, there’s something about Tiger Woods.  With every day comes another woman making allegations.  He has ruined his marriage, tarnished his reputation, and (what he would probably consider the worst of all) he is losing tons of money as companies…

MORE than ALL the NOTHING in the world

This article is going to start dreary, but stick with it to the end.  Do you have tribulation, adversity or troubles?  Are you facing times of distress, hardship or misfortune?  Have you endured persecution, teasing or mistreatment?  Are you concerned about daily food, proper clothing or life’s necessities?  Have you ever faced peril, danger or felt vulnerable?  Does the reality of death…

Amazing how much man doesn’t know what he doesn’t know

So, supposedly scientists know what the temperatures were like on Earth 11,000 years ago.  Hmm!  Were they measuring in Fahrenheit or Celsius or Kelvin back then? And, they have been able to accurately track patterns and fluctuations ever since.  Hmm!  Now was that using gas, coils, mercury, wax or something else to maintain consistent measurements over those eleven millennia? They also say…