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God's Will
A night or two before hurricane Florence hit, Beth and I had a short conversation in which we were tossing about the question about just what do you ask God to do when a storm like this strikes? Do we ask Him to steer it north? Do we ask …
At the dawn of a new millennium, we can envision a new era that escapes the twentieth century's darkest moments, fulfills its most brilliant possibilities. The forces of global integration are a great tide, inexorably wearing away …
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A Pattern of Persecution
Wise Solomon comments in Ecclesiastes 1:9, "That which has been is what will be, that which is done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun." With this comment, he summarizes the preceding six verses, in which he …
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Ephesians 5:14-17
(14) Therefore He says:
“Awake, you who sleep,
Arise from the dead,
And Christ will give you light.” (15) See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, (16) redeeming the time, because the days are evil. (17) Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
Notice the encouraging reason Paul gives to wake up and carefully mind how we live: "Christ will give you light." This is an outright promise that He will give us the help to do what we must do. Backed by this promise, we are to redeem …
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Diligence in Practice
by Mike FordOutliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell examines how some people have become successful. Using case studies, the author shows how family and friends played significant roles in the success of the individuals he spotlights. As John Donne wrote, "No man is an island"; there are no truly self-made men. The apostle Paul writes similarly in Romans 14:7: "None of us lives to himself." Where we were born, when we were born, to whom we were born—all have roles in the outcomes of our lives. Certainly, our own efforts are added to this mix, but Gladwell makes a convincing case that none
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“Though it is only a man's covenant, yet if it is confirmed, no one annuls or adds to it.” —Galatians 3:15 It is …
