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Judas
I've wondered, at times, what kind of man this Judas was. What he looked like, how he acted, who his friends were... But for all the things we don't know about Judas, there is one thing we know for sure: he had no relationship with the Master. He ...
Youth Ministry Ideas
Like you, I often take a look around the net for other websites that might have something I can use in in my own Youth Ministry. Recently while researching for ideas related to doing a "Survivor" type event for youth I came across this site: Youth...
God In the Clouds
"There are the places I was so sure I'd find Him. I've looked in the pages And I've looked down on my knees. I've lifted my eyes in expectation to see the sun still refusing to shine, but-- Sometimes He comes in the clouds. Sometimes His face cannot ...
Carpe Diem
"As a young idealist, Dostoyevsky believed that political revolution was the essential route for the life God willed for him...But his efforts to create the kingdom of God by over-throwing the czar came to naught...He was imprisoned by the czar and, ...
Carried Away
Peter was sharp. ...He kept his distance from Jesus. ...“I’ll stay close enough to see him,” Peter reasoned. ...“But not too close, or I may get caught.” Good thinking, Peter. ...Don’t get too involved—it might hurt. ...Don’t be too ...
Winter
Winter. Just the sound of the word whistling through our lips puts a mental chill up our spines. Winter seems to speak of barrenness, frigid feelings of discomfort and discontent, icy shadows sprawled across frozen ponds, naked branches reaching ...
Exmas
... and beyond this there lies in the ocean, turned towards the west and the north, the island of Niatirb which Hecataeus indeed declares to be the same size and shape as Sicily, but it is larger, and though in calling it triangular a man would not m...
Saul of Tarsus, The Apostle Paul
Saul of Tarsus "Few backgrounds could have better prepared Saul to be the chief persecutor of the early church. He was born at Tarsus--"no mean city,' as he liked to describe it (Acts 21:39)--a major Roman city on the coast of southeast Asia Minor. ...
Autographed
"I HAVE ENGRAVED YOU ON THE PALMS OF MY HANDS" Isaiah 49:16 "Smyrna, now the city of Izmir, Turkey, was and is one of the great business and trade centers in that area of the world... Philadelphia, due east from Smyrna, was built on a plateau lo...
Hand Delivered Bouquets
by Max Lucado Through Christ, God has accepted you. Think about what this means. You cannot keep people from rejecting you. But you can keep rejections from enraging you. Rejections are like speed bumps on the road. They come with the journey. You...
On the Mount of God
"In the rarefied atmosphere of Tibet, at fifteen thousand feet, you see things differently. It seems that you can see forever. The water looks different. The sky looks different. Everything looks different. When we are standing on the mount of God, e...
Hurricane Winds
"Then He withdrew from them about a stone's throw, knelt down, and prayed, 'Father, if it is Your will, take this cup of suffering away from me. However, Your will must be done, not mine." Luke 22:41 (GW) "It went against every human instinct of s...
The Championship Team
"Champions are not those who never fail, they are those who never quit...Men love winners. They want to be identified with winners. Men open a newspaper and turn directly to the sports page because it features winners, while the front page usually f...
Tomorrow
"...Sit down and think for a moment, please. Find a quiet spot in your dwelling, just for sixty seconds. Think--just think about the two statements...'you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow...' and '...you do not know what a day may b...
Wind in Your Face
There was a period of time, a few years ago, when I had gotten out of a long habit of daily running due to some knee problems. I hadn't yet gotten into my present habit of taking long daily walks. As a result, I was getting progressively out of shap...
Overcoming Death
There is something about a living testimony that gives us courage. Once we see someone else emerging from life's dark tunnels we realize that we, too, can overcome. Could this be why Jesus is called our pioneer? Is this one of the reasons that he ...
Finishing Well
"Not enough is said today about *finishing* well. Lots and lots of material is available on motivation to get started and creative ways to spark initiative...Let's extol the virtues of sticking with something until it's *done.* Of hanging tough whe...
A Church With Nothing To Offer
Check out the church ads on the religion page of the Saturday edition of most big city newspapers and you find some impressive sounding places of worship. There, with sleek graphics and Madison Avenue phrases, a few select churches boast of their ass...
