“My wife and I arrived late to a crowded religious convention where there was standing room only. We noticed some people get up to leave, and after they hadn’t returned for several minutes, we took their seats. The woman next to us insisted that the chairs were taken. I assured […]
Did you know that practicing some form of relaxation is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself? Taking time each day to quiet your mind and breathe deeply, can make a big difference in how you feel throughout your day and into the night. And dedicating a day
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James Bryan Smith, in “The Good and Beautiful God,” describes sitting in an Adirondack chair in his backyard one unseasonably warm day in February. He writes of the lesson he learned that day: “The leaves had long ago fallen, but one busy tree really stood out. Normally, I would never
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There was once a small boy who banged a drum all day and loved every moment of it. He would not be quiet, no matter what anyone else said or did. Various attempts were made to do something about the child. One person told the boy that he would, if
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“Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord: The word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.” (1 Samuel 3:7) Samuel was born to Hannah, a woman who had a deep commitment to God. She was barren, but she cried out to God for a son. The
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…they were unaware of it. – Luke 2:43 Mary and Joseph traveled to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover. Jesus was 12 years old. They were evidently very distracted by the excitement and business of the Feast. In fact, Mary and Joseph began their return trip to Nazareth only
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Be still and know that I am God…. – Psalm 46:10 There is a time and place in our walk with God in which He sets us in a place of waiting. It is a place in which all past experiences are of no value. It is a time of
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J. Pat Carter/Associated Press For many years, Lake Okeechobee hid its secrets in thick waters and layers of muck. But in 2007, drought shrank the Florida lake to its lowest level since officials began keeping records in 1932, unveiling hundreds of years of history. Raking through the bottom of the
One day recently in the Christian bookstore where I work, a child was crying. And he wasn’t quietly shedding a few tears, with a little sniffle every now and then. This little fellow was upset about something, and he wanted everyone within a mile of him to know it. He
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Groucho Marx quipped, “Those are my principles, and if you don’t like them… well, I have others.” Though he is joking, I wonder if he is actually hitting close to home. I need to regularly check in with myself and ask questions like, “Is the thing I’m doing now guided
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