August 7th, 2008 by admin
his is taken from Pages 49- 55, Titled: In the Affairs of Ordinary Life
“At thy word” should apply to all aspects of ordinary life. For example, we should obey God’s Word in regard to continuing in honest industry. “Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called” (1 Cor. 7:20). Many people in the present trying financial crisis are half ready to resign from their work, or run away from their businesses, because they have toiled all night and have nothing to show for it.
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July 18th, 2008 by admin
by Marianne Wilke
I had a wonderful trip to South Korea to see Titus and Ruth, my son and daughter-in-law. Seoul is a very big city, and they live in the middle of it. They live right next to 2 bars. But, it felt pretty “safe” there. I had to get used [...]
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July 18th, 2008 by admin
An excerpt from a book by John Piper
Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church.
Worship is.
Missions exist because worship doesn’t.
When this age is over,
countless millions of the redeemed
will fall on their faces before the throne of God,
and missions will be no more.
It is a temporary necessity.
But worship abides forever.
Worship,
therefore is the fuel and goal [...]
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July 18th, 2008 by admin
by Doris (Holmberg) Wolters
November 7,1994. We had just finished breakfast and Jerry had gone into the other room to exercise before preparing for his day as a counseling psychologist. I quickly cleaned up the kitchen and headed for the bedroom to get ready for my meeting with our Bible study [...]
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May 13th, 2008 by admin
by Doug Scofield
Dear friends,
I prayed: “Heavenly Father, what will You have us do here in Mexico?” We
had a few general ideas of what our work would entail, but those ideas
would not fill our days. I never felt good about meticulously planning
the whole time in Mexico, so I didn’t. In fact, I told my family God
would [...]
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