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The Word: Forgiving others
One of the most striking things that Jesus taught was that we should forgive our enemies — and not only forgive them, but also adopt an attitude that indicates a complete change of feeling toward […]
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The Word: The shot that missed
An archery contest was in progress. One after another the contestants stepped up to the line, took careful aim, and let their arrows fly at the target. Arrow after arrow embedded its point in the […]
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The Word: Genesis of peace
This world is full of unrest and turmoil. There is turmoil in hearts, homes, communities, churches and nations. There is international turmoil, with the world appearing as a seething mass of unrest. People long for […]
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The Word: Sent away
How natural it is for us to desire to be in the presence of the Master, to walk with him, to talk with him and to behold his wondrous works. How pleasant to sit at […]
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The Word: Overcoming disappointment
You have been disappointed, haven’t you? Of course you have, again and again. Does it hurt very much when things do not go as you have planned and hoped? Does it seem as if you […]
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The Word: Measuring a life
One of the first things that I remember learning in Sunday school was Methuselah was the oldest man who ever lived. The Bible puts his age at nine hundred and sixty-nine years. I am not […]
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The Word: Transformation by trial
Many years ago, while walking in a city suburb, I came across an open shed where workmen were busy. Near the door, a man stood by a large, irregular stone, using a chisel and mallet […]
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The Word: Acceptable service
We read in the Bible of the form and power of godliness. When we look at the church, we see more of the form than the power. So many people seem to merely be playing […]
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The Word: When God withdraws himself
A mother sat quietly in her easy chair. Upon the floor near her was her little one playing — piling his blocks one upon another, then throwing them down and laughing in childish glee. He […]
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The Word: Getting even
“I’ll get even with that fellow if it takes ten years!” Thus declared a man about another who had wronged him. In his heart he determined to do his enemy as great an injury as […]