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#1 The intellectualist model of the human person assumes that learning and discipleship are primarily a matter of depositing ideas and beliefs into mind-containers. But this model ignores the power of habit.
#2 That is, even versions of Christian faith that are hostile to intellectualism are still intellectualist in how they approach discipleship and Christian formation,...
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“From the Gospel of John” is a message of meditation based on The Bible and written by James Russell Miller (20 March 1840 — 2 July 1912) was a popular Christian author, Editorial Superintendent of the Presbyterian Board of Publication, and pastor of several churches in Pennsylvania and Illinois.
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#1 A gentleman knows that incessant use of his cell phone can only make it clear that he values the person on the other end of the telephone conversation far more than the people present with him. A gentleman's telephone calls are still his personal affair.
#2 When he is behind the wheel of a vehicle, any type, he should not be using his phone. When he is in a church...
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Wide and diversified is the work belonging to the Church of Christ. In the household of God, there is no pillow for the indolent.
The term, 'an idle Christian', involves a contradiction. It has scarcely more meaning than a rayless suna waveless oceana noiseless waterfalla rose without perfume. In this community, each member has his appointed place. "We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God has before ordained that...
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#1 Religion can be a major barrier to world peace. It can create a slippery slope in the heart, and lead to the marginalization of others or even active oppression, abuse, or violence against them.
#2 There have been several attempts to control or even ban religion in the twentieth century. Soviet Russia, Communist China, the Khmer Rouge, and Nazi Germany were...
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#1 Apologetics, or giving reasons or evidence to support Christianity, has a bad reputation among many believers. It is too easy for skeptics to ignore our facts and deny our claims. But sometimes they don't walk away. They stand and fight.
#2 When someone tries to convince you with clever use of words, be careful. That person probably has a weak position.
#3 When dealing...
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The Prophetic Parables of Matthew 13 is a message of meditation based on the Bible and written by Arthur Walkington Pink (1 April 1886 — 15 July 1952) was an English Bible teacher who sparked a renewed interest in the exposition of Calvinism or Reformed Theology. Little known in his own lifetime, Pink became "one of the most influential evangelical authors in the second half of the twentieth century."
Arthur Walkington Pink was born in Nottingham,...
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#1 I was a child of my environment. I was a southern Black boy who loved hip hop, and I knew the Lord and the culture. I loved hip hop because it tended toward nihilism and utilitarian ethics, while my mother's music, rooted in biblical texts and ideas, offered a vision of something bigger and wider.
#2 The nineties were a time of hip hop controversy between the East...
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#1 The focus of most social media posts and advertising is always on the business, which is dangerous because it makes the public think the world revolves around the business.
#2 The future is here, and it is the organizations that understand this and shift the focus from the business to the customer that will win the heart of the customer.
#3 The number one question...
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#1 When you're going through a difficult time, remind yourself that it's not how your story ends. The pain is temporary, but the glory that comes with your greater is permanent. Focus on the glory that's coming to you instead of the suffering..
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#1 The younger son went off and spent all his inheritance. Then a famine occurred, and he was forced to find a job to support himself. When he returned home, he found his father had sacrificed the grain-fed calf because his son was dead, but he had come back to life.
#2 The parable of the Prodigal Son is about a sinner repenting and God forgiving him, which is what many...
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Of Augustus Caesar it is said that, when he read the works of men of learning and genius, he used to extract such precepts as might prove useful to him in his government. This part of his conduct manifested wisdom; the precepts thus collected, served to assist him and his ministers in managing the affairs of the empire. But, the necessity of our imitating this part of his conduct, has been in a great measure superseded by that Spirit of truth, under...
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#1 The open door to rejection is when we do not receive the love and acceptance God created us to receive. We can experience rejection from our families and from others, and it can lead to fear or pride.
#2 Schizophrenia is a mental illness that causes people to have multiple distinct personalities called alters. It can occur in various degrees, and most people who are...
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#1 We are all looking for an immortal diamond: something utterly reliable, something loyal and true, something we can always depend on. But we give up eventually to seek this truth and instead retreat into ourselves.
#2 The two selves are the small self and the soul. The small self is the ego, and the soul is the True Self. The True Self is always in flux, but it is...
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#1 The young man was leading a young girl up a trail into Bethlehem. They were not married, and she was pregnant but not with his child. They were not supposed to be together, but they were. The innkeeper took them in and gave them a room.
#2 In the throne room of heaven, there is a chorus of voices reading from an ancient text. They declare that Jesus will be born of...
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#1 I had heard about Rabbi Jason Sobel for several years from friends I respect very much, and they all told me that his teaching would change my life. I was eager to hear what he had to say.
#2 The Bible points to Jesus. Everything in the Bible points to the Son, from the first letter to the last. When the old and new are connected in this way, we experience what the...
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#1 The war has been extremely harsh on Ernest Gordon. He was captured by the Japanese in World War II, and spent months in the jungle working with them. When he was transferred to a prisoner-of-war camp, he was happy to die there. But two new prisoners came who helped him recover his strength.
#2 The code of the jungle is alive and well in every man for himself. The...
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#1 I am an exorcist. I was attacked by Satan one night in my seminary, and the Virgin Mary saved me. She has been protecting me ever since. There is only one God and one Savior, Jesus Christ. When faced with the infinite power of God, Satan is a dust bunny. We trust in God, hold fast to the salvation of Jesus, and invoke the protection of the Blessed Virgin, the saints,...
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#1 The power of the spoken word is beyond our understanding. It is a spiritual mystery that has been hidden from us, but now it is being revealed so that God's people can be equipped for an unprecedented era of influence.
#2 The universe begins with words and thoughts. Everything in the universe revolves around these two elements. Your thoughts, intentions, and aspirations...
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