My husband and I, recently travelled for three hours to attend the wedding of a dear friend.  The journey was as good as it could be, given that the weather had finally decided to become wintry! Our return journey unfortunately was marred by an acci…
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I made and baked my own bread for many years.  The whole family would enjoy watching me do this – I think they anticipated the end result more than being onlookers to the mixing process. It can be a very satisfying undertaking; the mixing and addi…
- 17 days ago, 21 Jan 12, 11:32am -

Do you remember those times in your life when you tried to cover up a mistake or a wrongdoing?  I do.  They haven’t gone away, and I didn’t get away with them.  Even if I had, I soon learned that God sees everything.  Nothing is hidden from H…
- 32 days ago, 5 Jan 12, 10:36pm -

 Isaiah 58:11 The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones; you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.  (NKJV) The bird bath in our backyard attracts…
- 34 days ago, 4 Jan 12, 10:27am -

Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.  For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is CHRIST the LORD.  And this will be the sign to you: you will find a Babe wrapp…
- 44 days ago, 24 Dec 11, 12:21pm -

Ah!  Christmas-time is here again.  Time for hurried shopping trips.  Time for shopping excesses.  Time to buy gifts for those we love. Decision after decision! What can I give my spouse? What to give the children! What to give friends and family…
- 57 days ago, 12 Dec 11, 9:15am -

We may also learn that the humblest and most timid faith in Jesus Christ will save. It is a grand thing to believe in Jesus Christ with all your heart, and soul, and strength; it is delightful never to doubt,…
- 6 days ago, 1 Feb 12, 6:50am -

Dear Brethren, it is to be feared that many of us are not separated enoughfrom the world. God intends the difference to be very marked; he wouldhave the line between the church and the world drawn very clearly. I couldwish to…
- 7 days ago, 31 Jan 12, 7:00am -

At the present time you will say the name of Christ is not honored; but wait awhile, and he shall be very high. His name is even now more honored than in former days, when it was the jest of the nations. The prudent plans which th…
- 8 days ago, 30 Jan 12, 7:00am -

“I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.” — Psalm 101:2.The hundredth psalm is perhaps the best known song of praise in the word of God. To sing the…
- 10 days ago, 28 Jan 12, 11:37am -

Nine out of every ten questions which can possibly come before you in your business are already answered when the grand question is settled. Is such an action dishonest? Then it matters nothing how profitable it might be, it i…
- 10 days ago, 27 Jan 12, 1:29pm -

We differ also from those who place reliance upon moral virtues and spiritual excellencies, and even from those who would have us found our hope upon certain graces supposed to be the works of the Holy Spirit. Had we been the mos…
- 12 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 9:37am -

Image via WikipediaA couple of weeks ago we invited a group of friends and theatre people over for dinner and to do a table reading of my script. I set up a microphone and recorded the reading. This past Saturday I was driving back to Pella from D…
- 1 hour ago, 6 Feb 12, 10:46pm -

Therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your spiritual worship. Filed under: Adonijah Butler's, Esq. Quote Diary, Christianity, Inspirational, The pen of…
- 3 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 9:09pm -

The one who pursues righteousness and faithful love will find life, righteousness, and honor. Filed under: Adonijah Butler's, Esq. Quote Diary, Christianity, Inspirational, The pen of Christian Inkwell Tagged: christianity, God, Holman Christian Stan…
- 3 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 8:59pm -

This is a re-working of last year's "On The Origin of Respectability". Most of it is the same, but I have included some updates. In the beginning God created the heauen and the earth. And the earth was without forme and voide, and darkenesse was vp…
- 3 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 8:41pm -

“So you, by the help of your God, return,    hold fast to love and justice,    and wait continually for your God.”Hosea 12
- 3 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 8:40pm -

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.Hebrews 4
- 4 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 7:55pm -

I am already being poured out as a drink offering . . . —2 Timothy 4:6Are you ready to be poured out as an offering? It is an act of your will, not your emotions. Tell God you are ready to be offered as a sacrifice for Him. Then accept the conseque…
- 24 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 12:00am -

If I am being poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all—Philippians 2:17Are you willing to sacrifice yourself for the work of another believer—to pour out your life sacrificially…
- 2 days ago, 5 Feb 12, 12:00am -

The love of Christ compels us . . . —2 Corinthians 5:14Paul said that he was overpowered, subdued, and held as in a vise by “the love of Christ.” Very few of us really know what it means to be held in the grip of the love of God. We tend so oft…
- 3 days ago, 4 Feb 12, 12:00am -

We have been made as the filth of the world . . . —1 Corinthians 4:13These words are not an exaggeration. The only reason they may not be true of us who call ourselves ministers of the gospel is not that Paul forgot or misunderstood the exact truth…
- 4 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 12:00am -

If in the infinite condescension of God, mankind was made with a nature somewhat like its creator, then is it not reasonable that God could clothe Himself with human nature in the mystery of incarnation? and all within the framework of easy possibili…
- 15 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 9:00am -

At the risk of being charged with inexcusable boldness, we venture the assertion that while the Incarnation is mysterious, it is not illogical or contrary to reason. We would not presume to settle with a pen stroke those profound and awful mysteries…
- 2 days ago, 5 Feb 12, 9:00am -

Any sound religious experience must begin with a proper conception of the nature of God. The terrible power of idolatry for evil lies in its unworthy conception of the character of the Supreme Being. Indeed it may be said without qualification that a…
- 3 days ago, 4 Feb 12, 9:00am -

Faith differs from superstition in its ground of hope. Faith rests upon character, specifically the character of God. A word is only as good as the character of the one who uttered it. Superstition counts upon a word, a text, and never thinks back of…
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http://www.getreligion.org/2012/02/planned-parenthood-and-media-thank-each-other/
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http://www.qideas.org/blog/to-cade-and-the-eight-percent.aspx
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http://theresurgence.com/2012/02/03/11-gospel-centered-ways-to-love-your-city
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http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/jesus-chooses-and-uses-failures--2
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/03/opinion/brooks-how-to-fight-the-man.html
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Q: Is it true that those who die without knowing Christ in this life will have a second chance to know Him in the resurrection of the dead?  —Paul A: The clear teaching of the Bible is that man does not get a second chance for repentance after dea…
- 13 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 10:56am -

Leviticus 20:10-11: If a man commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, both the man and the woman who have committed adultery must be put to death. If a man violates his father by having sex with one of his father’s wives, both the man and the w…
- 13 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 10:43am -

How aware are you of the brutal winter causing difficulties and deaths in Europe? How are you reaching out to help those who have been affected by the freezing conditions?
- 14 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 9:46am -

The metro was packed with rush-hour travelers, and my family and I stood on the station platform waiting for the doors to open so we could board. Tired after a long day of sightseeing, we were already anticipating the refuge of our hotel room. I took…
- 24 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 12:01am -

Lamentations 5:1-22 Please let us return!     Give us new days,     like those long ago. Lamentations 5:21…
- 12 hours ago, 6 Feb 12, 11:43am -

Psalm 108:1-13 With God’s help we will do mighty things,     for he will trample down our foes. Psalm 108:13…
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Psalm 107:1-43 “LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble,     and he rescued them from their distress. Psalm 107:6…
- 2 days ago, 4 Feb 12, 3:56pm -

Lamentations 5:1-22 Why do you forget us continually;     why do you abandon us     for such a long time? Lamentations 5:20…
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