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Jesus said the second greatest commandment, after loving God, is to love others as ourselves. Philosophy professor Costica Bradatan said that goes against human predisposition. What is natural for us is seeking to survive and reproduce. “For that purpose, we assert ourselves, relentlessly, savagely,…

In Bellevue, Washington, an arsonist burned down a mosque. Those who attended the Islamic Center of the Eastside were left without anywhere to pray. The Bellevue Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints offered space, free of charge in their Mormon church building that is right next door…

The movie Argo is set in November 1979 Iran and depicts a mob of angry locals outside the gate of the United States embassy. Tempers erupted. Cries of angry voices blared. Sounds of breaking chains and windows reverberated through the embassy compound. Finally the Iranians rushed into the building. That…

"Everybody is a potential murderer. I’ve never killed any one, but I frequently get satisfaction reading the obituary notices." -Clarence Darrow

In “Adopted for Life,” Russell Moore writes, “As soon as you peer into the truth of the one aspect, you fall headlong into the truth of the other, and vice versa. That’s because it’s the way the gospel is. Jesus reconciles us to God and to each other. As we love our God, we love our neighbor; as we love…

In Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives, Richard Swenson writes: “Boundaries are about establishing a perimeter around the personal and private spaces of our lives and not letting the world come crashing in uninvited. This is not an issue of selfishness…

by Dr. Paul Chappell “That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus. For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.” Philemon 6–7 Whenever there is…

Not committing all means not committing at all. A certain man lived in Haiti and wanted to sell his house for $2,000. Another man wanted very badly to buy it, but because he was poor, he could not afford the full price. After much bargaining, the owner agreed to sell the house for half the original price…

James 2:1-13 This passage in James always makes me smile. I find it funny that James, the brother of Christ, would be advising others not to show favoritism. He probably spent years watching Jesus being treated as the favorite before he wrote this. Sibling rivalry is always difficult, but when your older…

Ten years ago, Kirsten and Lee Hildebrand thought they knew where their lives were headed. They had just settled into their first home in a suburban community, where Kirsten practiced labor and employment law and Lee was working on a doctorate in counseling psychology. But when the couple attended Eastbrook…

"Man rises superior to every terror of nature as soon as he is able to give it a form, and can make it a definite object...He tears away the masks from the spectres which terrified his childhood, and they suprise him with his own image, for they are merely his own imaginations." --Schiller We stand together…

RESOLUTIONS According to Greg Helmstetter, CEO of myGoals.com. “This year, a marked drop in job-related goals shows that people are starting to focus more on other areas of their lives such as family, getting organized, and fixing up the house. That's good news for everybody.” Among the most popular…

Scripture Prayers Concerning Revival The following are Scripture prayers that you can use to plead with God for revival. These requests are based on the Word of God and are the revealed will of God for the church. Plead these Scripture prayers with confidence and persistence. As always, begin by praying…

RONDEBOSCH 23 Julie 2006 NEHEMIA 5:9 “ Dit is nie ‘n goeie ding wat julle besig is om te doen nie. Julle moet tog eerbied vir ons God hê in julle optrede, en nie ons vyande, die heidene, minagting vir ons laat kry nie.” NEH 6:15 “Ek het nie so gemaak nie uit eerbied vir God.” NUWE INLEIDING: Elke land…

3 John Piper Desiring God Minneapolis, Minnesota 4 For Your Joy FOR YOUR JOY Published by Desiring God © 2005 Desiring God International Standard Book Number: 0-9773286-0-0 Edited for Desiring God Cover design by Edd Blott All scripture quotations are taken from: The Holy Bible: English Standard Version,…

John MacArthur Basisinformationen zur Bibel Christliche Literatur-Verbreitung Postfach 11 01 35 • 33661 Bielefeld Wenn nicht anders angegeben, sind die Bibelzitate der Schlachter 2000 entnommen. Abkürzungen weiterer Bibelausgaben: Elb.: Elberfelder Bibel, unrevidierte Fassung Lu 12: Lutherbibel von 1912…

I. Introduction When God created the universe and all within it, God looked and saw that it was good. At some point, however, evil entered the world and corrupted it. People may have different understandings of how this happened, but I don’t think anyone would argue that the world as we know it is the…

A Christian Guide to Passover (PESCH) Below is a compilation of several contemporary Seder services that are used today. Because of the passage of time and that Passover was intended to be a family tradition, it is not possible to reconstruct with certainty the type of Passover meal or celebration that…

CHARACTERISTICS OF GOD’S GREAT SALVATION 1. Granted on God’s Terms “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him.” John 6:44 2. Reflects God’s Name “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart with all your soul, and with all your mind, This is the greatest and most important…

| Spiritual Life | | How To Develop Learners Not Legalistsby Jerry Bridges | When I was first introduced to the idea of disciple­ship, I was given a list of seven spiritual disciplines I should practice every day—things such as a daily quiet time, Scripture memo­rization, Bible study, and prayer. As…