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In his book Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God, Timothy Keller says, “Prayer is continuing a conversation that God has started through his Word and his grace, which eventually becomes a full encounter with him.” — Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God by Timothy Keller, p. 48 Psalm…

Cory Krambule only planned to take a short hike in the Utah wilderness, when a sudden snowstorm overwhelmed him. As a result, he could not find his way back to camp. He tried to get back to his camp, but eventually gave up and decided to light a small fire. He spent the night huddling over the fire trying…

Film star Pierce Brosnan has experienced loss that has shaped his life, according to Alex Bhattacharji in Esquire. His first wife, Cassandra, died from ovarian cancer in 1991 and their daughter, Charlotte, to the same disease in 2013. A year ago, ovarian cancer also claimed the life of his producing…

Folks, I have to tell you that you should feel sorry for my wife. I know, I know, you’re saying, “Huh! Not telling us anything we didn’t already know. We do feel sorry for her!” Well, I’d just say, That’s good because she married an introvert. She didn’t really know what she was getting into when she…

Researchers for Pew's U.S. Religious Landscape Survey analyzed the religious practices of more than 35,000 U.S. adults and found that while they embrace their own faith, they also respect and sometimes practice parts of other religions. John Green, a spokesman for the study said that "Many religions—maybe…

I’D RATHER DIE WHILE I’M LIVING THAN LIVE WHILE I’M DEAD I WANT TO LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER EVERY NOW AND THEN.. THE WEATHER IS HERE, WISH YOU WERE BEAUTIFUL. All of these truisms were the creation of that “dock-of-the-bay” philosopher, Jimmy Buffet. While I surely there are better sources of truth, I…

One missionary writes that while he was serving in Paraguay, a Maka Indian by the name of Rafael would come and sit on his porch. He was inside eating, so he went out to see what Rafael wanted. When he asked, Rafael just said, “Ham, henek, met.” He didn’t get a lot out of that, even though he understood…

John Patton pastored a growing Scottish church for ten years but, after that tenure, felt that God was calling him away to an island, off the coast of Australia, inhabited by canibals. Now they knew that the tribes of this island were canibalistic because one missionary couple had already gone there…

What does it mean to be “happy?” Many have tried to define it. For instance: Gandhi said: Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. Ayn Rand said: Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one’s values. Robert Ingersoll, the…

In Character Forged from Conflict, Gary Preston writes about Gladys Aylward, a missionary to China during and after World War II: Gladys's ministry in China was chronicled in the film The Inn of the Sixth Happiness. She suffered terribly during her journey across the mountains of China in order to bring…

On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson became pro baseball's first black player when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers. But there's an amazing story of faith and courage behind Robinson's entry into baseball. Branch Rickey was the Dodger's baseball executive who eventually signed Jackie Robinson. Rickey's…

I believe that the real difference in the American church is not between conservatives and liberals, fundamentalists and charismatics, nor between Republicans and Democrats. The real difference is between the aware and the unaware. When somebody is aware of that love—the same love that the Father has…

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,…

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS by Dr. Erwin Lutzer Intro Thunder From Sinai Today many concepts about God abound, most of them individually conceived in our own minds according to our own liking. When people stop worshipping the true God, they do not stop worshipping; it is just that they change the object of…

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…

Advent of Christ, the First A. Announced in the Old Testament by: Moses Deut. 18:18, 19 Samuel Acts 3:24 David Ps. 40:6–8; Heb. 10:5–8 Prophets Luke 24:26, 27 B. Prophecies fulfilled by his: Birth Is. 7:14; Matt. 1:23 Forerunner Mal. 3:1, 2; Matt. 3:1–3 Incarnation Is. 9:6 Time of arrival Dan. 9:24,…

Jose/ Bayly was a respected author and speaker on the subject of death. In this excerpt, he wrote of the difficulty we have when we try to understand the realities of the life to come. I cannot prove the existence of heaven. 1 accept its reality by faith, on the authority of Jesus Christ: "In My Father's…

The Pursuit of God in Corporate Worship The Intensification of Worship as an Inward Experience of the Heart The essential, vital, indispensable, defining heart of worship is the experience of being satisfied with God because God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him. The chief end…

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…