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Stretched to Hit the Mark

A saint's life is in the hands of God as a bow and arrow in the hands of an archer. God is aiming at something the saint cannot see; He stretches ...


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Making Wounds a Source of Healing

Making one's own wounds a source of healing ... does not call for a sharing of superficial personal pains but for a constant willingness to see one's ...


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God Shapes Our Pain

Pain is only intolerable when seen in a distorted light. But when we know it is the hand of a loving God that shapes it all, and that it is our Father ...


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Now What, God?

In the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew's devastation, as my grandson, Stephan-Nelson, was working night and day helping the survivors to get water and ...


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The Tragedy of Life

The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.


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The Answer to Death

Professional golfer Paul Azinger was diagnosed with cancer at age 33. He had just won a PGA championship and had ten tournament victories to his credit. ...


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Rousing the Lethargic Church

The church, if it expects to rouse from lethargy, must know why it exists and what God expects it to accomplish.


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One-Track Ministry

I suppose they say of me, "He is a radical; he is a fanatic; he only has one idea." Well, it is a glorious idea. I would rather have that said ...


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Not Every Need Is a Call

Opportunity does not equal a mandate to act. Just because you become aware of a need does not mean God is calling you to meet that need.


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Our Only Business in Life

Let us thus think often that our only business in this life is to please God.


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