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Eight Steps to Finding God
In John Paul the Great, author Peggy Noonan describes a friend who asked the question, "How do you find God?" Noonan replied with the following: ...
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Man Wears Seatbelt After Friend Has Accident
Tim Keller wrote:
I used to go visit my brother in law, and he would never wear a seat belt in the car. I always berated him for it. I remember one time ...
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Busy Pastor Learns Hurry Destroys Souls
Pastor and author John Ortberg writes:
Not long after moving to Chicago, I called a wise friend to ask for some spiritual direction. I described the pace ...
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Driver Retains Loyalty to Former State
On the way to work this morning, I pulled up to a stop light and noticed an interesting SUV in front of me. The owner of the SUV is clearly a person of ...
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Famous Author Experiences Generosity
Sebastian Junger is author of The Perfect Storm and A Death in Belmont. Long before he became a famous writer, however, he decided to hitchhike his way ...
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Sheep Teach Pastor about Ministry
In his book Building a Church of Small Groups, Bill Donahue relays a story from his time as a part-time youth pastor while attending seminary. He was ...
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Palestinian Pastor Learns to Love Enemies
Bible College professor Yohanna Katanacho pastored a small church in the Israeli city of Jerusalem. As a Palestinian living in Israel, and a Christian ...
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Augustine on Faith, Hope, and Love
There is no love without hope, no hope without love, and neither hope nor love without faith.
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Augustine on Being Displeased with Our Old Natures
What you are must always displease you, if you would attain that which you are not.
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Bonhoeffer on the Study of Scripture
Because I am a Christian, therefore, every day in which I do not penetrate more deeply into the knowledge of God's Word in Holy Scripture is a lost ...
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