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  • The Wednesday Night Crowd

    As a gospel preacher I have noticed the various names that we give to our Wednesday night service: Prayer Meeting Night, Midweek Bible Study, Wednesday Night Classes. By whatever name…

  • Some Things Cannot Be Done

    Have you ever heard it said that one can do what he wants to do if he wants to do it badly enough? There is truth in the saying, but…

  • Live Like You Pray

    I knelt to pray when the day was done, and prayed “O Lord, bless everyone. Lift from each saddened heart the pain and let the sick be made well again.”…

  • Motherhood

    Feeding schedules, diaper changes, and runaway toddlers seem to consume a mother’s world for what seems like forever. It may seem like an eternal duty, but those days very quickly…

  • Paul’s Portrait of God for Timothy

    Devoting himself to a theme of godliness in writing his spiritual son, Timothy, Paul writes to encourage him to teach godliness to people who enjoy financial prosperity (1 Tim. 6:3-10,…

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    Queen Anne’s Lace: Weed, Flower, or Savior?

    To some, queen anne’s lace is considered a weed. To others, it is a flower of some beauty that may be plucked and placed in a vase to admire. To…

  • Pewaukee’s  Dress  Code

    Pewaukee is a small city in Wisconsin that was recently in the news for a decision that resulted in a media tidal wave after the school required “all ‘dress-wearing’ students…

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    Are You a Pillar or a Caterpillar?

    Start an online Bible study: Click Here Somebody once observed: “Church members are either pillars or caterpillars. Pillars hold up the church, caterpillars just crawl in and out.” Christians ought to…

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    Possessing Our Possessions

    What would you do if someone in whom you had great confidence gave you a map showing the exact location of a buried treasure? What thrills, anticipation, and feverish activity…

  • The Answer Is Jesus

    A friend of mine recently attended a seminar for physicians, government leaders, and social scientists to discuss strategies for resolving several of the nation’s growing problems: (1) violent sex crimes,…