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The point is this: I saw more clearly than ever, that the first great and primary business to which I ought to attend every day was, to have my soul happy in the Lord. The first thing to be concerned about was not, how much I might serve the Lord, how I might glorify the Lord; but how I might get my…

I earnestly recommend that it be in the early morning, unless there are some extenuating circumstances. Entering the day without a serious meeting with God, over his Word and in prayer, is like entering the battle without tending to your weapons. It’s like taking a trip without filling the tires with…

It was not easy for Mr. Taylor, in his changeful life, to make time for prayer and Bible study, but he knew that it was vital. Well do the writers remember traveling with him month after month in northern China, by cart and wheelbarrow with the poorest of inns at night. Often with only one large room…

Therefore the most crucial means of fighting for joy in God is to immerse oneself in the Scriptures where we see God in Christ most clearly. When he was seventy-one years old, Mueller spoke to younger believers: Now … I would give a few hints to my younger fellow-believers as to the way in which to keep…

One pastor wrote: My daughter, Zoe, is two-and-a-half and loves to play hide-and-seek. Sometimes she hides, but usually the game involves hiding my cell phone. Unfortunately she doesn't yet understand the object of the game. She makes me close my eyes—that much she gets. But it's downhill from there.…

He also distracts us through busyness. It was Louie Giglio who said that we do not come to church to worship, we should come “worshiping to church.” What he meant is simply this: If my schedule is too busy to allow me to worship God in private, I will usually be too distracted to worship God when I arrive…

Holy collectibles, Batman! ELLWOOD CITY, Pa. — A near-mint copy of Detective Comics No. 27, a pre-World War II comic featuring Batman's debut, was recently found in an attic and sold to a local collector. The comic is considered to be the second-most valuable available and can fetch up to $500,000. The…

Rest and relaxation doesn't seem to come as easily or naturally to Americans as it does to those in other nations. According to the 2006 World Almanac and Book of Facts: • a worker in Italy averages 42 vacation days per year. • a worker in France: 37 days • a worker in Germany: 35 days • a worker in…