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Clinebell & McKeever write, “. . . spiritual support can be crucial in enabling the renewal of purpose, direction, and a robust sense of mission. It can also help people find deeper meaning in the struggles in which they are engaging.” --Basic Types of Pastoral Care & Counseling, 97. 1 Thessalonians…

A recently published study headed by Norwegian researchers has found there is a correlation between religious practice and lower blood pressure. The researchers, headed by Dr. Harold Koenig, say the study is one of several that have discovered similar trends. Overall, about sixty percent of quantitative…

The new preacher loaded his car with his large family and visited an old deacon on the farm. After the introductions there was an awkward pause as the unexpected guests looked for chairs upon which to sit. The parlor had only two chairs. "Brother, I don't believe you have enough chairs," suggested the…

The best illustration of this is something I just wish that you could experience. You’d have to hop a jet to do it. Once you arrived in Xalapa, Mexico, you’d have to snake your way up into the mountains to the “land that time forgot.” Nestled in the lush mountain forest, you’d find a little village called…

Several years ago, the winter season brought a number of extremely heavy snows to the Forsyth County area of North Carolina. Between Winston-Salem and Kernersville, along the interstate highway, were a great many tall, young pine trees, lining the highway. Following one of the six-inch snows that was…

Some of us probably don’t remember but five years ago next month (July 2002) nine miners were trapped in a coal mine in Pennsylvania. On a Wednesday evening the mine collapsed filling with water. The miners were not pulled from the mine until Sunday morning. The miners were 250 feet underground in a…

Fellowship “ but if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.” John 1:7 God created us to be in fellowship with Him and it pleases Him when we are, but we cannot walk with Him if we live sinful lifestyles.…

Christianity Without the Church? The results of a new study conducted by The Barna Group reveal that a majority of adults now believe that there are a variety of biblically legitimate ways to experience God outside of the conventional church. At least 50 percent of adults who took part in the survey…

Max Lucado illustration And last of all, the habit of fellowship: “Let us not give up the habit of meeting together, as some are doing. Instead let us encourage one another” (Heb. 10:25 tev, emphasis mine). I’m writing this chapter on a Saturday morning in Boston. I came here to speak at a conference.…

This blog post at http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/88-dinner-parties/ and reveals exactly what we should NOT imitate in our "Fellowshipping" or our "hospitality". It is imperative that white people know how to host a good dinner party as they will be expected to do it well into retirement.…

Recently a Boston newspaper carried the story of a Maine couple whose dogs attacked a flock of sheep at a nearby farm, killing nine sheep and injuring ten others. The sheep in this area are famous for their prize-winning wool, but the dogs didn’t care. They went for the throats and slaughtered the sheep…

When I see a bird that looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, has webbed feet like a duck, paddles in the water like a duck, and prefers the company of ducks, it is hard for me to resist the conclusion that it must be a duck! “Birds of a feather flock together” and where you feel at home is most likely…

“Behind the line in World War I, rest homes were operated which were designed to serve as places of fellowship for all soldiers – whether officers or enlisted men. Over the entrance of such houses were posted these words ‘Abandon all rank, ye who enter here.’ So must it be in the church”

Someone once called a preacher to say he wanted to become a church member. But, he went on to explain that he did not want to: Worship every week. Study the Bible. Visit the sick. Serve as a leader or teacher. The minister commended him for his desire to be a church member, but told him the church he…

It's crowded in worship today As she slips in Trying to fade into the faces The girls' teasing laughter is carrying farther than they know, Farther than they know CHORUS But if we are the Body Why aren't His arms reaching Why aren't His hands healing Why aren't His words teaching And if we are the Body…

One more note about the world’s system. In case you haven’t noticed, the world front-loads its pleasures and back-loads its pain. The Christian life sometimes front-loads the pain, but it always back-loads the pleasure. And I’d definitely rather be moving toward joy than moving away from it, wouldn’t…

The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the Church basement Friday at 7 PM. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy. ----------------------------------------------------------------------…

"Overboard Rescue" Passengers aboard a luxurious cruise ship were having a great time when a beautiful young woman fell overboard. Immediately there was an 80-year-old man in the water who rescued her. The crew pulled them both out of the treacherous waters. The captain was grateful as well as astonished…

The Secret of Our Power to Love Legend has it that a wealthy merchant traveling through the Mediterranean world looking for the distinguished Pharisee, Paul, encountered Timothy, who arranged a visit. Paul was, at the time, a prisoner in Rome. Stepping inside the cell, the merchant was surprised to find…