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Allen Marshall saved $900 dollars for his mother’s 97th birthday party and to buy a special tool. When the coronavirus pandemic meant that his mother could not have a party, the Michigan man decided that the tool could wait, because he wanted to do something to bless health care workers in his area.…

In The Cost of Discipleship, Dietrich Bonhoeffer writes, “Suffering, then, is the badge of true discipleship.” —Jim L. Wilson Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship, 91. Philippians 3:10 (HCSB) My goal is to know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed…

Thomas McNally is a 12-year-old Boy Scout in Long Island, NY. He earned a badge for learning the Heimlich maneuver, the preferred method to help people who are choking. Just a few weeks later, his own mother was choking and Thomas performed his newly learned skill. He saved his mother’s life. The Boy…

Sixteen-year-old Noah Cornuet had planned a very ambitious project to complete the work for his Eagle Scout Badge. He had just gotten started on the project to make improvements to sites at his church and in his community, when he died suddenly due to a rare noncancerous heart tumor. Though part of the…

In 2009, Cassandra Phillips launched a one-day conference celebrating failure in high tech world of Silicon Valley. The conference was successful for four years, and now Phillips says her conference isn’t needed any more because failure has become so common in high-tech ventures. In fact, according to…

When Marion Shurtleff bought a Bible from a used bookstore in California, she planned to use it to compare with her other versions. She noticed a folded, yellowed letter inside, but was startled to find her name on it when she opened it. Shurtleff says slipped between the pages of the Bible was an essay…

The newest member of a Cincinnati area police force specializes in a different kind of law, God’s law. Pastor James Love doesn’t carry a gun or wear a badge. As the new Chaplain of the force, he will offer a safe place and a listening ear for the officers he serves beside. Love says his job is to care…

Pat Novak was a hospital chaplain intern who discovered the great power of God’s forgiving grace. He was making his rounds one summer morning when he was called to visit a patient admitted with an undiagnosed ailment. John was a man in his sixties who was not responding to treatment at all. His tests…

Carl Frederickson is a man looking for adventure in life. When Carl was young, his imagination was sparked by a great adventurer whose motto was, “Adventure is Out There.” When Carl met his wife, Ellie, they dreamed of great adventure together. Their greatest dream was to travel to South America and…

At a convention a delegate once wore a homemade badge with the letters B.A.I.K. “What does this mean?” asked his friends. “Brother, am I confused!” said he. “But you don’t spell confused with a k.” “You don’t know how confused s am,” said the delegate. The Public Speaker’s Handbook of Humor, J. Edward…

Cole writes his mom and dad from scout camp Dear Mom and Dad, Out scout master told us to write in case you saw the flood on TV, because he said that you might be worried. Don’t worry, we’re OK! Only one of our tents and 2 sleeping bags got washed away. Luckily, none of us drowned because we were up…

James Calderwoood, 18, of Chevy Chase, Md., has earned all 121 possible merit badges offered in the United States under the scouting program. He met scouting requirements in fields ranging from public health, photography, archery and even home repairs since launching his scouting career in first grade.…

A policeman who weighs 140 pounds can stand before an 18-wheeler and with uplifted hand say, “Stop, in the name of the law.” He is appealing to an authority higher than himself. The truck stops because of that name or authority. The policeman certainly did not and could not stop the truck with physical…

Dear Mom, Our scoutmaster told us all write to our parents in case you saw the flood on TV and worried. We are OK. Only 1 of our tents and 2 sleeping bags got washed away. Luckily, none of us got drowned because we were all up on the mountain looking for Chad when it happened. Oh yes, please call Chad's…

Look down at your shirt for a moment. Is there a little emblem on the pocket? Or perhaps you have a certain swoosh on your tennis shoes or distinctive rivets on your jeans. If you’re drinking coffee while reading this chapter, is there a green circle on the cup? If you’re sitting at the table, is Tony…

| The Sin Most Churches Deny | by Henry and Marion Jacobsen Tom and Leah miss the fellowship of the Latter-Day Saints. They rejoice that they found the gospel and became Christians, but Tom's business has caused them to move several times, so they have belonged to a number of evangelical churches. "In…

A Christian Guide to Passover (PESCH) Below is a compilation of several contemporary Seder services that are used today. Because of the passage of time and that Passover was intended to be a family tradition, it is not possible to reconstruct with certainty the type of Passover meal or celebration that…

FINAL WORDS. Christ's Farewell to Those He Loved Part One Calming Troubled Hearts Don't you wish you could turn anxiety on and off like a faucet? Wouldn't it be great if you could worry from 9:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. and then shut it down so that you could get a good night's rest? Unfortunately, we cannot…

John MacArthur Basisinformationen zur Bibel Christliche Literatur-Verbreitung Postfach 11 01 35 • 33661 Bielefeld Wenn nicht anders angegeben, sind die Bibelzitate der Schlachter 2000 entnommen. Abkürzungen weiterer Bibelausgaben: Elb.: Elberfelder Bibel, unrevidierte Fassung Lu 12: Lutherbibel von 1912…