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Some of the old Roman walls are compacted with such excellent cement that it would be almost impossible to separate one stone from another. In fact, the whole mass has become consolidated like a solid rock, so embedded in cement that you cannot distinguish one stone from another. Happy is the church…

Old Hugh Latimer preached before Henry VIII. It was the custom of the court preacher to present the king with something on his birthday, and Latimer presented Henry VIII with a pocket handkerchief with this text in the corner: “God will judge sexually immoral people and adulterers” (Heb 13:4)—a very…

Ishmael, the son of Hagar, had his water in a bottle, and he might have laughed at Isaac because Isaac had no bottle. Here was the difference between them: Isaac lived by the well. Now, some of us have little enough in this world; we have no bottle of water, and no stock in hand. But then we live by…

Shana Becerra filed suit in federal court against Dr. Pepper because of deceptive advertising. Her claim stated that “She did not receive what she paid for.” Ms. Becerra claimed that after drinking Diet Dr Pepper for 13 years it has made no difference to her waistline. A three-judge panel of the 9th…

Transportation Safety Authority officials said the amount of money left behind by travelers as they hurry through screening checkpoints continues to add up. In 2018, the dimes, quarters, nickels and pennies totaled almost one million dollars. The unclaimed money is currently deposited into a special…

In Goodbye Things, Fumio Sasaki writes, “Psychologist Tim Kasser stresses that the enrichment of time will lead directly to happiness, while the enrichment of material objects will not.” –--Jim L. Wilson Goodbye Things, 164 Hebrews 13:5 (CSB) Keep your life free from the love of money. Be satisfied with…

In his book, Walking with God through Pain and Suffering, Timothy Keller writes, “In Jesus Christ we see that God actually experiences the pain of the fire as we do. He truly is God with us, in love and understanding, in our anguish.” -- Walking with God through Pain and Suffering, [10] Hebrews 13:5…

NFL wide receiver Ryan Broyles is making big money. The 27-year-old lives a simple, middle-class life. He is living on a $60,000 budget despite a salary of over one million dollars per year. Broyles is aware that roughly one in six NFL players files for bankruptcy within 12 years of retirement. Broyles,…

A book of psalms dating to 1640 and believed to be the first book published in the United States was auctioned for a record $414.2 million. The book was one of several originally owned by the Old South Church in Boston. The church has the distinction of being known as the church Samuel Adams attended,…

“Five years after the name Bernie Madoff became synonymous with extravagant fraud, the only thing that makes him unique is the size of his swindle,” according to Al Lewis of Marketwatch.com, Ponzi schemes are discovered all the time. The scam is classic: “Lure investors with promises of solid returns…

How much is too much? People will have different answers to that question. For some, one TV is plenty, for others they need one in every room. For some, beans and rice will do, for others oversized portions of meat is necessary for every meal For some, a couple of cats are plenty, but not for a woman…

An Ohio woman who recently celebrated her 100th birthday could set a new standard for customer loyalty because she is still using the bank account she opened the year before World War I began. June Gregg told a friend that her account is the same one her father opened for her in January 1913. Gregg was…

Hugh Lattimer once preached before King Henry VIII. Henry was greatly displeased by the boldness in the sermon and ordered Lattimer to preach again on the following Sunday and apologize for the offense he had given. The next Sunday, after reading his text, he thus began his sermon: “Hugh Lattimer, dost…

(AP) DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. - On a chilly Easter night, two days after his son and four of his fellow soldiers were killed in Iraq, David Pautsch watched their remains arrive on a jumbo jet during a somber, half-hour ceremony. "You see these five caskets, flag-draped, it's sobering beyond belief,"…

Contentment is not contingent upon your location, but on your love for Christ. In the eleventh century, King Henry III of Bavaria grew tired of court life and the pressures of being a monarch. He made application to Prior Richard at a local monastery, asking to be accepted as a contemplative and spend…

Contentment is when we become convinced that our resources in Christ Jesus are more than adequate for every situation in life that we face. SOURCE: unknown

Four observations David Jeremiah After years of watching Christians miss opportunities God has set before them, though, I can offer four observations about why we don’t walk through God’s open doors. First, opportunities are often disguised as problems. It was the brilliant cartoon philosopher Pogo who…

Lee Strobel Impressed by Impoverished Family's Example While working as a journalist for the Chicago Tribune, Lee Strobel was assigned to report on the struggles of an impoverished, inner-city family during the weeks leading up to Christmas. A devout atheist at the time, Strobel was mildly surprised…

61% of Christians believe God wants people to be financially prosperous 48% of Christians believe Jesus was not rich, and we should follow His example 49% believe Christians don't do enough for the poor 57% do not believe 10% is the minimum God expects Christians to give Source: David Van Biema and Jeff…

Two years ago, John Brandick, a 62-year-old British man, was told he would succumb to pancreatic cancer within a year. Thinking he only had that single year to live, he decided to get the most out of what life he had left. He quit his job, quit paying his mortgage, and used his savings to give gifts…

MARRIAGE Studies are showing that being a good, supportive spouse is good for your health. “Men over 65 whose wives consider them a source of emotional strength usually live longer than less needed hubbies.” —Reader’s Digest, October 2002, p. 48 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson Galatians 5:13 NIV “You,…

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS by Dr. Erwin Lutzer Intro Thunder From Sinai Today many concepts about God abound, most of them individually conceived in our own minds according to our own liking. When people stop worshipping the true God, they do not stop worshipping; it is just that they change the object of…

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…

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…

October 1982 • Vol. 6, No. 10 DINNER TABLE FUN. I think the best location for humorous commu­ nication to take place is at the dinner table. At mealtime, there should be no ' hint of punishment, no threat, no recrimi­ nations about past wrong, no discipline, i1 stead, dinnertime should be a time of fellow…