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Writing for Psychology Today, Shainna Ali, PhD, says, “We live in an era in which communication seems simpler than times of the past. In essence, a co-worker is one email away, a friend is one text away, and a loved one is one video chat away. Although communication may be easier and faster, connection…

A University of Chicago professor finds that those experiencing extreme loneliness have a “14% greater chance of premature death.” https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/272705 Some loneliness can be addressed by deepening relationships with friends and family, but sometimes it can only be address…

People will do anything to ease loneliness. A Japanese company has invented a machine that produces animated holograms. The Gatebox sells for $1,500 and with its artificial intelligence can talk to its owners. The company has issued 3,700 marriage certificates to men who have fallen in love with their…

An 81-year-old German man contacted police after he found what he thought was a World War II bomb in his garden. Police rushed to the scene and found a very large zucchini instead. The police officer said, “The object, which really did look very like a bomb” was a 16 inch zucchini and posed no danger…

Ob-Gyn doctor Camilla Hersh, founder and owner of Virginia Women’s Health Associates, explains why she is opposed to the incest exception to abortion. One patient, a pregnant 14-year-old, was brought to her. The pregnancy was the result of incest. In talking to the girl and her family the subject of…

Doris and Fred Thomson are both 95 years old. The two police officers responding to an emergency from their home expected the worse. There was no real emergency, at least of the kind we normally think about. Fred and Doris just wanted someone to talk to. The British policemen brewed a pot of tea and…

Michael Vick is the quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles. It’s hard for him to stay in the game, because he’s hard to protect. Why? Because… • He won’t stay in the pocket. • He won’t stay behind his offensive line. • He keeps running away from his protection. When he runs, all of the rules that protect…

Jong Sim Rim won the 3rd weightlifting gold medal for North Korea and, like all North Korean athletes, she credited her success to the great leadership of the North Korean Supreme Leader Kim, Jong Un. However, few people from the western world take this seriously. So what was the real reason for the…

Have you ever heard of Thomas Jonathan Jackson? You may not recognize the name, but I’m sure you’ve heard of him. You probably know him better as General “Stonewall” Jackson. A newspaper reporter described him as immovable as a stone wall in battle. He was fearlessness drew the attention of many. After…

Adrian Gonzalez is the first baseman for the Boston Red Sox. He is also a believer. Each of his bats bears the inscription Ps 27:1. The psalm reads, “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” When asked about the inscription…

Cara is a missionary in Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa. She, her husband, and their four children had been attending language school for several months when they decided to visit the country that would soon be their home. Only a few hours after arriving in the country, three men with weapons hijacked…

WORSHIP Have you ever not felt like coming to a worship service? Some would argue that there is no point in attending if you are not in the right attitude. However, sometimes the only way to break through the resistance to worship is to be among worshippers. In his book Invitation to a Journey, Robert…

Unknown Author These are more effective than 911 When - You are sad, phone John 14 You have sinned, phone Psalm 51 You are facing danger, phone Psalm 91 People have failed you, phone Psalm 27 It feels as though God is far from you, phone Psalm 139 Your faith needs stimulation, phone Hebrews 11 You are…

OUT OF THE SHADOWS by Charles R. Swindoll Read Acts 11:19--26 Some of you who read these words today could use a little extra hope, especially if you find yourself in a waiting mode. You were once engaged in the action, doing top-priority work on the front lines. No longer. All that has changed. Now,…

A pig and a hen were walking down the road when they saw a poster advertising the forthcoming harvest supper. It said that ham and eggs would be served. The hen said to the pig, "How nice it is that we can help the minister." But the pig replied to the hen, "It's all very well for you you'll be making…

Scripture: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 1 John 1: 5 The LORD is my light and my salvation-- whom shall I fear? Psalm 27: 1 You know what this is. It is a night light. Sometimes our parents put one of these in our room so that we won't be afraid. Are any of you ever afraid of the…

"Man rises superior to every terror of nature as soon as he is able to give it a form, and can make it a definite object...He tears away the masks from the spectres which terrified his childhood, and they suprise him with his own image, for they are merely his own imaginations." --Schiller We stand together…

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…

An experiment was conducted in which a group of scientists observed some rats in a tank of water to see how long they would survive before drowning. The average time was 17 minutes. They repeated the experiment, this time rescuing the rats just before drowning. When the "rescued" rats were submerged…

EMERGENCY NUMBERS PRINT OUT AND KEEP IT WITH YOUR BIBLE. USE IN CASE OF EMERGENCY! HANDY REFERENCE LIST OF EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS When in sorrow.....................................call John 14 When men fail you.................................call Psalm 27 When you have sinned..............................call…

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…