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An unusual pair of glasses rescued from a landfill in New Zealand turned out to be more than 300 hundred years old and were worth more than the finders imagined. The Tip Shop is a store operated by the city council of Wellington and often auctions unusual items rescued from the trash. The glasses were…

Rhode Island’s governor, Gina Raimondo announced she plans to keep office hours at the state’s beaches during the summer so that she will be more assessable to the people. One of the things she plans to do while in her sandy office is to sign an executive order, which is designed to reduce reliance on…

In Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives, Richard Swenson writes: “Medical studies reveal that service is health enhancing. One of the best ways to heal your own emotional pain is to focus instead on meeting the needs of others. It works, powerfully.”…

On Jesus way to Jerusalem (to die), He had to pass through the same desert in which He was tempted. Maybe Satan's temptations rang in His ears..."maybe there's another way..." Jesus last words to His disciples before coming this way was "we need to confront the gates of Hell." When Jesus entered Jerusalem,…

I heard once about a man who went to the doctor after weeks of symptoms. The doctor examined him carefully, then called the patient's wife privately into his office. He said to her, "Your husband is suffering from a rare form of anemia. Without treatment, he'll be dead in a few weeks. The good news is,…

“I don’t want to follow a leader who isn’t following Jesus. I don’t want to submit to a leader who isn’t submitted to Jesus.” Warren Wiersbe

In 1878, when William Booth's Salvation Army was beginning to make its mark, men and women from all over the world began to enlist. One man, who had once dreamed of becoming a bishop, crossed the Atlantic from America to England to enlist. Samuel Brengle left a fine pastorate to join Booth's Army. At…

In the fifth grade, it was discovered that a girl's lunch had been stolen. The teacher launched an immediate search and investigation. All the students knew the penalty for stealing - the principal would come in and adminsiter a swat in front of the class with that big paddle that hung in his office.…

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…

Are Jesus and Muhammad Buddies? SUBMITTED BY Rebecca Giselbrecht MR550 Class Dr. Robin Basselin December 8, 2006 Table of Content Introduction. 3 The Divinity of Christ 4 Quranic Point of View.. 4 Biblical Point of View.. 4 Bridges. 5 The Death, Resurrection, and Atonement of Christ 5 Quranic Point of…

I. Introduction When God created the universe and all within it, God looked and saw that it was good. At some point, however, evil entered the world and corrupted it. People may have different understandings of how this happened, but I don’t think anyone would argue that the world as we know it is the…

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…

to Illustrate... JEALOUSY/ GENEROSITY T he parable of the vineyard workers (Matt. 20) offends our sense of fairness. Why should everyone get equal pay for unequal work? Back in Ontario when the apples ripened, Mom would sit all seven of us down, Dad included, with pans and paring knives un­til the mountain…