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What are you afraid of? In 2017 Alex Honnold faced his fear and became the first and only person to climb Yosemite’s El Capitan without ropes. Many say it is one of the most impressive athletic feats in history. Honnold said “I’m just as afraid of falling to my death as anyone else is.” How does he handle…

In THANKS! How Practicing Gratitude Can Make You Happier, Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D. writes, “Heavy cigarette smoking can knock off about six years from a person’s life. Conversely, happiness can add as much as nine years to one’s life expectancy.” —Jim L. Wilson —THANKS!, 13 Psalm 34:1 (CSB) “I will bless…

Culling the Army of God Purpose: To equip saints to be effective soldiers in the Lord's Army. Judges 7:2 And the Lord said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel claim glory for itself against Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved…

Muslims view entering heaven as an act of justice. God stacks your good works against your bad works and, if the good outweighs the bad, you get in. For that reason, no muslim ever knows for certain if they’re actually going to heaven unless . . . unless they die in Jihad, that is unless they strap on…

Sheila Walsh, singer, author, and former co-host of the 700 Club, says in Leadership journal: In 1992 my life hit the wall. One morning I was sitting on national television with my nice suit and my inflatable hairdo, and that night I was in the locked ward of a psychiatric hospital. It was the kindest…

It’s kind of like chocolate covered peanuts. Yeah, that’s right chocolate covered peanuts. That’s probably what you call them. I call them “brown cocaine.” They are addictive! Every once in a while, especially around Christmas, we get some of those. Someone may give them as a Christmas gift or something.…

Simon Birch (a movie based on the novel A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving) is the story of a 12-year-old boy named Simon Birch who, despite his physical handicaps, believes God has a plan for his life. Simon was born tiny and with an abnormally small heart. He was expected to die within the first…

Ever met a childrearing expert? No, I’m not talking about the ones you find in a grandparent’s home who, through the tears of experience, the counsel of the Scripture, and the travail of prayer have poured themselves into their children to the point that they have reaped a heritage of godly adults who…

One person wrote of experiencing this kind of worship in a very likely place. He says: Locked behind the razor-wire fences of a Florida prison is no place to spend a holiday. I'd spent 15 Christmases under these less-than-festive conditions, but this year my situation looked even bleaker. I was stuck…

True praise of the Lord isn't affected by circumstances but is centered on the very person of God. Franz Joseph Haydn was a famous composer during the late 1700s. He lived in Austria and composed and played music for the Austrian royal family. His works are known worldwide, and, perhaps more notably,…

According to the Chicago Tribune, on Monday August 26, 1996, tragedy struck a Fort Lauderdale, FL family. Two boys found their 12-year old brother dead in their yard. He had hanged himself from a tree. Beneath the tree were a step stool and a flashlight. There was little mystery about what had provoked…

Thanksgiving Quiz – The Answers! Here are the answers to last week’s Thanksgiving Quiz: 1. When did a whole nation pause to give thanks to God? The Israelites, after the crossing of the Red Sea (Exodus 15). 2. When did four thousand people praise God with instruments? Under the appointment of King David…

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…