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POTD—’Prayer of the Day’
Prayers come in all shapes and sizes—as long as we pray. We can think them, say them and read them—laugh them, cry them, worship and tremble in them—so long as we mean them and remember with Whom we’re speaking. And don’t forget to listen. Here is the POTD—the ‘Prayer of the Day’. Join in, even…
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What are You Doing Right Now?
“Keep about your work that God has given you. Do not flinch because the lion roars; do not stop to stone the devil’s dogs; do not fool away your time chasing the devil’s rabbits. Do your work. Let liars lie, let corporations resolve, let the devil do his worst; but see to it that nothing…
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Watch, Listen, Grow
I have the best job in the world—making the Bible simple, as it was meant to be. CLICK HERE to hear my audio sermons (and a few by some excellent friends). CLICK HERE to watch my video messages at Biblical sites in Israel, Jordan, Greece and Turkey. Here’s a sample…enjoy.
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In Excelsis Deo
Imagine eternity. Imagine infinity—imagine absolute life and infinite power, with no beginning and no end. Imagine infinite size and mind, boundless knowledge, unapproachable holiness in both being and motive—perfection beyond anything anyone ever dreamt—ultimate power to create and destroy with utter absence of malice entwined with supreme, omniscient Justice. Such power—such absolute personhood—holy and just,…
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Toast for Thanksgiving
I confess have a favorite movie—Babette’s Feast*. Babette, a spectacular chef who fled the French Revolution, made a feast for a village of Christian people who hated each other. The table was set with more than food—it was rich with joy, mercy and reconciliation. Just like Jesus when He ate with sinners. I hope you’ll…
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Happy St. Crispin’s Day, Coach Lombardi
“I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle—victorious.” —Coach Vince Lombardi And that was just football. We each have a calling from God—it’s rarely easy and…
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A Light in Mordor
“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tower high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him…
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Someone OFFENDED You?
“Followers of Jesus are not fearful people. Followers of Jesus are not angry people. Followers of Jesus are the least offendable people in the world because they are not of the world. When did so many followers of Jesus forget this, I wonder, and why?” —JRM
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The Grave-Diggers of Reason
“All the Dachaus must remain standing. The Dachaus, the Belsens, the Buchenwalds, the Auschwitzes—all of them. They must remain standing because they are a monument to a moment in time when some men decided to turn the earth into a graveyard—into it they shoveled all of their reason, their logic, their knowledge, but worst of…
Jay McCarl 