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The Immovable Ladder
As I’m teaching in Jerusalem, I offer a short provocation from Christianity’s holiest site… (5:30)
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“The Room”
A great story from a true saint—and young. I present it here with its official introduction. Long, and so worth the read… Seventeen-year-old Brian Moore had only a short time to write something for a class. The subject was “what Heaven was like.” “I wowed ’em,” he later told his father, Bruce. “It’s a killer.…
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Well Done, Guys
God wants heaven filled, and its radiant population continues to grow. Last Monday it gained Pastor Douglas Mark, known to me as “Dougie”. I knew him all of five hours on earth though it feels like we were lifelong friends. As he prepared for his graduation, he wrote some lyrics in his prayer diary, which were read to…
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Infinite Understatement
Hyperbole? Sure. Poetry? Of course. Understated? Infinitely. Could we with ink the oceans fill, And were the skies of parchment made, Were every stalk on earth a quill, And every man a scribe by trade, To write the love of God above Would drain the oceans dry; Nor could the scroll contain the whole, Though…
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Do This Twice
Another marvelous prayer. “I am no longer my own, but Yours. Put me to what You will, rank me with whom You will; Put me to doing, put me to suffering; Let me be employed for You or laid aside for You; Let me be exalted for You, or brought low for You; Let me be full, let me be…
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Tribute to the Wise
Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel made a profound observation… “The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference… To remain silent and indifferent is…
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Another Poem
One of my great discoveries in life was when I spent my day making life better for someone else, it was always a good day—and when I spent my day trying to make life better for me, I went to bed wondering if I’d really accomplished anything valuable at all. We were made for God, and it seems He…
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Have An ‘Absolute’ Day
This is account may or may not be traditional, but it’s message couldn’t be truer nor the task more certain… “Little children, Love one another,” the aged John the Apostle taught his young disciples. “Why do you always say this one thing?” they asked. “It is the Lord’s command, and if it is done, it is enough…” he replied. Jesus’ command…
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The View From Here…
How we view God has a huge impact on how we treat others. A wise friend once observed, “We are created in God’s image. Whenever you meet a man, it is God asking you, “How will you treat Me?” I have yet to recover from this statement. I am glad. —j
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Hello Facebook Christians
Hello Facebook Christians, People are reading your posts. So as you write, paste, tag and share—remember. Remember that 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. Jesus said His followers were refreshing to others.…
Jay McCarl 