Years ago paint-by-number paintings became all the rage. We didn’t have to know how to paint, just how to follow the directions, and we could create a masterpiece.
Then came tole painting, a folk ...
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Missionaries come to our churches bringing extraordinary stories of God’s miraculous provisions. We marvel that God does such wonders in distant lands, but accept that our ordinary lives can never ...
Read more: The Ordinary Becomes Extraordinary
The Internet is a very revealing medium. Movie stars are toned and flawless on the screen, and then a picture shows up revealing them at the mall as frumpy and out of shape. A prize fighter is taut ...
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When children give a pinky promise, what does it mean? How about the Taft-Katsura Agreement in 1905? Or the Korean Armistice Agreement in ...
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We have all heard the phrase “blood is thicker than water.” It means that family ties are stronger than those of friendship, nationality, or religion.
However, what about when sibling rivalry ...
Read more: A Covenant Broken
There is no one version of history. Different countries create their own histories, and then often rewrite them to suit their own designs. Yet, all versions tell the same set of historical ...
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We all love the glamor of a beautiful wedding. The bride floats down the aisle in a shimmering gown, and the groom seems a knight in shining armor. No day can be more ...
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Too many times we are like the rat on the wheel. We are so busy asking from God that we hardly have time to offer him praise for the good gifts he gives ...
Read more: Five Opportunities to Praise God
Jesus came to this world to redeem men’s souls. However, Jesus had a practical side. He knew that to reach men spiritually, he had to first touch their humanity.
The poor and the hurting ...
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Being able to see the future is not what it is cracked up to be. How many of us could look inside a crystal ball and step out into the world each day knowing what was ...
Read more: The Story God Wrote
Trouble is part of our days, for it falls equally on the just and the unjust. However, within our troubles we can find a safe harbor, for our God is the calm in the time of the storm. He will guide ...
Read more: Our GENTLE God