There are people who have nothing to look forward to. Without hope, without expectations, without something to look forward to beyond today, you will just give up. Yes, the Return of Christ is the greatest hope there is, but if you have no hope for t...
Religion religion hope believe justIn Luke 11:5-8 we read a parable that Jesus taught the disciples. Luke 11 is the story about Jesus teaching His disciples how to pray. And while this parable isn't technically a "prayer that God answered," by asking some questions about this par...
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Religion religion kingdom heaven hole jesusLillie Langtry entered the world in 1853 as the only daughter in a family of seven children born to an English minister and his wife. Blessed with better-than-average resources, she grew up in circumstances of relative ease, married a man of means he...
Religion religion jesus choice willSomething that we all come to recognize at some point is that experience is a very powerful teacher. The things that we have heard and seen may touch our lives, but our experiences, which combine hearing, seeing, and feeling, have a much deeper impac...
Religion religion experiences livesAlthough I have yet to read the book, "Eat, Pray, and Love" I did see the movie and really enjoyed it. Watching the movie generated some of my own ideas about how I, as a Christian, can incorporate some of these great disciplines in my own life. I le...
Religion religion love meditation life learn timeBible Study Supplies First and foremost, you will need a good Catholic bible. Picking up the old, dusty bible that has been in your family may not be advisable. It may be of an older translationthe language and phrasing may be archaic. And, if it is...
Religion religion bible study fromThere were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And he answered them, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they su...
Religion religion think fruit galileans wereThe story of David's victory over Goliath has inspired millions of "little" people to believe that, even though the odds were against them, they could win. It is the story of a young shepherd boy who no one had ever heard of, but who defeated a ...
Religion religion david goliath faceAdventure looms close on my personal horizon. Vacation time arrives next week and I am traveling to a place I have never been before, the Western United States. I'd watched a PBS special last summer and felt a distinct pull to go to Yosemite Nat...
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