Miracles Are Possible

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By Dix Winston “If we admit God, must we admit Miracle? Indeed, indeed, you have no security against it. That is the bargain.” ~C. S. Lewis A certain pastor observed a little girl standing outside the preschool Sunday school classroom between Sunday school and worship, waiting for her parents to come and pick her up
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Ein neuer Tag bricht an

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Kinder und Jugendliche denken selten an morgen. Die Kraft der Jugend täuscht uns vor, wir seien unbesiegbar. Doch je älter wir werden, desto mehr wird uns bewusst, wie verletzlich wir wirklich sind – durch Krankheiten, Unfälle, Gewaltverbrechen. Eines Tages trifft uns der Gedanke ganz plötzlich: „Irgendwann einmal werde ich sterben.“ Das kann dann der Moment
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Top 5 Facts about Authority & Children

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By Summer Stevens About ten years ago, a dear friend tenderly mentioned to me that she thought my boys, then only toddlers, were allowed to walk all over me. “They’re not very nice to you,” she said simply. It stung a little bit, as parenting corrections always do, especially the ones that are true. Over
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Sie können sich sicher sein!

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Andere Sprachen: You Can Be Sure! (Englisch) Ты можешь быть уверен! (Russisch) ¡Puedes estar seguro! (Spanisch) Wissen Sie mit Sicherheit, dass Sie in den Himmel kommen? Wenn Sie wie die meisten Menschen sind, haben Sie ein wenig Angst, “Ja” zu sagen. Sie denken, es klingt ein wenig anmaßend. Ich meine, kann sich jemand wirklich sicher
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The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary

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The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary. By Robert Alter. New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 2018. 3500 pp. Hardcover, $125.00. Christian interpreters of the OT run into two common struggles when reading the OT. The first is the tendency to read our Christian perspective into passages where it is not warranted. The
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The Table of the Lord, Part 3

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Eric Svendsen1 I. THE MEANING OF “TO BREAK BREAD” The meal instituted by Jesus for His church goes by a variety of titles in the NT, including Lord’s Supper and Agape. Another designation is “the breaking of bread.” It eventually came to refer to the meal proper, at least in Christian circles. There is general
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Blessings and Cursings

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By Lucas Kitchen There are two kinds of miracles in the Bible. Blessings and cursings. Everyone wants the one, while avoiding the other like the plague…because, well, the other is literally the plague. Blessing miracles are constructive events like healing, restoring sight, or bringing someone back from the dead. These are the ones that make
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Q&A

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QUESTION The Bible tells us that God is a rewarder of those that diligently seek Him. With [the false teachings of] “lordship” and “works” salvation so prominent today, how have so many people who appear to be diligent seekers missed the mark? What caused this promise from the Scriptures to be short-circuited? There definitely isn’t
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Five Guidelines for Guidance

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By Marcia Hornok “God has a wonderful plan for your life,” states a popular evangelistic appeal.1 This leads many Christians to conclude they must discern God’s pre-determined plan and carry it out. But how does He reveal His perfect will for us? What happens if we miss out on God’s best? Bill and his wife,
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