Mornings with Jesus

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I LIKE SHOES. EVEN THOUGH as a mom of small kids who works from home I have few chances to get dolled up, I still have a lot of shoes. I just appreciate any good-looking shoe. My ten-year-old son suffers from the same affliction, though for basketbal

60 Days of Prayer

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That they should seek God, in the hope that they might feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us. ACTS 17:27 ESV DRY SPELLS OR moments when you doubt God’s presence are an important part of spiritual grow

You South Africa

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The article about Hansie Cronjé’s sister, Hester Parsons (YOU, 27 February), was very sad but what she and her husband are doing in his memory is wonderful. Every time match-fixing rears its ugly head Hansie’s name is included. He’s been the scapegoa

JOY Magazine

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Being under lockdown has been tougher than I expected: between juggling Zoom calls, managing staff remotely, and implementing new business plans; I have still tried to carve out some ‘extra time’. I believe it is in these ‘extra’ moments that we are

60 Days of Prayer

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One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. PROVERBS 18:24 (NIV) ENRICH AND ENHANCE all the relationships in your life. Seek to be a good friend and to find good friends who will be the

60 Days of Prayer

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Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. HEBREWS 11:1 NIV AS WE CLOSE 2020, reflect on the many times you had courageous and strong faith—believing in the unseen. You rose against adversity, and saw beyond

PEARL

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1 In the land of twilight2 Ponderers3 Voluntary martyrs, religious fanatics4 Servants of God5 The instinct of animals6 The kiss of friendship7 The distorted tool8 The child9 Woman and her vocation10 Omnipresence11 Christ said ... !12 Motion–a Law of

60 Days of Prayer

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God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. PSALM 46:1 (KJV) YOU ARE BLESSED to have a Father in Heaven that you can always turn to, especially when you’re in need of a miracle or blessing. Bring your cares to Him. All of your co

60 Days of Prayer

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Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. PHILIPPIANS 2:3–4 (NIV) INSECURITIES CAN LEAD a person to hold o

60 Days of Prayer

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Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him. PSALM 37:7 (NIV) FOCUS ON THIS verse and the true meaning of quieting your inner voice to make room for God’s presence. Release your worries and be filled with His love and hope. Sit in stillness

60 Days of Prayer

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Teach me, O Spirit of God,the silent language which says all things.Teach my soul to remain silentin Your presence.That I may adore You in the depths of my beingand await all things from You,asking nothing of Youbut the accomplishment of Your will.

TIME

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I KNOW “THE REVEREND AND the rock star” sounds like the start of a joke, not the description of a friendship. Improbable as it was, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died on Dec. 26, and I did have a friendship, and it’s been one of the blessings of my li

Mornings with Jesus

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I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. Revelation 5:4 (ESV) ONE TIME, MY HUSBAND, BILL, buried our son-in-law’s gift in a waterproof box at the bottom of a frozen pond. Another time, he filled

Mornings with Jesus

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WRITING IS MY CALLING. EVEN without compensation, I would write. My latest book explores the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I wrote the first draft in 2005. Countless editors rejected it. Over ten years, I rewrote the manuscript no fewer than eig

PEARL

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Christmas is coming! What images these words conjure up in our minds. A happy sigh of relief is recurring amid the collective experience of emotional turmoil created by imposed hardships over the nearly two years of the pandemic! The pandemic appeare

JOY Magazine

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Every city has a certain culture, which is defined as: a belief, custom, art, society, or groups within the city. For many church leaders, we have become experts in one season, but that does not necessarily make us an expert in the new season that is

60 Days of Prayer

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The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel (which means “God with us”). MATTHEW 1:23 (NIV) GOD CAN TRANSFORM an ordinary moment into an awakening experience. A beautiful sunrise, a perfectly timed yet unplanne

60 Days of Prayer

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God of the years that lie behind us,Lord of the years that stretch before,Weaver of all the ties that bind us,Keeper and King of the open door:Grant us hope and a courage glowingWhite and pure as the stars above;Grant us faith in a full stream flowin

60 Days of Prayer

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And he said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Remove this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.” MARK 14:36 (ESV) DO YOU LIMIT your prayers by holding back on asking God for help or by not praying for something that wou

Time Magazine International Edition

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I KNOW “THE REVEREND AND the rock star” sounds like the start of a joke, not the description of a friendship. Improbable as it was, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died on Dec. 26, and I did have a friendship, and it’s been one of the blessings of my li

Little White Lies

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Directed by SATYAJIT RAY Starring SOUMITRA CHATTERJEE, SHARMILA TAGORE, CHHABI BISWAS Blu-ray/DVD Released 22 NOV There are times when you just have to accept that you’re an earthly deity in order to not rock the boat – we’ve all been there. Satyajit

60 Days of Prayer

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Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. PSALM 103:2 ESV DR. NORMAN VINCENT PEALE said, “A basic law: the more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for. This, of course, is a fact. Thankfulness do

Mornings with Jesus

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OUR SOCIETY IS RAPIDLY ADOPTING attitudes and behaviors contrary to Jesus’s teachings. I struggle with knowing how to respond. Politely posting my opinion about controversial issues has prompted strangers to leave scathing comments and call me names.

JOY Magazine

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In 2012 I was at a crossroad in life and spent 3 months soul searching in Mauritius. The words “travel throughout the region…” repeatedly caught my attention in the Bible. That same year, my son, Dawid, attended mission school in the Philippines and

60 Days of Prayer

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As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. PROVERBS 27:17 (NIV) BEING PART OF a faith community is an important part of your prayer life. Take time to meet with people that guide and encourage your relationship with God. Build friendshi

Mornings with Jesus

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I MET MARGARET B. AT a mission hospital in Nepal in the eighties. By that time, she’d already served thirty years as a trained midwife. She was old enough to be my mother, yet she became my dear friend. Her love for people was one of the characterist

60 Days of Prayer

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Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.” 1 SAMUEL 7:12 (NIV) JESUS IS YOUR Ebenezer, your stone of support. Imagine that each time Jesus helps you, you receive

Mega Man

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I always commit to a positive attitude.This helps me from being dragged down by the situation, especially when I hear the negative information. We can learn many things from this experience. First, we need to help each other—no matter how independent

60 Days of Prayer

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For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen. ROMANS 11:36 (NIV) START YOUR DAY with this prayer: “God, what can I do today to help me be more aware of Your glory?” When you make it a habit of seeking a

Little Sparkles Magazine

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A long time ago, there lived a fish in a lake who always thought about the well-being of others. Once there was a terrible drought that made the lake dry. Due to this many creatures living in the lake lost their lives. The fish lay buried under the m