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The Quiet Ones Were Once Honored

1 Thessalonians 4:11 Study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you. Reflection: There was a time when quietness was a virtue. The gentle homemaker, the faithful laborer, the quiet elder who prayed in secret—these were honored roles. ...

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The Christian Life: A Garden In The Wilderness

But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. — Proverbs 4:18 The Christian Life: A Garden in the Wilderness In this modern age of noise, speed, and distraction, the life of a Christian is not unlike tending a ...

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Halloween Stories From The Bible

Two of the greatest Halloween stories ever told are found in the Bible. The first one is recorded in John 11: 38-44. A friend of Jesus named Lazarus had passed away. He had been dead for four days. Jesus approached the tomb where he had been laid and said, “ Lazarus ...

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The “World Series” Of Life

I don’t follow major league baseball all during the season, but when it comes to a team from my state battling it out for the World Series, I tune in. The games are not over until the last out of the ninth inning. However, anything can happen on the last ...

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Unhappy In Heaven?

Heaven by way of the cross

There’s an old Negro Spiritual titled, “Everybody talkin’ about heaven ain’t going there.” And I would venture to say there are a lot of people talking about heaven that don’t want to go there. And there are a lot of people talking about heaven who have never experienced the life-changing ...

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