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 This week's new illustrations | view previous weeksMonday, July 06, 2009
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Colleagues Help Grieving Professor Overcome DoubtPrinter view

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Topics: Belief, Brotherly love, Commitment, Community, Compassion, Concern, Death, Doubt, Faith, Fellowship, Friendship, Grief, Help, human, Loss, Loyalty, Mourning, Pain, Prayer, Seeking God, Skepticism, Sorrow, Suffering, Trials, Unbelief
Filters: Editor's Choice, Everyday Disciples, International, Marriage & Sex, Stories
References: Psalm 14:1, Psalm 53:1, Matthew 22:37-40, Mark 12:28-33, Luke 10:25-37, John 13:34, John 20:29, Romans 1:11-12, 2 Corinthians 1:3-11, Galatians 5:14, Hebrews 3:12-13, Hebrews 4:15, Hebrews 10:25, Hebrews 11:6, Hebrews 11:27, James 2:8, 1 Peter 3:8
Tone: Commend

Woman Flees Pagan Lifestyle, Hearing Is RestoredPrinter view

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Topics: Accepting Christ, Agnosticism, Atheism, Awakenings, Belief, Born again, Conversion, Conviction, Experiencing God, Faith, False Teaching, God, greatness of, God, power of, Healing, Help from God, Lostness, Miracles, New life, New man, Old man, Power, divine, Rebirth, Receiving Christ, Redemption, Salvation, Signs and Wonders, Skepticism, Sorcery, Stumbling blocks, Supernatural Occurrences, Surrender, Unbelief, Witchcraft, World, Worldliness, Worldview
Filters: Everyday Disciples, Stories, Stories
References: Exodus 15:26, Psalm 103:3, Proverbs 3:5, Ecclesiastes 1:12-18, Matthew 8:17, Matthew 11:28, John 3:3, John 11:38-44, Acts 3:19, 1 Corinthians 1:17-31, 2 Corinthians 5:17, James 5:13-16, 1 Peter 2:24, 1 John 4:19, Revelation 22:17
Tone: Commend

On Being Reactors, Not Actors Printer view

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Topics: Distractions, Emotions, Focus, Human nature, Influence, Motivation, Overcoming, Perspective, Purpose, Responsibility, Temptation, Temptation, resisting, World, Worldliness
Filters: Quotes, Quotes
References: Joshua 1:6-9, Matthew 6:33, Matthew 11:2-15, 2 Corinthians 10:4-5, Ephesians 4:11-16, Ephesians 5:15-16, Philippians 4:4-9, Hebrews 12:1-3, 1 Peter 3:13-18, 1 John 2:17
Tone: Warn

Converted Muslim's Testimony: "I Am Forgiven!"Printer view

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Topics: Accepting Christ, Change, Christian life, Circumstances and faith, Conversion, Conviction, Demons, Dreams, Experiencing God, Faith, Forgiveness, Grace, Healing, Islam, Receiving Christ, Religion, Seeking God, Spiritual Transformation, Spiritual warfare, Transformation, Truth, Worldview
Filters: Everyday Disciples, International, Stories, Stories
References: Proverbs 3:5, Ecclesiastes 1:12-18, Matthew 11:28, John 3:3, John 16:8, Acts 3:19, 1 Corinthians 1:9, 1 Corinthians 1:17-31, 2 Corinthians 5:17, 1 John 4:19, Revelation 22:17
Tone: Commend

A Second Chance at Making a Stand Against RacismPrinter view

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Topics: Boldness, Brotherly love, Compassion, Conflict, Conflict resolution, Courage, Culture, Disunity, Division, Factions, Fighting, Friendship, Hatred, Injustice, Leadership, Love, Partiality, Peace, Peacemakers, Prejudice, Race Relations, Racism, Reconciliation, Relationships, Respect, Social action, Social conditions, Social justice, Tolerance
Filters: Everyday Disciples, History, Stories, Stories, Youth & Children
References: Leviticus 19:18, Proverbs 10:19, Proverbs 10:31-32, Proverbs 18:21, Romans 6:1-14, Ephesians 4:17-32, Colossians 3:5-17, James 3:1-12, Revelation 5:9-10, Revelation 7:9-10
Tone: Commend

How Often Mothers Get a Date NightPrinter view

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Topics: Children, Commitment, Covenant, Dedication, Devotion, Fatherhood, Fathers, Father's Day, Focus, Husbands, Love, Love, romantic, Marriage, Marriage, Duty, Men, Motherhood, Mothers, Mother's Day, Parenthood, Parenting, Parents, Relationships, Romance, Sacrifice, Spouses, Vows, Wives, Women
Filters: Marriage & Sex, Men, Statistics, Statistics, Women, Women, Youth & Children
References: Genesis 2:18-25, Proverbs 5:18, Proverbs 18:22, Proverbs 19:14, Proverbs 31, Ecclesiastes 9:9, Ephesians 5:22-33, Colossians 3:19, 1 Peter 3:7
Tone: Neutral/Mixed

Good Reason for Hope in Seemingly Hopeless TimesPrinter view

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Topics: Assurance, Belief, Children, Christian life, Confidence, Despair, Faith, Faith and circumstances, Future, Hope, Hopelessness, Peace, Providence, Teenagers, Trust, Youth
Filters: Free, Stories, Stories, Youth & Children
References: Psalm 25, Psalm 42, Psalm 71, Psalm 130, Romans 4:18, Romans 8:18-27
Tone: Neutral/Mixed

In May of 2009, author and speaker Gordon MacDonald was invited to spend a weekend at the Mount Zion Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee. Mount Zion's pastor, Bishop Joseph Walker, III, had invited MacDonald to preach to his congregation on a day devoted to honoring those who were graduating from one level of education to another. In an article for Leadershipjournal.net, MacDonald shares how the ...


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