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The Power of "Redemptive Waiting"Printer view

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Topics: Evangelism, Evangelism, lifestyle, Golden Rule, Impatience, Outreach, Patience, Seekers, Soul Winners, Soul Winning, Witnessing
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References: Matthew 5:16, Matthew 10:42, Matthew 19:19, Matthew 28:16-20, Mark 10:43-44, Luke 24:45-49, John 13:1-17, John 20:21, Acts 1:8, Acts 17:16-34, 2 Corinthians 4:10-11, 2 Timothy 1:3-18, 2 Timothy 4:1-8, 1 Peter 3:15
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Years ago I visited one of my kids' pre-school classes. On this particular day, the kids were really excited because the teacher had promised to bring in a real, live rabbit to show them. The kids all gathered on the rug, and she brought in the wire cage, set it down in the middle of the rug, and opened the door so the rabbit could get out. No sooner had she done that then the kids crowded around ...


"Knowing": Professor Haunted by God-less TheoriesPrinter view

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Topics: Agnosticism, Atheism, Belief, Chance, Creation, Disbelief, Doubt, Evolution, Faith, Naturalism, Perspective, Questions, Religion, Science, Skepticism, Sovereignty of God, Worldview
Filters: Movies & TV
References: Genesis 1, Psalm 14:1, Psalm 19:1-6, Psalm 53:1, Jeremiah 5:21-25, Romans 1:20, 2 Corinthians 4:4, Hebrews 11:6
Tone: Warn

Highlights from Harris Poll on ReligionPrinter view

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Topics: Afterlife, Attitudes, Belief, Beliefs, Bible, Christ, birth of, Christ, death of, Christ, deity of, Christ, only Savior, Christ, resurrection of, Church, Church attendance, Church life, Creation, Devil, Doubt, Eternal death, Eternal life, Evolution, Faith, False beliefs, God, God, creator, Heaven, Hell, Incarnation, Jesus Christ, Miracles, New Testament, Old Testament, Pluralism, Postmodernism, Religion, Resurrection, Satan, Truth, Unbelief, Word of God, World, Worldview
Filters: Free, Statistics
References: Genesis 1, Genesis 2, Genesis 3:1-7, Matthew 6:24, Matthew 24, Matthew 25, Mark 13, Luke 17:26-27, Luke 21:5-36, John 8:44, John 10:7-9, John 14:6, Acts 1:6-7, Acts 4:12, Romans 1:18-21, Romans 7:24-25, 2 Corinthians 4:4, 2 Corinthians 5:10, 2 Corinthians 11:14, Ephesians 6:12, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11, Hebrews 2:14-15, Hebrews 9:27-28, Hebrews 10:25, Hebrews 11:13, 1 Peter 4:5, 1 Peter 5:8, 2 Peter 3, 1 John 4:1-3, Revelation 20:11-15
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Highlights from a 2008 Harris Poll nation-wide survey of 2,126 U.S. adults:

  • Americans who believe in God: 80 percent (unchanged since the last survey in 2005)

  • Americans who believe Jesus is the Son of God: 71 percent

  • Americans who believe in the resurrection of Jesus: 70 percent

  • Americans who believe in the Virgin Birth: 61 percent

  • Americans who believe in the survival of the soul after death: 68 percent


Hospital CEO Does Whatever It Takes to Find Patient's Lost RingPrinter view

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Topics: Caring, Commitment, Compassion, Desire, spiritual, Determination, Devotion, Diligence, Empathy, Evangelism, Experiencing God, Leadership, Persistence, Rewards, Riches, Sacrifice, Seekers, Seeking God, Selflessness, Self-sacrifice, Sympathy, Thirst, spiritual, Value
Filters: Stories
References: Matthew 13:44-45, Luke 15, Luke 19:10, 2 Corinthians 4:7
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The Uplifting, Stirring Nature of BeliefPrinter view

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Topics: Attitude, Belief, Convictions, Cynicism, Doubt, Faith, Faith and feelings, Goodness, Happiness, Hope, Joy, Ministry, Perspective, Purpose, Service, Truth, Unbelief
Filters: Free, Literature, Pop Culture, Stories
References: John 20:29, Romans 3:22, 1 Corinthians 1:20, 2 Corinthians 4, 2 Corinthians 5:1-10
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Here's a little experiment: start a sentence with the words "I believe…," and then finish it with something deeply heartfelt. It is impossible to do without feeling uplifted and stirred.

The need to declare our deeply held beliefs is an irrepressible aspect of being human. In the act of defining what we believe, we define ourselves. I am one who can discern what is true and real and noble and bind ...


Atheist A. N. Wilson Returns to His FaithPrinter view

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Topics: Agnosticism, Assumptions, Atheism, Belief, Beliefs, Change, Conversion, Cynicism, Easter, Evidence, Experiencing God, God, evidence of, Insight, Knowledge and knowing, Naturalism, Resurrection, Science, Secularism, Seen and unseen, Spiritual Transformation, Transformation, Truth, Unbelief, Visible and invisible, World, Worldview
Filters: Editor's Choice, Famous People, Stories
References: Psalm 14:1, Psalm 53:1, Jeremiah 5:21, Romans 1:20, 2 Corinthians 4:4, Hebrews 11:6
Tone: Commend

Atheist-Illusionist Penn Jillette on Christians Who Don't EvangelizePrinter view

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Topics: Afterlife, Consequences, Death, Eternal death, Eternal life, Eternity, Evangelism, Evangelism, lifestyle, Heaven, Hell, Human worth, Immortality, Mission, Mission, church, Missions, Mortality, Outreach, Perspective, Significance, Soul, Value, Worth
Filters: Christian Culture, Famous People, Pop Culture, Quotes, Stories
References: Matthew 5:16, Matthew 10:42, Matthew 19:19, Matthew 28:16-20, Mark 10:43-44, Luke 24:45-49, John 13:1-17, John 20:21, Acts 1:8, Acts 17:16-34, 2 Corinthians 4:10-11, 2 Timothy 1:3-18, 2 Timothy 4:1-8
Tone: Warn

Religion's Influence on American LifePrinter view

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Topics: Belief, Faith, Religion, Social Trends, Society, Unbelief
Filters: Statistics
References: Matthew 7:13-14, John 10, John 14:6, 2 Corinthians 4
Tone: Warn

Top Reasons Drivers Get LostPrinter view

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Topics: Bible, Blindness, spiritual, Choices, Confusion, Consequences, Decisions, Direction, Distractions, Doubt, Evangelism, Focus, God, evidence of, Guidance, Hardheartedness, Illumination, Lostness, Mentors, Planning, Sin, Spiritual perception, Temptation, Temptation, resisting, Unbelief, Vision, World, Worldliness
Filters: Statistics, Youth & Children
References: Isaiah 6:9-10, Matthew 13:15-17, Luke 10:22-24, John 3:19-21, John 12:39-40, 2 Corinthians 4:4, Hebrews 11:1-6
Tone: Warn

Decline in Basic Beliefs Among AmericansPrinter view

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Topics: Afterlife, Attitudes, Belief, Beliefs, Convictions, Devil, Doubt, Eternal death, Eternal life, Faith, Faith and feelings, God, Jesus Christ, Religion, Satan, Seeking God, Worldview
Filters: Christian Culture, Statistics
References: Genesis 3:1-7, Matthew 6:24, Matthew 24, Matthew 25, Mark 13, Luke 17:26-27, Luke 21:5-36, John 8:44, John 10:7-9, John 14:6, Acts 1:6-7, Acts 4:12, Romans 7:24-25, 2 Corinthians 4:4, 2 Corinthians 5:10, 2 Corinthians 11:14, Ephesians 6:12, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11, Hebrews 2:14-15, Hebrews 9:27-28, Hebrews 11:13, 1 Peter 4:5, 1 Peter 5:8, 2 Peter 3, 1 John 4:1-3, Revelation 20:11-15
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