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 Illustrations: April 13, 2009
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Close Call Leaves Lewis Smedes Wondering About GodPrinter view

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Topics: Awakenings, Belief, Change, Conversion, Death, Death, physical, Experiencing God, Faith, Fear, Life, short, Mortality, Perspective, Providence, Transformation
Filters: Stories
References: Psalm 39:4-5, Psalm 90:1-12, Proverbs 3:5, Ecclesiastes 1:12-18, Ecclesiastes 3, Ecclesiastes 9:1-12, Ecclesiastes 12, Matthew 10:29-31, 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, James 4:14, 2 Peter 3:11-12, 1 John 4:19, Revelation 22:17
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The Important Relationship Between Music and MemoryPrinter view

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Topics: Discipleship, Growth, Human limitations, Influence, Instruction, Learning, Memories, Memorization, Memory, Mind, Music, Musicians, Praise, Spiritual growth, Teaching, Worship
Filters: Christian Culture, Editor's Choice, Stories
References: Deuteronomy 4:1-40, Deuteronomy 6, Deuteronomy 11, Deuteronomy 31, Deuteronomy 32:1-43, Psalm 77, Psalm 137, Romans 12:2, Ephesians 5:19, Colossians 3:16, James 5:13
Tone: Neutral/Mixed

The Necessity of AdversityPrinter view

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Topics: Adversity, Attitudes, Children, Circumstances and faith, Dedication, Desert, Discernment, Endurance, Experiencing God, Faith, Faithfulness, Growth, Hardship, Knowing God, Pain, Parenting, Perception, Perseverance, Perspective, Sanctification, Self-examination, Spiritual formation, Spiritual growth, Spiritual perception, Suffering, Testing, Tests, Transformation, Trials, Trouble, Trust, Uncertainties, Valleys, Waiting on God, Will of God, Wisdom
Filters: Stories, Youth & Children
References: Proverbs 3:5-6, Romans 5:3-4, Romans 8:37-39, Romans 12:12-13, James 1:1-2, 1 Peter 1:6-7, 1 Peter 5:10
Tone: Neutral/Mixed

Dutch Artist Creates Cell Phone Number for GodPrinter view

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Topics: Experiencing God, God, God, faithfulness of, God, greatness of, God, holiness of, God, infinite, God, invisible, God, love of, God, omnipresence of, God, omniscience of, God, presence of, God, providence of, God, provision of, God, silence of, God, trustworthiness of, God's love, God's Presence, Prayer, Prayer to God, Prayer, answered, Prayer, answers to, Prayer, believing, Prayer, believing in, Prayer, importance of, Prayer, need for, Prayer, persistence in, Prayer, power of, Prayer, unanswered, Prayerlessness, Prayers, Prayers, answered, Prayers, answers to
Filters: International, Stories
References: Psalm 23:4, Psalm 55:1-2, Psalm 77:1, Psalm 139:7-10, Matthew 6:9-15, Matthew 8:18-22, Luke 11:1-13, Luke 14:25-35, Romans 8:26-27, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, 2 Timothy 4:9-11
Tone: Neutral/Mixed

Suffering Man Finds Reason to LivePrinter view

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Topics: Cancer, Children, Community, Death, Disease, Endurance, Evil, Family, Fatherhood, Fathers, Love, Pain, Perseverance, Purpose, Sacrifice, Selflessness, Sickness, Significance, Suffering, Unselfishness
Filters: Famous People, Stories
References: Leviticus 19:18, Matthew 22:36-39, Mark 12:28-30, John 15:17, 1 Corinthians 13, Galatians 5:14, Ephesians 5:1-2, 1 John 3:16-18
Tone: Commend

Americans Willing to Act Immorally to Keep JobsPrinter view

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Topics: Anxiety, Career, Carnality, Character, Conviction, Deceit, Deception, Depravity, Dishonesty, Flesh, Godlessness, Golden Rule, Greed, Guilt, Honesty, Human condition, Human nature, Immorality, Integrity, Lying, Morality, Self-centeredness, Selfishness, Sin, Sinful nature, Truth, Vices, Vocation, Witness, Work, Worldliness, Worry
Filters: Statistics, Work & Career
References: Proverbs 6:16-19, Proverbs 12:17, Proverbs 14:5, Proverbs 15:4, Proverbs 17:20, Proverbs 19:5, Proverbs 19:9, Proverbs 24:28, Matthew 7:12, Romans 1:28-32, Ephesians 4:2-5, Colossians 3:9, 1 Peter 2:1
Tone: Warn

Toxic AssetsPrinter view

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Topics: Appearance, Beauty, Career, Carnality, Flesh, Greed, Idolatry, Immorality, Materialism, Money, Morality, Possessions, Purity, Sin, Temptation, Temptation, resisting, Trust, Vices, Worldliness, Worship
Filters: Free, Marriage & Sex, Money, Stories, Work & Career, Youth & Children
References: Exodus 20:3-5, Deuteronomy 5:7-9, Matthew 6:19-33, Matthew 16:26, Mark 8:36-37, Luke 9:25, Ephesians 4:22, Colossians 3:5, James 4:4, 1 John 2:15-17
Tone: Warn

The 2009 economic crisis brought an interesting phrase into the headlines: toxic assets. Toxic assets are one of the factors contributing to the trouble that banks are in now. The assets are loans. Somebody owes the banks money. Normally banks want people to owe them money and pay them interest on the principal. But as the economy now stands, especially with the mortgage foreclosure crisis, many of ...

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