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| Church Gives Away Half-Million Dollars in Economic Crisis |  Printer view
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| Topics: | Benevolence, Caring, Charity, Christlikeness, Church, Community, Community impact, Compassion, Dedication, Generosity, Giving, Godliness, Humility, Kindness, Love, Ministry, Mission, Outreach, Poor, Poverty, Sacrifice, Self-denial, Self-sacrifice, Service, Social action, Social conditions, Social gospel, Social justice, Submission, Trust |
| Filters: | Christian Culture, Everyday Disciples, Money, Stories |
| References: | Proverbs 29:7 , Matthew 5:16, Matthew 10:42, Matthew 25:31-46, Mark 10:43-44, John 13:1-17, Acts 2:42-47, Galatians 2:10, Galatians 6:2, Galatians 6:9-10, Ephesians 6:7, James 2:14-17 |
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Like many churches in 2009, Cross Timbers Community Church (Argyle, Texas) has seen an offering slump because of the economic crisis. Though this has forced the church into some painful pruning, Pastor Toby Slough has been more concerned about how the many different people of Cross Timbers are seeing hard times of their own through job loss, pay cuts, and foreclosures. With that in mind, Slough did ... Brian Lowery, managing editor, PreachingToday.com; source: "Church gives fresh meaning to 'offering' plate," www.cnn.com (5-18-09) |
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| Statistics on Our Incessant Need to Check Email | Printer view
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| Topics: | Anxiety, Busyness, Challenges, Commitment, Communication, Culture, Dedication, Devotion, Diligence, Distractions, Double-mindedness, Focus, Influences, Peer pressure, Relationships, Responsibility, Technology, Temptation, Temptation, avoiding, Temptation, resisting, Time, Wholehearted devotion, World, Worldliness, Worry, Zeal |
| Filters: | Editor's Choice , Pop Culture, Statistics |
| References: | Matthew 6:25-34, Luke 8:14, 1 Corinthians 10:13, Philippians 4:8, 2 Timothy 2:22, Hebrews 12:1, James 1:13-15 |
| Tone: | Warn |
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| St. Francis's Extreme Embrace of Poverty | Printer view
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| Topics: | Appetites, Asceticism, Commitment, Dedication, Desire, Devotion, Discipleship, Discipline, Extremes, Flesh, Focus, Gluttony, Law, Legalism, Materialism, Money, Money, love of, Moralism, Passion, Possessions, Poverty, Riches, Rules, Spiritual disciplines, Temptation, Temptation, resisting, Wealth, World, Worldliness, Zeal |
| Filters: | Church History, Everyday Disciples, History, Money, Stories |
| References: | Joshua 7:21, Luke 8:14, Luke 12:13-21, Ephesians 5:3, Colossians 3:5, 1 Timothy 6:6-11, 1 Timothy 6:17-19, Hebrews 13:5 |
| Tone: | Commend |
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| Luxury Cruise Turns Sour | Printer view
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| Topics: | Advice, Change, Commandments, Conscience, Conversion, Experience, Guidance, Hearing God, Law, Persecution, Plans, Preaching, Prophecy, Repentance, Sin, Ten Commandments, Warnings |
| Filters: | Stories |
| References: | Jeremiah 7:5, Matthew 5:29-30, Acts 19:18-28 |
| Tone: | Neutral/Mixed |
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| Cynicism: Frostbite of the Soul | Printer view
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| Topics: | Attitudes, Belief, Circumstances and faith, Cynicism, Despair, Determination, Doubt, Emotions, Faith, Focus, Hope, Hopelessness, Perspective, Pessimism, Skepticism, Thoughts, Unbelief, World, Worldliness, Worldview |
| Filters: | Christian Culture, Quotes |
| References: | Proverbs 14:10, Proverbs 15:15, Ecclesiastes 4:1, Philippians 4:8, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, Hebrews 11 |
| Tone: | Warn |
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| Woman in Coma Hears the Prayers for Her Recovery | Printer view
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| Topics: | Belief, Faith, Healing, Intercession, Miracles, Prayer, Prayer Healing, Prayer need for, Prayer to God, Prayer, answered, Prayer, answers to, Prayer, believing, Prayer, believing in, Prayer, earnestness in, Prayer, Failure, Prayer, importance of, Prayer, in God's will, Prayer, intercessory, Prayer, need for, Prayer, persistence in, Prayer, power of, Prayer, unanswered, Prayerlessness, Prayers, Prayers, answered, Prayers, answers to, Supernatural Experiences, Supernatural Occurrences |
| Filters: | Christian Culture, Everyday Disciples, Stories |
| References: | Matthew 7:7-8, Matthew 15:19-20, Matthew 21:21-22, Luke 1:37, Luke 18:1-8, Ephesians 6:10-18, Philippians 4:6, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, James 5:13, James 5:16 |
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| Crying Out for "Those Nobody Wants" | Printer view
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| Topics: | Believers, Body of Christ, Brotherly love, Christians, Church, Community, Compassion, Evangelism, Evangelism, lifestyle, Family of God, Gospel, Great Commission, Hunger, Injustice, Intercession, Justice, Lostness, Mercy, Outreach, Overcoming, Poor, Poverty, Prayer, Priesthood of believers, Responsibility, Saints, Seekers, Social action, Social conditions, Social justice, Soul Winners, Soul Winning, Suffering, Witnessing |
| Filters: | Christian Culture, Everyday Disciples, Free, Stories |
| References: | Hosea 6:6, Matthew 4:24, Matthew 9:13, Matthew 12:7, Matthew 22:2-14, Matthew 28:18-20, Mark 16:15, Luke 4:18, Luke 10:1-24, Luke 14:15-24, Luke 24:45-49, John 20:21, John 21:15-25, Acts 1:8, 1 Corinthians 9:19-23, 1 Thessalonians 1:2-10, James 1:27 |
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The Tuesday night prayer meeting at Brooklyn Tabernacle felt like skydiving into a tornado, exhausting and exhilarating all at once. I'd read about the meeting in Pastor Jim Cymbala's book Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire, but nothing prepared me for the event itself: 3,500 God-hungry people storming heaven for two hours.
Afterward, my friend and I went out to dinner with the Cymbalas. In the course of the meal, ... Mark Buchanan, "Messy, Costly, Dirty Ministry," Leadershipjournal.net (5-15-09) |
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