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Saturday, May 24, 2008

Getting What You Want

Today's Our Daily Bread May 24, 2008 READ: Luke 12:15,22-34 One’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses. —Luke 12:15 There’s a popular idea floating around about how to get whatever you want. It’s called “the law of attraction.” Just think and feel what you want to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 23, 2008

Heart Disease

Today's Our Daily Bread May 23, 2008 READ: Zechariah 7:8-14 Do not harden your hearts. —Psalm 95:8 Pharmaceutical companies make billions of dollars selling drugs that prevent hardening of the arteries, a condition that can lead to heart attacks, which kill thousands of people every year. A more... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 22, 2008

The Next Generation

Today's Our Daily Bread May 22, 2008 READ: 2 Timothy 2:1-13 The things that you have heard from me..., commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. —2 Timothy 2:2 A man who played double-bass in the Mexico City Philharmonic told me that the finest instruments are made of wood... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 18, 2008

God’s Strong Hands

Today's Our Daily Bread May 18, 2008 READ: Genesis 32:22-30 Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day. —Genesis 32:24 In Genesis, it seems that almost every person and family mentioned is dysfunctional. The text is filled with accounts of jealousy, anger, violence,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Reframing The Picture

May 13, 2008 READ: Deuteronomy 32:7-12 As an eagle stirs up its nest, hovers over its young, spreading out its wings,... so the Lord alone led [Jacob]. —Deuteronomy 32:11-12 For 3 months I had a ringside seat— or should I say a bird’s-eye view— of God’s amazing handiwork. Ninety feet above the floor... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 12, 2008

A Child’s Wonder

Today's Our Daily Bread May 12, 2008 READ: Psalm 78:1-8 That they may arise and declare [God’s law] to their children, that they may set their hope in God. —Psalm 78:6-7 In 19th-century Scotland, a young mother observed her 3-year-old son’s inquisitive nature. It seemed he was curious about... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 11, 2008

The Best Mum

Today's Our Daily Bread May 11, 2008 READ: Prov. 31:10-12,28-31 Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her. —Proverbs 31:28 On Mother’s Day, 2007, British national television ran an intriguing story. Peggy Bush’s daughter had died, so Peggy absorbed the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Father Knows Best

This post will be a bit different than usual. I was talking with Mom about how glad I am that God always knows what's best for us, far better than we ever could. She pointed out that we just don't pay attention. What do you think? Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 2, 2008

No Good Deed

Today's Our Daily Bread May 2, 2008 READ: 1 Samuel 25:32-39 Blessed be the Lord, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach. —1 Samuel 25:39 Playwright and US Congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce (1903–1987) once said, “No good deed goes unpunished.” Sadly, it sometimes seems as if this aphorism is true.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 1, 2008

He's Waiting

Today's Our Daily Bread May 1, 2008 READ: Psalm 34:1-15 I sought the Lord, and He heard me. —Psalm 34:4 Jane Welsh, secretary to Scottish essayist Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881), married him and devoted her life to him and his work. He loved her deeply but was so busy with his writing and speaking that... Sign in to see full entry.

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