[God] will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. —1 Corinthians 10:13 When Princess Diana made eye contact with an AIDS-afflicted child, he said, “Please don’t make fun of me.” “How could I?” she said, pulling the sensitive child into a warm embrace. Are you sensitive to what others think of […]
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. —John 15:13 Lloyd Ogilvie, U.S. Senate Chaplain (1995–2003), told about an eight-year-old girl in an orphanage who had been terribly abused. She was
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If one falls down, his friend can help him up. —Ecclesiastes 4:10 At a Special Olympics race—where children with disabilities were competing—a cute kid named Timmy was nearing the finish line when he looked back and saw that his
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His grace to me was not wasted. —1 Corinthians 15:10 Dinner guests sat in stunned silence when Mary uncorked a bottle of expensive perfume and poured its contents on Jesus’ feet. The silence was broken by Judas’s howl, “Why this waste?” “Leave her alone,” Jesus said. Judas bristled at
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Whoever is kind to the needy honors God. —Proverbs 14:31 Discipleship isn’t a five-star, flashy production. It’s played out in the everyday bumps and bruises of life—in little things, thoughtful things, loving things. It’s a handwritten note, a hug, doing lunch
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Love your neighbor as yourself. —Matthew 22:39 Blunt fact: you are what you say and do. Blunt truth: you’re not good if your words and actions are bad. Do you judge? Gossip? Spew negative thoughts? Is this the person you want to be? Measure your stature by asking if
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No one can serve two masters. —Matthew 6:24 What is the most important thing to you? If you don’t know the answer to this question, you don’t know if you’re putting first things first. What is most important to someone else doesn’t necessarily fit you, so avoid living
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Be self-controlled and sober-minded. —1 Peter 4:7 You can save yourself a lot of agitation by sorting out what is in your control and what isn’t. Your actions, words, and thoughts are in your control. Other people, the weather, and some life events
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Trust in the Lord with all your heart. —Proverbs 3:5 Louisa Stead, her husband Malcolm, and their four-year-old daughter Lily were enjoying a beach picnic when a boy’s cry for help came from the waves. Malcolm rushed into the surf but was no
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Mark and Katy were living a happy life in our community and church when they were abruptly uprooted and transferred to a remote, thinly-populated outpost in Alberta, Canada. I stopped by to spend a night with them when a trip took me that way. We talked and laughed late into the night. But out of
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