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25 June Fri, 2010 The Right People [ 1 Corinthians 12:7 - 12:18 ] - hymn349 God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased. — 1 Corinthians 12:18 The film Miracle tells the true story of the 1980 US Olympic ice hockey team as it marches to an improbable gold medal. At the outset of the story, coach Herb Brooks is shown selecting the players for his team. When he giv..

24 June Thu, 2010 Winners All [ 2 Corinthians 9:6 - 9:15 ] - hymn361 God loves a cheerful giver. — 2 Corinthians 9:7 When the Los Angeles Times covered a 2008 conference championship soccer match between two Christian schools, Azusa Pacific University and Westmont College, it was about far more than winning the game. Three days earlier, a wildfire had swept through the Westmont campus, destro..

23 June Wed, 2010 Briers And Buttercups [ Acts 14:1 - 14:22 ] - hymn383 We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God. - Acts 14:22 The buttercups in our backyard were unusually bright and beautiful due to the generous amount of spring rain God sent our way. I wanted to take some pictures of them before they faded, but I had trouble getting close enough because they were growing in..

22 June Tue, 2010 No One Remembered! [ Ecclesiastes 9:13 - 9:18 ] - hymn510 He by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that same poor man. - Ecclesiastes 9:15 In a commentary on Ecclesiastes 9:15, Martin Luther cites the story of Themistocles, the soldier and statesman who commanded the Athenian squadron. Through his strategy, he won the Battle of Salamis, drove the Persian army..

21 June Mon, 2010 An Imaginary Threat [ Genesis 33:1 - 33:4 ] - hymn342 Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him. - Genesis 33:4 Last spring the window to one of the rooms in our house was repeatedly attacked by a robin. The bird would perch at the base of the window, ruffle its feathers, chirp loudly, and then fly headfirst into the glass. I did some research and learned that robins are territor..

20 June Sun, 2010 Thanks, Dad [ 1 Thessalonians 2:1 - 2:12 ] - hymn491 We exhorted, and comforted, and charged every one of you, as a father does his own children. - 1 Thess. 2:11 In the US, more long distance calls are made on Mother’s Day than any other day. But on Father’s Day, the most collect calls are made. It seems that children still depend on their fathers to provide, even when the..

19 June Sat, 2010 The Brevity Of Life [ Psalms 90:1 - 90:17 ] - hymn543 The days of our lives are seventy years; ... yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. - Psalm 90:10 On October 19, 2008, I heard the news that Levi Stubbs, lead singer for Motown’s vocal group The Four Tops, had died at age 72. As a boy, I enjoyed the Four Tops, especially Stubbs..

18 June Fri, 2010 What Is Secure? [ 1 Timothy 6:6 - 6:10 ] - hymn458 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God. - 1 Timothy 6:17 During the worldwide financial crisis of 2008, a widow lost a third of her income when her bank stocks no longer paid dividends after her trusted bank failed. The Wall Street Journal quoted..

17 June Thu, 2010 Why Suffer? [ Matthew 5:1 - 5:12 ] - hymn406 Blessed are the poor in spirit. - Matthew 5:3 Jesus taught that the world seen from God’s viewpoint is tilted in favor of the oppressed. This teaching emerges in the Sermon on the Mount and other statements of Jesus: the first will be last (Matt. 19:30; Mark 10:31; Luke 13:30), and he who humbles himself will be exalted (Luke 14:1..

16 June Wed, 2010 The Speck [ Matthew 7:1 - 7:6 ] - hymn321 Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the plank in your own eye? - Luke 6:41 It was just a speck, a tiny foreign object flying through the air on a windy day while I was cutting the grass. Somehow that speck made its way into my left eye. For the next few hours that little speck caused quite a bit of..