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15 June Tue, 2010 A Beautiful Melody [ 1 Peter 2:9 - 2:12 ] - hymn350 ... that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. - 1 Peter 2:9 In the spring of 2009, Susan Boyle took the stage of Britain’s Got Talent. Compared to the other contestants, she was plain-looking. No one expected much when she raised the microphone to her lips. But then sh..

14 June Mon, 2010 The Good Story [ Luke 23:44 - 24:3 ] - hymn236 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb. Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. - Luke 24:2-3 People tend to remember negative images more than they do positive ones, according to an experiment conducted at the University of Chicago. While people claim that they want to turn away from the barrage of ..

13 June Sun, 2010 Run! [ 1 Corinthians 9:19 - 9:27 ] - hymn394 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. — 1 Corinthians 9:24 In the award-winning film Chariots of Fire, one of the characters is legendary British sprinter Harold Abrahams. He is obsessed with winning, but in a preliminary 100-meter dash leading u..

12 June Sat, 2010 The Shooting Panda [ 2 Timothy 2:1 - 2:15 ] - hymn492 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, ... rightly dividing the Word of truth. — 2 Timothy 2:15 In her amusing book Eats, Shoots & Leaves, Lynne Truss bemoans the problem of poor punctuation in today’s world. To illustrate, she tells the funny story of a panda who enters a café, orders a sandwich, eats it, a..

11 June Fri, 2010 Stop To Help [ Luke 10:30 - 10:37 ] - hymn514 You shall love ... your neighbor as yourself. — Luke 10:27 Dr. Scott Kurtzman, chief of surgery at Waterbury Hospital in Connecticut, was on his way to deliver a lecture when he witnessed a horrible crash involving 20 vehicles. The doctor shifted into trauma mode, worked his way through the mess of metal, and called out, “Who n..

10 June Thu, 2010 Faithful Prayer [ 1 Timothy 2:1 - 2:7 ] - hymn483 [Pray] for kings and all who are in authority. — 1 Timothy 2:2 In June 2009, 95-year-old Emma Gray died. For over two decades, she had been the cleaning lady in a big house. Each night as she did her work, she prayed for blessings, wisdom, and safety for the man she worked for. Although Emma worked in the same place for 24 ye..

09 June Wed, 2010 It’s Not Fair [ Psalms 103:1 - 103:10 ] - hymn447 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor punished us according to our iniquities. — Psalm 103:10 “Not fair!” Whether you’ve said it or at least thought it, you’ve got to admit, it’s hard to see someone get away with something and not get what they deserve. We learn this early in life. Just ask the paren..

08 June Tue, 2010 Give Me A Hand [ Psalms 139:7 - 139:12 ] - hymn363 Let Your hand become my help. - Psalm 119:173 Recently I was fishing with some friends and waded into a current that was too strong for my old legs. I should have known better; it’s a well-known fact that you can wade into flows that you can’t back out of. I got that panicky feeling you get when you realize you’re in dee..

07 June Mon, 2010 A Steward Of Grace [ 1 Corinthians 15:1 - 15:11 ] - hymn416 As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. — 1 Peter 4:10 Last week I had several opportunities to show grace. I wasn’t perfect, but I was pleased with the way I handled one situation in particular. Instead of getting angry, I said, “I understand h..

06 June Sun, 2010 A Hero Who Healed [ 1 Peter 3:8 - 3:17 ] - hymn383 Do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled. — 1 Peter 3:14 Corporal Desmond Doss was the first conscientious objector to earn the Congressional Medal of Honor, the United States’ highest military award. A devout follower of Christ, Doss believed that it was not right for him to kill others, but he wanted to serve h..