60 Days of Prayer

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We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. ROMANS 8:26 (NIV) NINETEEN YEARS AGO we experienced the heart-wrenching tragedy of September 11th. How comforting to know that God was with u

JOY Magazine

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At least 49 Christians have died in six attacks since 28 April. The city of Kaya alone sheltered 82 pastors and 1145 Christians from 151 households, displaced from various parts of the north. In many cases it is men who have been killed, leaving wido

Mornings with Jesus

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JESUS COMPLETELY PROVIDES FOR OUR needs. All of them. I stumbled over a reminder of that when rushing across campus during a conference. The terrain made the trek a challenge for my heart, lungs, legs, and the blister forming on my toe. As I pulled m

JOY Magazine

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Mothers’ Day has been celebrated all over the world for centuries. It has been recorded that the sales of Mothers’ Day cards each year outnumber those of Fathers’ Day cards by tens of thousands. Intrinsically nurturing comes from our mothers. A mom p

Mornings with Jesus

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WRITING IS MY CALLING. EVEN without compensation, I would write. My latest book explores the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I wrote the first draft in 2005. Countless editors rejected it. Over ten years, I rewrote the manuscript no fewer than eig

JOY Magazine

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Like it or not, this current school-going generation is living in a very different world to what previous generations experienced. Having my daughter at home over lockdown has allowed me to not only spend more time with her, but also look at what she

Guideposts

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Before i head to a turkey dinner with my family, I take time to enjoy one of my favorite celebrations—the Thanksgiving service sponsored by the local Interfaith Council. The location varies from year to year as churches take turns hosting the gatheri

60 Days of Prayer

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He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless. ISAIAH 40:29 (NLT) A FARMER WHO lives just a stretch down the road from me recently painted the word HOPE on his barn and every time I pass by, it lifts my spirits. With the coronavirus pand

Mornings with Jesus

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“WALK THIS WAY,” THE BUTLER said. Then he proceeded to limp his way noisily across a foyer. The visitor who followed did the same, mimicking his limp/stomp/limp/stomp, hunched over, listing-to-one-side posture. A classic comedic moment. Most credit t

Mornings with Jesus

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FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, one of my former students has been featured in a TV commercial promoting orthotic and prosthetic services. My first introduction to him was memorable for all the wrong reasons. As an elementary school librarian, I often re

Empire Australasia

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“We were not just going to give the fans some spy/assassins movie.” “My parents were evangelical Christians. They believed in demons, the rapture, all that stuff.” “I was thrown flat on my face, then he was on me. I just protected my ears, my eye

HOME MAGAZINE LEBANON

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Join Soeur Marana at MILADAK AHLA HDIYI Saturday December 20 at 7:30 pm At St. John Marc Cathedral in Byblos Presented by Saint Rafqa Children’s Choir. Directed by S. Marana Saad It took one year of deep thinking for Sister Marana to decide to leave

Mornings with Jesus

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THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IS bittersweet for me. It is sweet because my mother was born in October. October is bitter because Ray, my godson, died in a one-car accident on the first day of the month. He was twenty-five years old and served our city as a f

60 Days of Prayer

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He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” LUKE 22:41-42 (NIV) HAVE YOU EVER wanted something so desperately you prayed for a specifi

Mornings with Jesus

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THIS MORNING I WOKE UP to crazy headlines—again. Foreign wars and carnage. Refugees clamoring for safe haven. Political strife. Financial difficulties. Undercurrents of discontentment. I have been feeling as if I should chuck my phone straight out th

60 Days of Prayer

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Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. ROMANS 5:3–4 (NIV) IN THE ABOVE verse, Paul shares that trials, suffering and pain help refine your

Literary Hub

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Hyacinth of Caeserea (Cappadocia, d. c. 120) In prison, the only food he was given was meat that had been consecrated to idols, which he refused to eat, and he starved to death. The jailers saw him comforted by angels. He was twelve. Hyacinth of Port

Mornings with Jesus

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I MET MARGARET B. AT a mission hospital in Nepal in the eighties. By that time, she’d already served thirty years as a trained midwife. She was old enough to be my mother, yet she became my dear friend. Her love for people was one of the characterist

60 Days of Prayer

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And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” LUKE 12:15 (ESV) LIFE ISN’T A competition. The more you recognize that your journey is a beautiful

JOY Magazine

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As the next generation at African Enterprise (AE), we are excited to be building upon a great legacy and foundation. Prior to AE, when Theuns and I were asked to pastor in Franschhoek, our elders – who were also the founders of the church – said to u

JOY Magazine

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The Family sphere of influence has been under severe demonic attack for several generations. The Family is the cornerstone of society. When the original structure of God’s creation of families is altered, society begins to change exponentially. Troub

60 Days of Prayer

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But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. JOHN 14:26 NIV IF YOU ARE lacking a clear plan for your life, go before Jesus and pray. Let Him

60 Days of Prayer

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Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this. PSALM 37:5 (NIV) SOMETIMES GOD’S HAND is evident, but do you trust the daily guidance of the unseen hand of God in your life? When you feel alone and become filled with doubt, pray. Beli

60 Days of Prayer

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The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” GENESIS 2:18 (NIV) THIS SCRIPTURE CONTAINS the first “not good” in the Bible. God wants us to live in fellowship with a community of others along lif

60 Days of Prayer

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I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set my heart on your laws. I hold fast to your statutes, Lord; do not let me be put to shame. I run in the path of your commands, for you have broadened my understanding. PSALM 119:30-32 (NIV) TODAY AS W

Who Do You Think You Are?

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JANET BOSWORTH got in touch for help with her brick wall: Oswald George Jones Q I can find no trace of my ancestor Oswald George Jones after the 1881 census. He was baptised on 7 March 1858 at Christ Church, Cobridge, and married Sarah Ann Hambleton

60 Days of Prayer

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About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. ACTS 16:25 (NIV) IT’S EASY TO be happy when everything is going your way, but how you respond to dark and difficult times is a test

Mornings with Jesus

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WHEN I WAS A YOUNG mother, there was always too much to do and too little time in which to do it. Between working, cleaning the house, running errands, cooking, doing the laundry, taking the children to their activities, and shopping, as well as bein

Mornings with Jesus

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WHENEVER I VISIT MY MOM, I love it when I can attend Sunday services with her. The minute I walk into the small country church, memories flood my mind. On the last visit, I remembered the time I sang a special duet with the only other girl my age in

60 Days of Prayer

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Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths. PSALM 25:4 (NIV) GOD WILL ALWAYS lead you on the right path. If you have wavered from His instructions, ask for forgiveness, take His hand and get back on track. When temptations threaten your faith jour