WRITTEN FOR AUGUST 26, 2012 OUR DAILY BREAD BY: Anne Cetas As a 12-year-old, I was curious about the Bible my dad was given when he retired from the paper mill. It came in a special cedar box marked The Holy Bible, and I assumed that “holy” meant it was off-limits to me. But still [...]
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The Offering Plate – Sunday Thought For The Day
WRITTEN BY: Anne Cetas (FOR: Our Daily Bread; 7/1/12) Ed Dobson, my former pastor, often said that he disliked preaching about financial giving to the church. He said his previous job required fundraising, so he didn’t like putting any unnecessary pressure on people. But when he was teaching through 2 Corinthians, and he came to [...]
Any Distance, Any Time – Sunday Thought For The Day
WRITTEN BY: David H. Roper (For: Our Daily Bread; 6/24/12) For several years, I’ve corresponded with a pastor in Nepal who often travels with his church members to distant communities in the Himalayas to preach and plant churches. Recently he sent me his itinerary for the following week and asked me to pray. His busy [...]
Our Father In Heaven – Sunday Thought For The Day
WRITTEN 6/17/12 FOR “OUR DAILY BREAD” BY: Joe Stowell When Jesus taught us to pray, He began, “Our Father in heaven” (Luke 11:2). It is one of many Scriptures that refers to God as a father. I find it both fascinating and instructive that when God wanted us to know what He is like, He [...]
My Mother’s Day Wish To Special Moms
Sunday is Mother’s Day, and I want to send a special wish to special moms. First, I send all of my love to my mother, who sacrificed mightily to raise and give me every opportunity she was able. She instilled in me a love of learning and the DNA to stand for that which is [...]
Run To The Cross
Whenever a tsunami warning is given on the northern coastline of Maui, Hawaii, the people living in Hana rush up the side of a mountain to a high place of safety. Nearby is a tall wooden cross that was placed there many years ago by missionaries. For their physical safety, people run to the area [...]
No Greater Love
It’s Easter and as such, instead of my usual type of rant, I think it germane to share Jesus. THE FOLLOWING IS BY DENNIS FISHER: Bill and his wife were driving through the Rocky Mountains when a near-miss with a truck caused their car to swerve off the road and plunge into the Colorado River. [...]
Genuine Friends: Sunday Thought For The Day
Experts who track the changing vocabulary of the English language chose unfriend as the New Oxford American Dictionary Word of the Year for 2009. They defined it as a verb, “to remove someone as a friend on a social networking Web site,” such as Facebook. On that site, friends allow each other to access the [...]
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