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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We know that it would have been at least 40 days after the birth of Jesus that the wise men arrived. And we know that they were not kings. Rather, they were wise men. For more information, click here or read some...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Puritans often used the title “The Hound of Heaven” to refer to God because it descriptively tells of God’s relentless pursuit of man. Francis Thompson (1859–1907) published his poem in 1893, and it...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. When this passing world is done, And when has sunk yon glaring sunWhen we stand with Christ in glory,Looking o’er life’s finished story,Then, Lord, shall I fully know –Not till then – how much I owe. When I hear...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. <<Video Below>> Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) is among the Great Cloud of Witnesses who have gone before us into glory (Heb 12:1). He’s a favorite of mine. Perhaps because I grew up...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Click on the booklet image to download the poem in PDF format. Print it as a booklet by using 2-sided and short-edge binding settings. T’was the Night Before Jesus Came T’was the night before Jesus came, and all...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) is well remembered for his service to the Lord as a pastor. Known as the Prince of Preachers, his sermons have inspired millions and still give hope and joy to all who read them. But...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Last year, I wrote “A Christmas Poem by Nana Shari” for my grandchildren. This year, I had it printed (on canvas) with their pictures, and I framed it. I want to share the poem with you and offer a...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. “Lord, high and holy, meek and lowly, Thou hast brought me to the valley of vision… Let me learn by paradox that the way down is the way up, that to be low is to be high, that the broken heart is the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. An anonymous poem thought to date back to the days of Martin Luther is carved on the door of an ornate cathedral in a small town in Germany. Translated into modern English, the poem presents a very convicting...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Share the Christmas story with the young and young-at-heart by sharing chapters of the Bible presented in poetic words. Alvy Ford, a long-departed saint, created a beautiful work in which he summarized every...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The Love of God is Greater Far Author: Frederick M. Lehman (1917) 1 The love of God is greater far than tongue or pen can ever tell. It goes beyond the highest star, and reaches to the lowest hell. The...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. You can have many children. Even many spouses. And although many women can mother you, only one gave you life and is your true mother. Mother's Day Articles and Videos Two Women—Two Stories—Two Songs: Hannah...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Charles Thomas Studd, better known as C. T. Studd, was a British missionary. He was born on December 2, 1860, in Spratton, United Kingdom, into a family of wealth and privilege. In 1883 he graduated from Trinity...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Who Am I? by Deitrich Bonhoeffer “Who am I? They often tell meI stepped from my cell’s confinementCalmly, cheerfully, firmly,Like a Squire from his country house. Who am I? They often tell meI used to...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Psa 84:5-7 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them. Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools. They go from strength to...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Upon a broken pathway,Filled with troubles, pain, and sorrow.There travels a lonely figure,Holding steadfast for the morrow. That traveler knows not where to go,For the road has many turns.So he stays the course,...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Mother’s Love Her love is like an island in life’s ocean, vast and wide. A peaceful, quiet shelter From the wind, the rain, the tide. ‘Tis bound on the north by hope, By patience on the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. May the mind of Christ live in me,Every minute of every day.May the grace that He has given me,Establish my heart in His perfect way. (Hebrews 13:9) May I always reflect that wondrous love,His sacrificial...