Sizing People Up

922) My mother cared little about going to amusement parks. I think a good part of the reason is that she has always struggled with motion sickness and, of course, that’s what a lot of amusement park rides would give her. One time, when we went as a family to an amusement park, I asked
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Seeing Isn’t Necessarily Believing

921) I grew up learning about the men and women of the Bible. I could retell their stories with details because I was so familiar with them. As I entered my teens, that rebellious streak rose that often does at this age, and I remember thinking that these people in the Bible had it a
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What is Comfort?

Pages 272-273 “Ah, here it is.” Chaplain Miller’s finger paused on the text. “Among several Greek words the New Testament uses for comfort, two are parakaleo and paraklesis. They are legal terms.” The part of Stefan that belonged to his vocation sat up and took notice. “These words communicate a summons a person gives to
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Are You Free for Lunch?

920) I had the privilege of attending a Christian college where I had many godly men and women teach me the Bible. One particular one was my favorite, and also the favorite of many others. He was a pastor of a huge church before coming to the college and he taught us the word of
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When “No” Means No

919) If you ask someone what they see in their minds when they think of God, what do you think they will answer? Maybe an old grandfatherly type of person? Maybe the image of Jesus holding a child? Maybe a thundercloud over a mountain? I sometimes think of images like this, but there is an
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No Forests without Trees

918) The times I have flown out and back into The Pinetree State (Maine), I am amazed at how many forests there are. Unless I’m flying over Portland, I don’t see many buildings and all that goes along with them. What is easy to forget when viewing my state is that each forest I see
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What Are You Really Asking God?

What are you really asking?  Page 265 The Bottle House “I know a man who yearns for faith in God shouldn’t ask this but why would God want to create a world he knew was going to turn out like this?” “Stefan, that’s a good question … one people have asked throughout history. What I
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The Illusion of Wealth

917) I love to go on the Internet and look up big houses for sale all around the world. When I click on a home, there are often many photos where I can see each room and details of the entire place. Sometimes I wonder what it would feel like to be in a house
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Theology from a Run-down School Bus

916) When I first came to rural Maine, many things caught my eye. I saw the beauty of wildflowers moving in the ocean breeze. I have seen the most beautiful sunrises and sunsets. I have paddled in a canoe around a lake with my husband seeing no one else the entire day. Beautiful! There is
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God is . . . What?

915) As I read the passage In Luke 11:14-28, something jumped off the screen in these verses that I never considered and I’d like to share it with you. In these verses, Jesus drove a demon out of a man and then the religious leaders say that it was by Beelzebub’s (Satan’s) power that he
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