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Down, Down, Down
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by Roy Hession
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Issues: Exploring a comment Jesus made about our duty and service helps us see how lowly a position we are called to-and how you and I may have much more to learn about humility than we thought.NOTHING IS CLEARER from the New Testament than that the Lord Jesus expects us to take the low position of servants. This is not just an extra obligation, which
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—Issue #10
July/August 1982
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Think About It!
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by Glenn E. Myers
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Do you remember the early Polaroid cameras? Once you took a picture, the negative and photograph came out the bottom of the camera in one piece. After waiting the prescribed length of time, you peeled off the negative from the photograph and saw a clear, crisp image.If you became impatient and ripped the back off too soon, the picture was much too light.
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—Issue #100
July/August 1997
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Living in the Light of Jesus' Return
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by Sherri Langton
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"‘On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half of the mountain moving north and half moving south.'" Restless youth gathered in the auditorium grew steadily more quiet as the evangelist described Christ's return, predicted
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—Issue #102
November/December 1997
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When Its Wrong To Be Right
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by Nancy Koesy Parker
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"I'm not filling out this form again!" Angry words spewed from the customer next to me as he tried to arrange delivery of a clothes dryer. "Look," he said as pushed the paper over the service desk to the clerk, "I've already filled this thing out three times. I'm sorry you people can't get it right, but this time you do it."The clerk, chin jutting
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—Issue #103
January/February 1998
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Where Are All The Prophets Today?
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by A. W. Tozer
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How do you suppose the Christian church … would be inclined to deal with John the Baptist if he came on our scene? Our generation would probably decide that such a man ought to be downright proud of the fact that God had sent him.We would urge him to write books and make a documentary film, and the seminary leaders would line up to schedule him
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—Issue #103
January/February 1998
Department: Classics
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Is It Ever Right To Do Wrong?
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by Mark Fackler And Christopher Bunn
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On a trip in a developing county, you are driving supplies to a bush hospital when you spot a police roadblock ahead. Chances are you will be stopped for vehicle inspection, which your car cannot pass apart from a show of gratitude to the police for protecting the safety of the roads (that is, a bribe). Do you pay and get to your destination, or resist
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—Issue #104
March/April 1998
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Leading With Integrity
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by Scott Morton
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I never took Matthew 23 personally. I assumed that Jesus' scorching expose of the hypocritical Pharisees had to do with professional clergy, not an ordinary guy like me.That was until I found myself getting frustrated when I was discipling other believers—especially when they didn't take my advice. Tom was one such free spirit. I'd engage in
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—Issue #104
March/April 1998
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Truly Transformed
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by David Hazard
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There is an unhappy secret we keep in the church.I'm referring to spiritual casualties—people who once made an enthusiastic commitment to Christ, but whose spirits have since dried up along the way. Not those who walk away from Christ, enticed by deadly vices or false religions. But those who sit in the pew, wondering what happened to the promised
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—Issue #104
March/April 1998
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Haughty Or Humble?
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by Howard Baker
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First John teaches that the proof of our love is in our actions. First Peter states that the proof of our faith is in our response to trials. In what arena is our humility proved? In our daily relationships with the people around us.The Apostle John questions how a person can love God, whom he can't see, if he doesn't love the brother he can see.
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—Issue #105
May/June 1998
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Wilderness Survival
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by Sandy Sheppard
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Four years ago, my husband, Rick, fell ill with a severe viral infection and an agonizingly sore throat. Several weeks later, the virus cleared up but left in its wake debilitating fatigue and other troubling symptoms. Rick began having difficulty concentrating and remembering things. A specific request like "Please pick up the kids after school" was
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—Issue #106
July/August 1998
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