Forgetting The Past

Joseph’s story in Genesis, familiar to many, intends to give us hope when life overwhelms us. At 17 years old, Joseph was sold by his brothers, carried off to Egypt by slave traders, falsely accused by the wife of his master, thrown into prison, and then forgotten for two years by a fellow prisoner he had helped. When Joseph was thirty years old, he was released from his dungeon and elevated to second-in-command …

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Share-Your-Story Friday. Hannah from TX

When I graduated high school in 2005 my friend Tiffany and I started memorizing chapters of the Bible together. We had never attempted memorizing whole books. I thought that was only for smart or gifted people! Right? Well two summers ago my family and I were on vacation at the beach. While there I heard Nancy Leigh DeMoss interviewing Janet Pope about her book His Word in My Heart on her radio program …

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Options to Live By

Consider a few reasonable and honest questions. What if the Bible is not the authoritative Word of God that it claims to be? What if it is simply a book of myths and legends, or a composite of history and fiction? What if the Bible, though filled with inspirational messages, lacks the divine element?

If this is true, then the Bible has no legitimate jurisdiction over anyone, and no right to govern our …

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Share-Your-Story Friday. George Matheson (1842-1906)

What would your life be like if you became blind as an adult? Would that keep you from getting to know God and His Word? And to what lengths would you be willing to go to hide Scripture in your heart?

George Matheson, the renowned Scottish preacher and theologian, was born with weak eyesight that turned to shadows by age 20.

His intense love for the Lord and His Word compelled him …

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Words Inspire

You know how much I love Bible quotes, but I’m also inspired by other great quotes. For about ten years I had this one framed over my desk:

“I will prepare and some day my chance will come.” Abraham Lincoln This quote motivated me to study my Bible because I wanted to be a Bible teacher of the caliber of Kay Arthur, one of my earthly heroes. You cannot become something …

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