I am thankful God gave me life (Psalm 139:13-15).
I am thankful He gave me purposeful life (Ephesians 2:10).
I am thankful He gave me eternal life (1 John 4:9-10).
I am thankful my parents gave me a safe life (Psalm 127:3-4).
I am thankful for life …
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Some good reading and watching from today…
“I set you down as nearer akin to a devil than to a saint, if you can go your way and look into the face of your friend or child, and know him to be on the downward road, and yet never pray for him nor use any means for his conversion.” —Charles Spurgeon
Truth: 5 reasons why church is good for your marriage.
“Surely you know that if a man can’t be cured of churchgoing, the next best thing is to send him all over the neighborhood looking for the church that ‘suits’ him until he becomes a taster or connoisseur of churches.” —C.S. Lewis, in The Screwtape Letters
When doctors given expectant parents about a health issue for their baby, that information may be misleading.
…but there is no mistaking this abortionist’s vile confession: “we let babies born alive ‘expire.’”
“A person morally incapable of doing evil would be, by the same token, morally incapable of doing good. A free human will is necessary to the concept of morality.” —A.W. Tozer
Yet again climatologists’ “models” of so-called global warming are destroyed.
I love Pastor Chilly’s list: 66 Expressions Of Love.
[VIDEO] John Piper on what it means to be Gospel-centered…
Some good reading from today…
“Just because no one complains, it doesn’t mean that all parachutes are perfect.” —Anonymous
“I am not young enough to know everything.” —Oscar Wilde
“It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.” —James Thurber
More appalling misery created by the pro-abortion crowd: Planned Parenthood’s Horrible Treatment.
Very good: 7 Things All Great Friends Do.
“I must pray for the strength and courage to be truly obedient to Jesus, even if He calls me to go where I would rather not go.” —Henri Nouwen
“One of the greatest mercies God bestows upon us is His not permitting our inclinations and opportunities to meet. Have you not sometimes noticed that when you had the inclination to a sin there has been no opportunity, and when the opportunity has presented itself you have had no inclination towards it? satan’s principal aim with believers is to bring their appetites and his temptations together….” —Charles Spurgeon
“This is not Predestination: your will is perfectly free: but all physical events are adapted to fit in as God sees best with the free actions He knows we are going to do.” —C.S. Lewis
Some good reading from today…
[PHOTOS] Today is the birthday of the United States Marine Corps. Here are some great pictures of our Marines in action.
“Your hope for the future is not in what you did yesterday, but improving today so that you can meet the future head-on.” —John Maxwell
Did you know that 90% of babies diagnosed with Down syndrome are aborted?! Here are 9 people with Down syndrome who live highly successful lives.
“‘Circumstances over which I have no control’ is a perfectly true phrase, but it must never be made to mean that we cannot control ourselves in those circumstances.” —Oswald Chambers
“The whole Bible and all past history unite to teach that battles are always won before the armies take the field. The critical moment for any army is not the day it engages the foe in actual combat; it is the day before or the month before or the year before. … Preparation is vital. Let this be noted by everyone. We can seek God today and get prepared to meet temptation tomorrow; but if we meet the enemy without first having met God, the outcome is not conjectural; the issue is already decided. We can only lose.” —A.W. Tozer
“We must open our Bibles every morning with this prayer—‘Give us this day our daily bread.’” —Charles Spurgeon
Good advice on how to respond to people who are antagonistic toward your Christian faith.
Hmm, Pope Francis demotes (again!) a U.S. cardinal who is doctrinally conservative.
Some good reading & watching from this weekend…
[VIDEO] John Maxwell talks about contentment. I love this: “Contentment is a stabilizer for success.”
Parents, check out 7 Lies Christian Parents Believe.
A baby is given no hope to live, but is born completely normal and healthy! Misdiagnosis or miracle?
As we celebrate Billy Graham’s 96th birthday, here are 6 lessons from his life, and a great [VIDEO] of Dr. Graham with Woody Allen.
“A praying Christian is a constant threat to the stability of satan’s government. The Christian is a holy rebel loose in the world with access to the throne of God. satan never knows from what direction the danger will come.” —A.W. Tozer
“He who has God and everything else has no more than he who has God only.” —C.S. Lewis
[VIDEO] Whether you are a country music fan or not, you will love this pro-life, pro-Mom message from Garth Brooks:
Some good reading and watching from today…
[VIDEO] John Maxwell says the joy-ratio of giving-to-receiving is 10-to-1.
“Faith never knows where it is being led, it knows and loves the One Who is leading. … Faith is not resignation to a power we do not know; faith is committal to One Whose character we do know because it has been revealed to us in Jesus Christ.” —Oswald Chambers
“The devil’s master strategy for us Christians then is not to kill us physically (though there may be some special situations where physical death fits into his plan better), but to destroy our power to wage spiritual warfare. And how well he has succeeded. The average Christian these days is a harmless enough thing. God knows.” —A.W. Tozer
Some have argued that aborting a baby diagnosed with cystic fibrosis is humane and ethical. This kid proves them wrong.
Seth Godin with a really good reason why you should vote tomorrow.
…and The Gospel Coalition reminds Christians why they should vote.
Some good reading and watching from today…
[VIDEO] John Maxwell has a great word for leaders: Don’t.
“God is very careful to whom He speaks. It is only to those who value His voice so much that they shut out the whole world to get alone and wait for Him.” Read more from David Wilkerson on prayer in his post It’s Time To Close The Door.
This girl responded to bullying in a unique way.
If someone asks Planned Parenthood for help, they respond, “Sure, we’ll help you have an abortion.”
Eric Metaxas has a great post on the situation in Houston: Hand Over Your Sermon, Or Else.
“We who follow Christ are men and women of eternity. We must put no confidence in the passing scenes of the disappearing world. We must resist every attempt of satan to palm off upon us the values that belong to mortality. Nothing less than forever is long enough for us.” —A.W. Tozer
“Because divorce runs so rampant even in the church, it makes sense that we tend to overcompensate by emphasizing marriage more than Scripture does. But by doing so, we may be hurting marriages rather than mending them.” See what Francis Chan has to say about Marriage On The Edge Of Eternity.
“He will be the best Christian who has Christ for his Master, and truly follows Him. Some are disciples of the church, others are disciples of the minister, and a third sort are disciples of their own thoughts; he is the wise man who sits at Jesus’ feet and learns of Him, with the resolve to follow His teaching and imitate His example. He who tries to learn of Jesus Himself, taking the very words from the Lord’s own lips, binding himself to believe whatsoever the Lord hath taught and to do whatsoever He hath commanded—he I say, is the stable Christian.” —Charles Spurgeon
[INFOGRAPHIC] Ebola facts.
Some good reading & watching from this weekend…
“A leader’s role is to raise people’s aspirations for what they can become and to release their energies so they will try to get there.” —David Gergen
A powerful reminder about noticing the overlooked people: My Grocery Store Stripper.
This is so repulsive! 10 quotes that reveal how profitable abortion is.
I am a big believer in studying history. Here are 7 ways Christian history benefits you.
A great post for married couples and parents from Pastor Dave Barringer—Too Busy: The Art Of Abusing With Neglect.
I love this life-affirming message in OneRepublic’s song I Lived—
Some good reading from today…
“As much as half of the water in Earth’s oceans could be older than the Sun, a study has found.” This report is more evidence of the accuracy of the account of Creation in the Bible. Of course the water has been around longer than the sun: Genesis says that God created water in Day 2, but the sun wasn’t created until Day 4.
“I have little fear that any nation or combination of nations could bring down the United States and Canada by military action from without. But this I do fear—we sin and sin and do nothing about it. There is so little sense of the need of repentance—so little burden for the will of God to be wrought in our national life. I fear that the voice of blood will become so eloquent that God Almighty will have no choice but to speak the word that will bring us down. I do pray often: ‘Oh God, send a revival of repentance and the fear of God that will sweep through the continent that we may be spared and that we may honor Thee!’” —A.W. Tozer
Max Lucado challenges us to invite God in.
Sarah Rainer, a PhD in psychology, shows how Christianity and psychology should be integrated.
It is unconscionable to me how my tax dollars are being diverted by a so-called “health care” program to destroy life. Read how Obamacare funds Planned Parenthood’s heinous, murderous activities.
Craig T. Owens 