The question I have is that we are reaping consequences from bad choices. My husband and I have a young family and are still paying down $100,000 of student loans from both of us going to a private university.
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Before I get to this month’s giveaway, I wanted to let you know that you can now sign up to follow Randy Alcorn on both Facebook and Twitter. They're a great way to keep up to date with what Randy is up to, and also to interact with other readers.
On to the giveaway: this time around we’re offering blog readers the chance to win a fiction book of their choice.
Here’s the books you can choose from ...
Though Nanci and I really enjoy Brian Regan, you can’t listen to most stand-up comedians without bad words, immoral references, and disrespect for God and his people.
But here is Steve Harvey, a comedian, addressing a secular audience at the end of his routine. The question is, “How Would You Introduce Christ to a Room Full of People?" I’m not vouching for Steve Harvey in every respect (I’m unfamiliar with him), but I love this.
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Across the nation, everyone's talking about the killing of George Tiller, the infamous abortionist who ran the late-term abortion clinic in Wichita, Kansas. On Sunday May 31, 2009, Tiller was shot to death while serving as an usher at the Sunday morning service at his church. His clinic is one of only three nationwide which provides abortions after the 21st week of pregnancy. He specialized in late term abortions that even most abortionists cannot stomach doing, partly due to the obviously human body parts that must be removed after the abortion.
Certainly my heart goes out to Tiller's ...
It’s graduation time, and I’d encourage you to be discerning as you hear the message being sent to graduates. Often it is ridiculously overblown and flattering and ego-massaging. Much is said about how great the graduates are; little is said about their need to serve others. Read these words from J. Budziszewski, author of one of my favorite books for high school graduates, How to Stay Christian in College. (This commencement charge was given by the fictional character Professor Theophilus, at an unofficial graduation ceremony held by churches for graduates from "Post-Everything University.")
Honored guests, this ceremony is ...
People often ask me whether animals will be in Heaven. Their second question is whether they’ll ever see their pets again. To some people, these are merely sentimental questions. To others, they are very important. Children especially want to know the answers. What do we tell them when they ask?
Scripture says a great deal about animals, portraying them as Earth’s second most important inhabitants. God entrusted animals to us, and our relationships with animals are a significant part of our lives.
Isaiah 11:6-9 speaks of a coming glorious era on Earth when “the leopard will lie ...
Here are the winners from May’s LifeChange book gift set giveaway. Each of the three winners will receive a book set that includes The Grace and Truth Paradox, The Purity Principle, and The Treasure Principle.
The randomly drawn winners are:
1) pastoralmusings
2) PMurray (mdmurray23)
3) JDJ (jdj116)
It’s our privilege to also choose another winner:
Lisa (lisa-deadlinedeception.blogspot)
All winners, please e-mail me at stephanie (at) epm.org with your mailing address.
Check back at Randy’s blog on June 8 for the next book giveaway—we’ll be offering blog readers the chance to win a ...
After seeing my recent post about Francis Schaeffer, my friend Doug Nichols, founder and international director emeritus of Action International Ministries, emailed me this story. To me, given my respect for both men, it's priceless. Thanks for sharing it with us, Doug. And thanks for being the same kind of man Francis Schaeffer showed himself to be the night you met him.
Francis Schaeffer slept here
by Doug Nichols
In 1966 I joined Operation Mobilization for a year of ministry in France, but spent two years in India instead. While in London that summer, at the one-month OM orientation ...
In light of my recent post on biblical illiteracy, I wanted to give some practical suggestions for being a better steward of the time God gives us each day, especially for making time for the study of God's Word.
I encourage you to keep track of how you spend your time for one week. You can use this time management sheet (PDF) to keep track of everything you do in a day, but most specifically what you do with your discretionary time.
For example, write down time spent:
Sleeping
Driving
Stores, shopping
Eating (will be easy to keep track ...
One of my favorite ministries is the JESUS film project, which I have personally witnessed at work in powerful ways in China, Cambodia and Mexico. (More about that later in this blog.)
Every word in the film is from the gospel of Luke, and it includes at the end an invitation to receive Christ. In countries with low literacy, people can't read the Bible even if it's been translated into their language; but all of them can understand the JESUS Film, which is Scripture on a screen, God made visible. I read an amazing story from the JESUS ...
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