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I appreciated these thoughts on gratitude from William Law (English cleric and theological writer, 1686 –1761), excerpted from his book A Serious Call To a Devout and Holy Life. 

Randy Alcorn discusses Heaven, earth and an eternal perspective in this 6-minute clip from a podcast of The World and Everything in It, an audio news magazine produced by WORLD News Group, hosted by Nick Eicher and Joseph Slife.

I want to say something about the growing “Giving Tuesday” movement (yes, yet another new day, but this one with a higher purpose). 

I remember when our daughters were small, the importance of trying to convey even to really good kids that they are sinners, lost without Christ. It’s a delicate balance.

Question from a reader: My wife died two months ago and I’ve heard a preacher say that when you die “you don’t go home alone”, and that two angels go with you. What does the Bible say about this?

As powerful as the evil one is to tempt us, God is infinitely more powerful to deliver us and has given us in Christ all the resources we need to live godly lives.

Never underestimate the potential of a seed buried deep within the ashes.

Years ago Nanci and I went on a two-week vacation to California. We left the kids with friends and took off on what was going to be our greatest vacation ever. 

Downtown Portland is a busy place and full of needy people. On this particular day I had forgotten my bag of goodies which I normally give out to those asking for money, so I was street hopping to avoid contact with anyone. 

Concerning money and possessions, the Bible is sometimes extreme, sometimes shocking. When we come to Scripture, it’s for comfort, not for assaults against our worldview, right? Let God talk about love and grace, thank you. Let us talk about money and possessions—then do with them whatever we please.

Be much alone with God. Do not put Him off with a quarter of an hour morning and evening. Take time to get thoroughly acquainted. Converse over everything with Him…

1. Pray regularly for prolife ministries...2. Give regular visibility to the issue of abortion... 3. Spearhead a prolife ministry... 

Is God sovereign only when I get my way, or is He always sovereign? The God who’s sovereign in small things also controls the big ones.

In the world to come, will we experience rainfall and snowfall? Some have never thought about it, because they don’t think of Heaven as a real place or don't understand the doctrine of the New Earth, where we’ll live as resurrected people.