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Memorial Poem, titled: ‘I’m there inside your heart’ Right now I’m in a different place And though we seem far apart I’m closer than I ever was more ...
One of my favourite stories about intercessory prayer comes from Tony Campolo. A prayer meeting was held for him just before he spoke at a Pentecostal college chapel service. Eight more ...
Source: Cited in The Life You’ve Always Wanted, by John Ortberg, 2002, Michigan USA, Zondervan, p.104-105
Nicky Gumbel, founder of Alpha, says: “The secret of guidance is having a close relationship with God. God made us to be thinking beings. He guides our minds as we more ...
Nicky Gumbel, Bible in One Year – Day 110 of 365
We were rescued for a purpose: We are saved to serve. Rick Warren puts it this way: ‘God created, saved, called and commanded you to live a life of service more ...
Rick Warren (Source: taken from a daily reading plan from YouVersion Bible app.)
Take time to THINK... it is the source of power. Take time to PLAY... it is the secret of perpetual youth. Take time to READ... it is the fountain of more ...
I asked God to take away my pride. God said “No. It’s not for me to take it away, but for you to give it up.” I asked God more ...
An aging Harry Rimmer wrote the following letter to his friend Dr Charles Fuller: I believe you’re going to speak about Heaven next Sunday. I’m interested in that more ...
Cited by Simon Guillbaud in For What It’s Worth, 2006, Oxford: Monarch Books, p.116-7
Man is the Cosmic Orphan. He is the only creature in the universe who asks, “Why?” Other animals have instincts to guide them, but man has learned to ask questions more ...
Loren Eiseley
I saw a “Cathy” cartoon strip that illustrates how a tempting thought, if left unchecked, can manifest into full-blown sin - (it’s about a lady trying to diet): Frame more ...
Joel Osteen relates how he heard a story some years ago, about a famous golfer who was invited by the King of Saudi Arabia to play golf in a tournament more ...
Source: Joel Osteen, Your Best Life Now, 2008, London: Hodder & Stoughton, p.15-16