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Blessed are the husband and wife who continue to be affectionate, considerate, and loving after the wedding bells have ceased from ringing. Blessed are the husband and wife who are as polite and courteous to one another as they are to their friends. Blessed are they who love their mates more than any other person in the world, and who joyfully fulfill their marriages vow of a lifetime of fidelity and mutual helpfulness to one another. Blessed are they who attain parenthood, ...

The preacher placed two identical jars on the table next to the pulpit. He quoted 1 Samuel 16:7 : The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. "These jars came from the same factory, were made of the same materials, and can hold the same amount. But they are different", he explained. Then he upset one, and it oozed out honey. He turned over the other, and vinegar spilled out. "When a jar is upset, whatever is in ...

Do you know the legend of the Cherokee Indian youth's rite of passage? His dad takes him into the forest, blindfolded, and leaves him...alone. He is required to sit on a stump the whole night... and to NOT take off the blindfold until the ray of sun shines through it. He is all by himself. He cannot cry out for help to anyone. Once he survives the night he is considered a MAN. He cannot tell the other boys of this experience. Each lad must come into his OWN manhood. The boy was ...

And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings. Daniel 2:21a Recommended Reading Genesis 15:12-16

For the Lord your God will bless you just as He promised you. Deuteronomy 15:6 Recommended Reading Romans 4:19-22 Some days are harder than others, and perhaps this is one of them for you. Life is full of frustrations, and we can grow mighty weary with financial pressures, family problems, church misunderstandings, and workplace conflicts. It sometimes seems like we're losing our minds. But God is not losing His! Remember that nothing revokes His ...

"Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven." Matthew 6:1 Recommended Reading Mark 12:41-44 One of the ways that colleges, universities, hospitals, museums, and other public institutions encourage wealthy individuals to make substantial financial gifts is to offer to name a building (or some part of the institution) after the donor. Not all donors give in order to be ...