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Service to God
There has often been a tendency to think of service to God as necessarily entailing physical hardship and sacrifice. Although...
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Anarchy or Discipline?
A Houston high school principal described the new educational system as a "cross-graded, multi-ethnic, individualized, open-ended learning program with the...
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A Strange Peace
Shortly before my daughter Valerie, my only child, went off to college as a freshman, a “sudden tide” came over...
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At What Price Contentment?
Nothing so hinders us,” said St. Francis de Sales, “as to be longing after something else.” And that longing, that...
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The Sovereignty of God
Perhaps it seems that I’m “biting off more than I can chew” by beginning this small newsletter with such an...
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An Assigned Portion
As we near the end of another year we may take eart, remembering the psalmist’s words, “Lord, you have assigned...
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The Grand Lesson
Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus” (1 Thess. 5:18). It is...
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As We Forgive Those
Two couples had gone together on vacation. What had been a happy friendship had somehow turned to bitterness. They had...
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Angry at God?
My faith has been challenged, there has been bitterness in my heart toward God, I have been angry at Him...
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Whatever Happened to Courtship?
Two of my books, Passion and Purity and Quest For Love, have generated a gratifying response from readers. The first...
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How to Simplify Your Life
The more complicated life becomes, the more we need to quiet our souls before God. It is my prayer that...
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How Much Is Enough?
Speaking of Israel’s watchmen God says, “They are dogs with mighty appetites; they never have enough. They are shepherds who...
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The Vice of Self-Esteem
Letters sometimes come to me from people who are “working on” their self-esteem. Usually this means they are doing their...
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What Does It Mean to Be Holy?
When God finished the work of creation He blessed the seventh day and made it holy. When Moses saw the...
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Whatever Happened to Hymns?
Many of the churches my husband Lars and I visit on our travels seem to know nothing of the great...
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A Holy Aloneness
When God had completed the prodigious labor of the creation of the heavens and the earth, He saw that something...
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What to Do Next
Every summer I go into the attic and clear out a few more things. Last summer I delved into the...
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A Dog’s Thanksgiving
“I remember fixing the wounded leg of my dog. There was some struggle and a hurt crying but he kept...
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Is He a God of Love?
This is an ancient question. Job said, “Your hands shaped me and made me. Will you now turn anddestroy me?...
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Verbal Authority
The Bible tells us that children are to obey their parents. In our many travels Lars and I observe that...
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The World Must Be Shown
When Jesus was speaking with His disciples before His crucifixion, He gave them His parting gift: peace such as the...
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Suffering and Joy
In 1976 I learned that Corrie ten Boom was to speak at nearby Godon College in Wenham, Massachusetts. "Oh!" thought...
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The Future Is Not Our Province
While a new year offers us a fresh start, it can also bring anxiety. Questions crowd into our minds. Will...
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An Unsual Christmas Celebration
The work of Amy Carmichael in south India, known as the Dohnavur Fellowship, is still very much alive. Sometimes foreigners...