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Encouraging Message Series for Young Believers
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C. S. LEWIS DAILY: NOVEMBER 17
It is true that when a pessimist’s life is threatened he behaves like other men; his impulse to preserve life is stronger than his judgement that life is not worth preserving. But how does this prove that the judgement was … Continue reading
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C. S. LEWIS DAILY: NOVEMBER 15
TO VERA GEBBERT, who had told Lewis of her pregnancy and of her having read Isaiah 66:9 from the Bible she kept open on her dining table: On not wishing to be pregnant. 23 March 1953 Your first story (about … Continue reading
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C. S. LEWIS DAILY: MARCH 31
On glory [And this brings me to] the other sense of glory—glory as brightness, splendour, luminosity. We are to shine as the sun, we are to be given the Morning Star. I think I begin to see what it means. … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: MAY 27
Standing Strong on God’s Extravagant Love “God showed how much he loved us by sending his only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. This is real love . . . he sent his … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: MARCH 23
God Knows Everything, and That’s Good News “Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account” (Hebrews 4:13 NIV). Ever gotten out of … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: FEBRUARY 2
There Is No Excuse Not to Rest “Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during the plowing season and harvest you must rest” (Exodus 34:21 NIV). The Bible is filled with instructions about … Continue reading
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THE PURSUIT OF GOD: DAY 24
Chapter 6 The Speaking Voice (PART 1) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. —John 1:1 An intelligent plain man, untaught in the truths of Christianity, coming upon this text, … Continue reading
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THE PURSUIT OF GOD: DAY 20
Chapter 5 The Universal Presence (PART 2) “In the beginning God.” Not matter, for matter is not self-causing. It requires an antecedent cause, and God is that Cause. Not law, for law is but a name for the course which … Continue reading
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THE PURSUIT OF GOD: DAY 19
Chapter 5 The Universal Presence (PART 1) Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? —Psa. 139:7 In all Christian teaching certain basic truths are found, hidden at times, and rather assumed than … Continue reading
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