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Encouraging Message Series for Young Believers
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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: APRIL 28
On hell There is no doctrine which I would more willingly remove from Christianity than this, if it lay in my power. But it has the full support of Scripture and, specially, of Our Lord’s own words; it has always … Continue reading
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C. S. LEWIS DAILY: MARCH 7
We must simply accept it that we are spirits, free and rational beings, at present inhabiting an irrational universe, and must draw the conclusion that we are not derived from it. We are strangers here. We come from somewhere else. … Continue reading
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C. S. LEWIS DAILY: JANUARY 31
Everyone who believes in God at all believes that He knows what you and I are going to do tomorrow. But if He knows I am going to do so-and-so, how can I be free to do otherwise? Well, here … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: JULY 28
Become Debt-Free “Don’t run up debts, except for the huge debt of love you owe each other” (Romans 13:8 The Message). My hope for you is that you will set a goal to be debt-free. It is possible, if you … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: JUNE 12
You Don’t Have to Live with Guilt “A man who refuses to admit his mistakes can never be successful. But if he confesses and forsakes them, he gets another chance” (Proverbs 28:13 TLB). God is always ready to give you … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: MAY 8
How Can I Get out of This Mess? “Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 7:24-25 NLT). Here is the testimony of … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: MAY 6
Why Do You Do What You Don’t Want to Do? “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:32 NIV). Have you ever wondered why you do what you don’t want to do? Or why … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: APRIL 22
Change Requires Learning the Truth “Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him, throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. Instead, … Continue reading
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