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C. S. LEWIS DAILY: DECEMBER 11
In the earliest days of Christianity an ‘apostle’ was first and foremost a man who claimed to be an eyewitness of the Resurrection. Only a few days after the Crucifixion when two candidates were nominated for the vacancy created by … Continue reading
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C. S. LEWIS DAILY: NOVEMBER 28
TO FATHER PETER MILWARD, sj: On the evil of Christian disunity; and on prayer and cooperation in works of charity as the means of reunion. 6 May 1963 Dear Padre, You ask me in effect why I am not a … Continue reading
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C. S. LEWIS DAILY: SEPTEMBER 15
He sat perfectly still. After seeing him, I think I shall never describe anyone in our own time as ‘perfectly still’ again. His stillness was not like that of a man asleep, nor like that of an artist’s model: it … Continue reading
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C. S. LEWIS DAILY: MARCH 3
Every great man is partly of his own age and partly for all time. What matters in his work is always that which transcends his age, not that which he shared with a thousand forgotten contemporaries. We value Shakespeare for … Continue reading
DAILY HOPE: DECEMBER 23
How Joseph Trusted God with His Disappointments “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight” (Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV). Imagine … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: JUNE 20
Who Controls Your Future? “And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them” (Romans 8:28 NLT). One of the great fears we … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: APRIL 1
The Resurrection of Jesus Changed Everything “I am the one who raises the dead and gives them life again. Anyone who believes in me, even though he dies like anyone else, shall live again. He is given eternal life for … Continue reading
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MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: DECEMBER 25
His Birth and Our New Birth “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” —Matthew 1:23 His Birth in History. “…that Holy One who … Continue reading
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MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: JUNE 23
“Acquainted With Grief” He is…a Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. —Isaiah 53:3 We are not “acquainted with grief” in the same way our Lord was acquainted with it. We endure it and live through it, but we do … Continue reading
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MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: DECEMBER 25
His Birth and Our New Birth “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” —Matthew 1:23 His Birth in History. “…that Holy One who … Continue reading
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