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C. S. LEWIS DAILY: AUGUST 9
TO EDWARD LOFSTROM: On what Lewis attempted in The Chronicles of Narnia; on the character of the man Jesus—his tenderness, ferocity, and even humor; and on the need to do one’s duty while having patience with God. 16 January 1959 … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: DECEMBER 1
Every Decision Has a Price Tag “It is a trap to dedicate something rashly and only later to consider one’s vows” (Proverbs 20:25 NIV). You only have a certain number of days. Every time you give a minute of your … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: NOVEMBER 4
If You Don’t Use the Talents God Gave You, Other People Get Cheated “God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another” (1 Peter 4:10 NLT). The … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: JUNE 11
What Is Your Greatest Ability? “Live life, then, with a due sense of responsibility, not as men who do not know the meaning and purpose of life but as those who do” (Ephesians 5:15 Phillips). You and I have a … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: APRIL 29
God Uses Our Talents to Test Our Unselfishness “God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another” (1 Peter 4:10 NLT). God uses our talents to test … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: MARCH 21
God Says You Are Capable “It is he who saved us and chose us for his holy work not because we deserved it but because that was his plan long before the world began — to show his love and … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: JANUARY 24
Your Significance Comes from Serving “Each of you has received a gift to use to serve others. Be good servants of God’s various gifts of grace” (1 Peter 4:10 NCV). To experience significance in life, you must serve with others … Continue reading
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THE PURSUIT OF GOD: DAY 8
Chapter 2 The Blessedness of Possessing Nothing (PART 3) Then heaven opened and a voice was heard saying to him, “By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou bast done this thing, and bast not withheld thy … Continue reading
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MORNING AND EVENING: SEPTEMBER 20
MORNING “The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon.” Judges 7:20 Gideon ordered his men to do two things: covering up a torch in an earthen pitcher, he bade them, at an appointed signal, break the pitcher and let the … Continue reading
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