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Unbroken
I do not often recommend a book other than the Bible. Today I break with tradition. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand (author of Seabis-cuit: An American Legend) is a must-read for every American—young and old. This is the true story of Louis Zamperini, troubled delinquent who [...]
22Feb2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Are You a Perfectionist or Simply Perfect?
Most of us spend way too much time trying to change others. This is sheer insanity on our part! In Genesis Chapters 1-2, we read God’s account of the creation. And in this account, we are told that we are created in His image. Obviously if this is true—and it is because all scripture is [...]
22Feb2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
The Lasting Effects of Sin
“He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” —Revelation 21:4 Ever since first sin reared its ugly head in the third chapter of Genesis, it has been handed down through the generations. What a [...]
22Feb2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Our Struggle is Not Against Flesh and Blood
Believers often discount Satan as a viable enemy and overlook the Biblical truth that in these last days he is escalating his attack against the body of Christ. According to the scriptures, Satan roams about the earth like a lion, pouncing on every available opportunity. This may involve a conflict with a family member, a [...]
22Feb2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Ministry Update
If you’re thinking you’re missing a few issues of The Word Within, rest assured. You are still on our mailing list; it’s just that the past couple of months have been overflowing and we were unable to get a new issue out in a timely fashion. It’s been an exciting time for the ministry. Early [...]
22Feb2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
The Way God Looks at Us
“The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” —1 Samuel 16:7 The eleventh chapter of the book of Hebrews is commonly referred to as the “faith chapter,” and rightly so. Some of us may wonder how many of those [...]
22Feb2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
New Opportunities for WWI
Our upcoming visit to Myanmar will include another new teaching site. Last January we traveled inland from Yangon to Taung Gyi (for the first time) to conduct a training on inductive Bible study techniques. That training was in response to a request from an evangelist in Philip’s association who had attended the training in Yangon [...]
2Sep2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Who’s In Charge?
by Melissa Thurston “Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do for us whatever we ask.”—Mark 10:35 Check out Mark 10:35-45 to read about the context of this verse. It’s a great passage about humbling ourselves just like Jesus. But there are other good [...]
2Sep2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Illuminations – Finding Forgiveness
When you’re completely honest with yourself, you probably can find something from your past that you are not at all proud of. I know I can. Much too easily! There was a kid in our neighborhood that for no reason at all was not included in our play. In fact, whenever possible we tended to [...]
2Sep2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Encourage One Another With These Words
When we think of encouraging others, it usually involves sympathizing with them, listening to them and trying to come up with the right words to make them feel better. We have good intentions and want to be helpful but many times the words we say don’t seem to make any difference and we actually end [...]
2Sep2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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