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Philippians 3:14 “I press on towards the goal to win the prize, for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” Paul knew exactly what he was aiming at in life, living every day with a focus and sense of purpose that motivated and guided his every action. How about us? In greyhound racing,…

Romans 1:16 “I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes.” A friend of mine in his mid-20s wrote the following to me: “In your book ‘Dangerously Alive’, you talk about a brief moment of despair when you thought of going back to…

Habakkuk 3:17,18 “Though the fig-tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my…

John 16:13 “But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth.” Sometimes in Christian circles we’re given false choices – the Bible or the Spirit, conservative or charismatic, Word-driven or Spirit-led. They constitute a false dichotomy, but let’s explore them a little. All analogies break down at some point,…

Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” If the Bible is such a sharp sword, why doesn’t anyone seem to get injured with it these days?…

1 John 3:14 “Anyone who does not love remains in death.” John Ortberg wrote: “I have never known anyone who failed at love yet succeeded at life. I have never known anyone who succeeded at love and failed at life. We need love to live.” He’s not limiting failed or successful love to marriage, by…

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE Romans 14:8 “If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we died to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.” If we, and all we have, belong to God, then actually we own nothing and owe everything. Medical missionary Alexander Clarke…

Romans 8:28 “In all things God works for the good…”! Have you had a bad day recently? ‘Enjoy’ this one, as written up by Rebecca Dudley, Editor of News Tribune: “Paul Johnson, 37, a mechanic from Maitland, had a day to forget last Tuesday. During the morning, he pushed his motorcycle from the patio into…

2 Timothy 1:6,7 “I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God… for God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love, and of self-discipline.” On a spectrum with ‘corpse’ at one end and ‘fanatic’ at the other, where do you think you’d be in terms…

Matthew 10:16: “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.” An Indian farmer had crippling debts to the unscrupulous old village moneylender. The latter agreed to forgo all debts if he was allowed to marry the farmer’s beautiful young daughter. She and her…