by Dane Massey The school of prayer is an apprenticeship, not a lecture. This apprenticeship requires sustained, close personal contact with the Master. As I approach the subject of prayer I’m reminded of a quote by Samuel Chadwick, a master of prayer from long ago: “Any teaching on prayer that does not …
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Dear Christian, Here’s Your Attitude Check
by Kevin Burton I shared this with my mom before I shared it with you. Hope you don’t mind. It’s the latest message from Alistair Begg, speaker on the Truth For Life radio ministry. I thought Mom needed to hear it. I knew I needed to hear it and I think you will …
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Good News For The Very Old And Very Young
by Kevin Burton Today’s smiles from the Good News Network take us from Japan to Iowa, from senior years to the cradle, from life to give to life to live. First, a story by Andy Corbley about older Japanese women, making a joyful contribution to society as a whole and to real people …
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”Miracle” Surgery Restores Woman’s Vision
by Lori Culbert Vancouver Sun She was blind for a decade, but Gail Lane’s sight is slowly returning after she made history as the first Canadian to have her own tooth, with a lens drilled into it, inserted into her eye. “It’s like a miracle,” Lane said of the strange sounding operation that …
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Things Get Better With Age, If You Let Them
By Hannah Singleton National Geographic While aging is often portrayed as a slow decline, scientists say that view overlooks the bigger picture. “Everyone talks about aging as this decline,” said Michelle Feng, chief clinical officer at Executive Mental Health and a licensed psychologist who specializes in geriatric psychology and medicine. “But aging …
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The Bright Side, Friend, Is Exceedingly Bright
by Kevin Burton “Some Christians are sadly prone to look on the dark side of everything, and to dwell more upon what they have gone through than upon what God has done for them,” writes Alistair Begg in a recent Truth For Life e-mail. If you, like me, could easily substitute your name …
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Man Saves Lives By Teaching Swimming
by Kevin Burton Not eating before a swim, that’s an old wives tale. That will cause you no problems. But water safety is a big deal, worthy of everyone’s attention. Both stories we present today are on the subject of swimming and water safety and were written by Andy Corbley of the Good …
Aging, Decay And Death: Part Of God’s Plan
by Dane Massey (Dane Massey is the former Pastor of Mulvane Christian Church. He is now in ministry in Houston, Texas.) Growing old and the natural end of that, death, cannot be avoided. So how does one age properly? What is the Lord trying to accomplish through this drawn-out process? …
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Life-Saving Drugs Made From Corn Husks
by Kevin Burton We just bought a big box of corn from our favorite buy-local small farm. That makes us a candidate to help the young man from our first good-news story today. But as you will see, he’s doing OK! Hope you are having a good Saturday and have room for …
Your Final Triumph Is Sure As Present Trials
by Kevin Burton If you have no trials, no hard times today, enjoy it in the moment, and more power to you! But they are coming, book it. Country singer Lynn Anderson said it this way: “I beg your pardon, I never promised you a rose garden!” Now Anderson wasn’t necessarily a …
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