Keep Praying in School Encouragement to Pray in Education
As schools reopen, the author urges students teachers and staff to keep prayer central in schooling. He recalls praying in class memories and argues prayer and Bible study belong in education, asserting God’s omnipresence and willingness to answer believers.
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Imogene Longbotham
Memorial Baptist Church
Lynchburg Elementary
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Small Man with Big Faith Zacchaeus Biblical Lesson
A brief devotional on Zacchaeus from Luke 19 highlighting his determination to see Jesus, his joyful welcome of Christ, genuine repentance, and ultimate salvation. It urges readers to pursue faith, joy in worship, and readiness to change, ending with a call to personal salvation through gospel steps.
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Faith Lift on the Fred Hartman Bridge Detour Tale
A Baytown traveler recounts a stalled Saturday crossing of the Fred Hartman Bridge with red taillights, ferry delays, and a closed beltway ramp. He reflects on patience from Galatians and vows to “cross that bridge when I get to it” to avoid a three hour detour.
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Baytown
Fred Hartman
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Austin
Eternal punishment central to Christianity and church
The text argues that the doctrine of eternal punishment defines Christianity and its institutions, asserting churches emphasize guilt over other virtues. It contends evangelism hinges on fear of divine wrath, while ministers focus on love and peace, risking spiritual failure by clinging to the old doctrine.
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Stolander Road
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Humility in Luke 18 a study guiding believers away from pride
A parable about two ducks and a frog illustrates pride’s danger and offers five actions that define humility. Trust in God's righteousness, mind your own business, pursue good works quietly, recognize mercy, and let God exalt you. Pray for a humble heart to honor Christ.
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Jesus Christ
Jesus
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Luke
What does it take to quit and turn to God
Don's Daily Parable asks how much strain it takes for a person to lose patience quit and surrender. It notes natural disasters illness and ruin push people toward God or substances and urges turning to Jesus Christ for love and guidance. God loves us and wants the best for us.
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Pastor Danny Biddy of Old River Baptist Dies or Retires
Jerry recalls his father Danny R. Biddy, pastor of the Church on Old River since 1977, who lived his motto You can be happy if you are of a mind to. He became paraplegic around age 20 after a WWII battle injury.
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Old River
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