JOY Magazine

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Priscilla Shirer is warning parents that society’s growing rejection of Biblical truths is going to have a “staggering” effect on future generations. To help children grow in knowledge about their Creator and who they are, one of Shirer’s points of a

60 Days of Prayer

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I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. PSALM 139:14 (NIV) WHEN YOU FEEL as if you aren’t good enough, reflect on this verse. You are loved by our Almighty Creator. Release yourself

60 Days of Prayer

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The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. PSALM 19:1–2 (NIV) GOD COMMUNICATES THROUGH His creation. Nature showcases His glory durin

PEARL

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New beginning Human by prayer... and more Belonging beyond it all In simple supplication... and more The rules that bind Hidden connections... and more Wanderers Beyond mortality... and more Woman and her vocation World events... and

Guideposts

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We had a chat with pastor and best-selling author Max Lucado about what we’ve been facing in the past year, from the coronavirus pandemic to global protests against racism. Among his latest projects is the upcoming book Begin Again: Your Hope and Ren

60 Days of Prayer

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And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith. MATTHEW 13:58 (NIV) WHAT IS BLOCKING you from experiencing God’s blessings? Is it unbelief? Every person has moments of doubt when we can’t see or don’t notice the signs of His h

PEARL

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There can hardly be any human being left on earth who will not acknowledge that the unprecedented number and concentration of extreme upheavals in all areas that are dragging the world into the vortex of destruction and hardship, with misery and deat

PEARL

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THE THREE VOLUMES of In the Light of Truth contain a total of 168 lectures whose contents, building upon one another, give a picture of Creation in entirety. The Author’s all-embracing view is based on well-known Natural Laws, which reveal the hidden

60 Days of Prayer

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So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?” HEBREWS 13:6 NIV YOU DO NOT have to face your problems alone; you can turn to God, and He will help. Fill your mind with thoughts of Him and ge

New Philosopher

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Even the simple act which we describe as ‘seeing someone we know’ is, to some extent, an intellectual process. We pack the physical outline of the creature we see with all the ideas we already formed about him, and in the complete picture of him whic

PEARL

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The sole cause of the coming horrors lies in the distortion of the Divine Primordial Laws through the false volition of these human spirits in Subsequent Creation! For this wrong volition threw into confusion all the power-currents that take effect a

PEARL

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At some time during life everyone has to battle with negative thoughts which in especially tragic circumstances may even lead to self-destruction. This is likely to be true of anybody who has not recognised the meaning of existence here on earth, sim

Tribune Content Agency Opinions

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What if God were one of us? Singer Joan Osborne famously asked that question in 1995. In her Grammy-nominated hit, "One Of Us," she envisions the author of all creation as "a slob like one of us, just a stranger on a bus trying to make his way home."

PEARL

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THE THREE VOLUMES of In the Light of Truth contain a total of 168 lectures whose contents, building upon one another, give a picture of Creation in entirety. The Author’s all-embracing view is based on well-known natural laws, which reveal the hidden

JOY Magazine

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Did you know that in the history of anthropology they have never discovered an atheistic tribe? Man is inherently religious. Here are some explanations for why: The German philosopher Karl Marx said that religion is the “opiate of the masses.” It’s

JOY Magazine

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Sandy’s enthusiasm and delight when she sees me is infectious. When faced with her joyful greeting I find myself regularly picking her up, looking her square in the eyes, and saying something like: “Aaaah my special girl, do you have any idea how muc

60 Days of Prayer

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As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things. ECCLESIASTES 11:5 (NIV) THE BIBLE STATES that God is incomprehensible, yet He is knowable. How

60 Days of Prayer

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For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Womankind

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Telling someone to “grow up” is often taken badly. No one likes to be told that they’re acting like a child. But to ‘grow up’ is part of the constantly evolving human condition. We always should be, in a sense, growing up. Psychologists prefer to cal

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"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life" -- John 3:16 So one day, the skies crack open and a deluge falls upon this small town. Soon, the waters rise, and the

PC Gamer

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This tenet makes deceit a blessed art form – snake oil salesmen are considered pious and honesty is forbidden. Time for holy fake news. Party like the world is coming to an end with the Hedonism tenet. With gluttony now a virtue, you can get down wi

PC Gamer (US Edition)

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This tenet makes deceit a blessed art form—snake oil salesmen are considered pious and honesty is forbidden. Time for holy fake news. Party like the world is coming to an end with the Hedonism tenet. With gluttony now a virtue, you can get down with

All About History

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While the concept of pagan monotheism is something of an anachronism since monotheism as a term wasn’t coined until the 1600s, the concept of raising one god among others in polytheistic religions, such as Roman Paganism, was not uncommon. The idea o

60 Days of Prayer

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And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. 1 JOHN 4:16 (NIV) EVERYTHING THAT GOD does for us is out of love. Often we misunderstand His intentions and see the world through a

PEARL

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Chuma Ikenze is a Business Management Consultant with an interest in history, philosophy, religion and in the broader sense of how our ‘spirituality’ manifests in the way we live in the world. ■

JOY Magazine

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As Christians, we should expect to be called to assignments that are bigger than us. But often, we are caught off guard and automatically begin to doubt ourselves. We even go to the extent of asking if we heard God correctly – even when handed an ass

VWt

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It’s easy to have an idea in mind when it comes to interior layouts and what will work for you, etc. But the problem is that no one really knows if an idea will work in practice when it’s all finished. Michael knows this from bitter experience, havin

PEARL

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There is only one Creator, one God, and hence only one Power which streams through all that exists, animating and furthering it! This pure, creative Power of God flows continually through the whole Creation, lies in it and is inseparable from it. I

City Press

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As June comes to an end, it is worth reflecting on a number of historical and cultural issues associated with the month. The first is the June 16 1976 massacre of African children in Soweto. The second is the shocking murder of women by men during th

PEARL

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The earth is a great school for the human spirits. Here they have to develop to that stage of consciousness which is decisive for admittance to Paradise, and is to be designated the stage of consciousness of oneself. This development comprises long p