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When Diamonds Are Not Forever
When Diamonds Are Not Forever
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
The gentle love conveyed by a gold-set diamond engagement ring sharply contrasts with tremendous upheaval associated with the ring's origin. Diamonds are simply carbon, super-heated and super squeezed in the roots of a volcano - conduits called "kimberlite pipes." Silver, copper, and even gold are also spawned by volcanoes. (The Antarctic volcano Mount Erebus, when erupting, dusts the white cont
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Day 46 – The Parables of the Unfaithful Servant and the Wise and Foolish Maidens
Day 46 – The Parables of the Unfaithful Servant and the Wise and Foolish Maidens
By David Vermont
In today’s reading Jesus continues on His theme of making the point that we do not know when the end times will arrive. In both parables the people are caught unprepared for the arrival of the master / bridegroom. Thus, in today’s parables Jesus emphasizes that it is necessary to remain constantly prepared for His return.
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Coaching from the Sidelines
Coaching from the Sidelines
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
In Cincinnati, more than a century ago, an artist who was also a chess expert painted a picture of Satan apparently checkmating a hopeless-looking young man, Of the hundreds of chess players that viewed the painting, only one detected a possible loophole strategy on the painted chessboard that could leave Satan defeated.
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Body and Blood of the Lord
Body and Blood of the Lord
By De Maria
Why is the Eucharist so important? Let's go to the book of Hebrews to find out.
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Top 5 Early Church Quotes That Protestants Don't Know
Top 5 Early Church Quotes That Protestants Don't Know
By Arnold Scott
Protestant preachers tend to stick to talking about the Bible and C.S. Lewis. No doubt, there is plenty to explore in the words of Sacred Scripture and in a great writer like Lewis. What you won't find is a comfortable Protestant who knows these quotes here...some of which are taken from men who were taught the Christian faith by the very authors of Scripture!
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What Christ could have foreseen of Church history in His Human Nature
What Christ could have foreseen of Church history in His Human Nature
By Scott Pauline
We know that Christ, before the Resurrection, and IN His Human Nature, was not aware of certain things on account of the limitations of His Human Nature. For example, "And He grew in wisdom [and stature]....". In another Gospel passage, He asks, "Where is he/she?"
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Day 45 – Stay Watchful
Day 45 – Stay Watchful
By David Vermont
Most of the substance of today’s reading is included in yesterday’s discussion of the Olivet discourse. It is immediately after this discourse the Jesus utters his famous admonition, “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven or the Son, but the Father only.”
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Regretfully Yours
Regretfully Yours
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
It is often only in retrospect that we see the great value of things we have allowed to slip through our fingers. Perhaps our moment of most poignant awareness (and regret) will be the moment after death, when God "will reward each person according to what he has done" (Ps 62:12; see Romans 2:6).
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Day 44 – The Olivet Discourse
Day 44 – The Olivet Discourse
By David Vermont
Jesus’ discourse on the Mount of Olives about the signs of the end of the world is a fascinating study of the structure of ancient speech making. The people of Jesus’ day are from an oral tradition and they used memory tricks to organize and remember speeches and stories.
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How to Grow Old Gracefully
How to Grow Old Gracefully
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
Regardless of our age, we should periodically take a "rearview mirror" inventory of our life up to the present, as well as a "windshield view" of the future, as David did in Psalm 71.
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Being a better person in Christ
Being a better person in Christ
By George Calleja
Recently I was reflecting on how someone can be a better person in Christ. Many ideas came to my mind, which I would like to share with you.
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Day 43 – Free Will from the Lips of Jesus
Day 43 – Free Will from the Lips of Jesus
By David Vermont
This is one of my favorite passages in the Bible because of the visual image it conveys. I see a large hen (God) trying to gather all her tiny little newborn chicks (us) but the chicks are fanning out in every direction out into the word enamored with something in the distance. They chicks stray off in different directions unaware of the danger that awaits them.
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God's Waiting Room
God's Waiting Room
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
One of the more ironic terms in our frenetic world is the term "rush hour" - the hour whn drivers "rush" into a frustrating near-gridlock. Similarly, in our prayer life, our urgent, "please-rush" prayer petitions often meet with only exasperating delays.
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PRAY!
PRAY!
By Elizabeth Thomas
Pray! Pray what? Well, to pray is to simply-- TALK TO GOD. Out loud, or in your mind and heart. Just talk to Him, He loves it when we do. He tells us “In all things –pray unceasingly.” No need or problem is too little to pray about.
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Day 42 – Do as they say, not as they do!
Day 42 – Do as they say, not as they do!
By David Vermont
We all know by now that Jesus is a not a big fan of the Pharisees. In Matthew 23, Jesus lists a litany of things at which the Pharisees have failed. Jesus says over and over again that the Pharisees, as rulers over Israel, have failed in their mission to be servant leaders. That makes his statement at the beginning of Matthew 23 all the more curious.
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Honesty, the Blest Policy
Honesty, the Blest Policy
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
A team of Reader's Digest editors staged a country-wide test of honesty by "losing" 120 wallets in public places in twelve U.S. cities. Each wallet contained $50 in cash along with a name, local address and phone number, coupons, notes, and family photos. Surveillance teams noted behavior patterns or each "lucky" finder.
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Good Enough for Jesus and Us!
Good Enough for Jesus and Us!
By Eric Wojtkun
As the gospels tell the story of Jesus living out the acts of our salvation, two great lessons emerge we all need to take to heart. First, Jesus lived the life he calls us to live. Second, Jesus did not say we get to pick and choose what to follow, ignore or be lukewarm on. These are examples of leadership and discipleship we all need to take to heart.
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