Lee February 25, 2004
You don’t find many self-proclaimed Buckeyes as far north as Newaygo County, Michigan. That’s why I was a little curious about the fellow behind me in line at WalMart that day about five or six years ago. Usually Buckeyes don’t do too well that far north.
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This Week (February 16, 2004) February 17, 2004
We are on our way back across the State of Michigan from our Director’s meeting at IBLP Headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois. It was a beautiful weekend. The sun shines brightly on the snow. Lois is my driver this week. She’s a steady woman.
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In the Sunshine of Eternity
Years ago in Ohio I gathered a few couples in the home of a friend once a week and taught them the basic message of the Bible. I explained the gospel and on the last of the six weeks I had our hosts, Dan and Barb Donegan, tell the story of how they came to know the Lord. Kyle watched the children in the basement each week. Driving home after the last week I was disappointed that no one had come to profess faith in Christ but I was very happy to know that I had been successful at making the gospel clear. That was about nine or ten years ago.
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Long Prayers February 8, 2004
They say that during D. L. Moody’s evangelistic campaign in England a man was making a long public prayer and Moody interrupted him and said, “While this brother finishes his prayer, let’s have a song.” I’ve heard and read the story many times.
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Living in Christian Community February 6, 2004
Making the Most of the Opportunity. The Eternal Vision Ministry Team at the Character Inn will be a brief experience of life in a Christian Community. If you keep your heart in right adjustment every day it will be a place of intense, focused training for life. It can be a powerful laboratory for life. As such it should be seen as a great opportunity. But you need to understand the opportunity that it is. There are rich benefits of living in community.
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