Year after year, it’s the most common New Year’s resolution made by Americans: to get physically fit. Don’t think that fact escapes the notice of entrepreneurs. Physical fitness is a multi-billion dollar business today. Sadly, studies show that 80 percent of all New Year’s resolutions—including all of those efforts to get fit—fail by the second…
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Christian, don’t let the world define you! Find your identity in Christ. Be encouraged today by who you are in Him: 1. A new creation in Christ “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!” (2 Cor. 5:17) 2. A child…
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Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up. — James Thomas Anthony Valvano (1946–1993) James Valvano, affectionately known as “Jimmy V,” delivered these stirring words on February 21, 1993 to a crowd gathered at North Carolina State University. He returned to the campus that day to help commemorate the ten-year anniversary of the school’s improbable national…
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Questions about spiritual gifts have been around for a long time. What are they? How many are there? Who has them? What is their purpose? Do I have one; and, if so, how can I know which gift I have? To the end that individual Christians might be able to identify and better utilize their…
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“The firstfruits” is a common expression found in both Old and New Testaments. It is used in Scripture with both literal and figurative meanings. So when Paul said Christ was “the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep” (1 Cor. 15:20), he was using terminology and imagery rich in history and meaning. At least five…
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