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- 19:10, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) O, That You Knew the Terms of Peace!
- 18:29, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N O, That You Knew the Terms of Peace! (New page: {{info}}''Palm Sunday'' <blockquote> '''Luke 19:41-44''' </blockquote> I want you to imagine a scene with me. There is a young doctor who has a wife and three small children. He volunteers...)
- 18:25, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Kingdom Compassion and the Killing of Children (New page: {{info}}''Sanctity of Life Sunday''<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1223922032640_849"></span> <blockquote>'''Hebrews 10:32-35''' </blockquote><blockquote> But recall the former days when, aft...) (top)
- 18:17, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Importance of the Kingdom Today (New page: {{info}} <blockquote> '''Matthew 24:14''' </blockquote><blockquote> And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, as a testimony to all nations; and then the ...) (top)
- 17:53, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N How Is the Kingdom Present? (New page: {{info}} <blockquote> '''Luke 11:14-23''' </blockquote><blockquote> Now he was casting out a demon that was dumb; when the demon had gone out, the dumb man spoke, and the people marveled. ...) (top)
- 17:46, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Gifts of Healings and Workings of Miracles (New page: {{info}} <blockquote> '''1 Corinthians 12:1-11''' </blockquote><blockquote> Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be uninformed. You know that when you were heathe...)
- 17:38, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Elders, the People, and the Prayer of Faith (New page: {{info}} <blockquote> '''James 5:13-18''' </blockquote><blockquote> Is any one among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is any among you sick? Let him call ...) (top)
- 17:27, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) Compassion, Power, and the Kingdom of God: An Introduction
- 17:25, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Compassion, Power, and the Kingdom of God: An Introduction (New page: {{info}} <blockquote>'''1 Corinthians 4:15-21''' </blockquote><blockquote> For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ ...)
- 16:34, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Zechariah (New page: {{info}}The priests and merchants in the hills,<br>And girls and women at the mills,<br>Had smiled at old man Zach as long<br>As many could recall. "The song!"<br>They'd shout, when he ret...) (top)
- 16:32, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Zacchaeus and Bartimaeus (New page: {{info}}Zacchaeus sat down on the grass<br>Without a word. "You know, it's crass<br>To sit with beggars on the ground,"<br>The old man said. "You might be found.<br>Your clients might come...) (top)
- 16:30, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Uriah (original 1989) (New page: {{info}}When he was small his mother told<br>Him many times the tales of old,<br>When Hittites ruled the mountains and<br>The plains, and conquered all the land<br>From western seas to riv...) (top)
- 16:27, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Uriah (New page: {{info}} (''This audio of John Piper's reading is from 2001''.) When he was small his mother told<br>Him many times the tales of old,<br>When Hittites ruled the mountains and<br>Th...) (top)
- 16:23, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Timothy, Part 2 (New page: {{info}}At thirty-four some saw him old,<br>Some young. But only two were bold<br>Enough to call him little child:<br>His mother, and the man reviled<br>Through all the world as foolish Pa...) (top)
- 16:18, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Timothy, Part 1 (New page: {{info}}It wasn't yet two years since he<br>Had sat like this beside the three<br>Most precious people in his life,<br>Except for one. He had no wife,<br>But Paul had come to be a kind<br>...) (top)
- 16:13, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Thomas (New page: {{info}} ''Jerusalem lies in a black and bloody heap. The doubting apostle Thomas is preaching the gospel in India when news of the fall arrives. He rends his clothes and with his face to...) (top)
- 16:06, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Stephen (New page: {{info}}(''The audio and video of John Piper's reading are from 2007''.) Outside the Council hall, the six<br>Leaned hard against the blackened bricks<br>And tried to see the man whose vo...) (top)
- 15:27, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Simeon (New page: {{info}}Come, children, gather ‘round tonight,<br>And listen in the candlelight<br>To how your great grandfather died.<br>It is a tale my father tried<br>To fix inside my heart so deep<b...) (top)
- 15:24, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Shadrach's Sacrifice (New page: {{info}}The moon was full and ashen-white,<br>Like death. And in its borrowed light<br>The golden image of the king<br>Of Babylon lay glimmering<br>And broken on the trampled field<br>Of D...) (top)
- 15:20, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Ruth, Part 4 (New page: {{info}}Blind and lame, the old man drew<br>The blanket close and clutched the shoe<br>That he held in his lap, and sat<br>Beside his faithful son. And at<br>The back the boy rode bumping ...) (top)
- 15:17, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Ruth, Part 3 (New page: {{info}}When David woke, he was surprized<br>To see old Boaz energized,<br>And waiting for the boy to wake.<br>The old man couldn't see or make<br>His feet tread where his mind said, Go.<b...) (top)
- 15:12, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Ruth, Part 2 (New page: {{info}}"Grampa, when I put my three sheep<br>Down in the fold tonight to sleep,<br>Can you stay here, and tell me more<br>About great gramma Ruth before<br>I go to bed? Naomi said,<br>Bec...) (top)
- 15:08, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Ruth, Part 1 (New page: {{info}}"My daddy lets me watch three sheep<br>Beside the mill; and if I keep<br>Them safe, and make them fat, he said<br>That next year I'd get five instead.<br>‘If you can keep your th...) (top)
- 15:05, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Rahab (New page: {{info}}Her velvet sleeves lay motionless<br>And limp against the scarlet dress.<br>A half-said word hung still and thin<br>Between her frozen lips, and in<br>The distance she could hear t...) (top)
- 15:03, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Prodigal's Sister, Part 3 (New page: {{info}}Four nights they walked, and slept by day.<br>Beneath the Carob branches lay<br>The daughter fast asleep from hard<br>And weary nights; and keeping guard<br>Beside her, lay the pro...) (top)
- 14:59, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Prodigal's Sister, Part 2 (New page: {{info}}The old man leaned against the beam<br>Beside his ramp, and watched a dream<br>Unfold before his weakened eyes,<br>And prayed that Hahyaneta's prize<br>Would be her brother's life....) (top)
- 14:56, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Prodigal's Sister, Part 1 (New page: {{info}}It has been ten years since the Prodigal Son left everything he knew – his home, his sister, his older brother, and his father. And now the prodigal’s sister intends to fulfill...) (top)
- 14:52, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Pilate's Wife, Part 3 (New page: {{info}}<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1223909514546_922"></span>Six years had passed since Pilate sold<br>His soul for Caesar's praise, and told<br>The crowds, "I find no fault in this<br>S...) (top)
- 14:36, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Pilate's Wife, Part 2 (New page: {{info}}She knew that he was teaching in<br>The Temple court all week. There'd been<br>Reports to Pilate that the crowds<br>Were seething with unrest, and clouds<br>Of rage were gathering ...) (top)
- 14:33, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Pilate's Wife, Part 1 (New page: {{info}}The wife of Pontius Pilate hid<br>Her trembling hands and did<br>What she had done a dozen times<br>Before. Her husband's deadly crimes<br>Against the Jews had made her face<br>Wel...) (top)
- 14:28, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Peter, Ananias, and Sapphira (New page: {{info}}There in a lonely field, unsold,<br>The graves were only hours old<br>Where Ananias and his wife<br>Lay dead, because the breath of life,<br>Once freely given by their God,<br>As f...) (top)
- 14:25, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Peter & John (New page: {{info}} ===== An Advent Meditation at the Lord's Table ===== ''These two great apostles and friends reunite after years of separation in the ministry of the gospel. As they remini...) (top)
- 14:21, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Paul's Face, Part 3 (New page: {{info}}Paul looked at Silas, smiled the kind<br>Of half-smile Silas loved, inclined<br>His head toward Timothy, and said,<br>“The best is yet to come. I dread <br>To make my friend sit ...) (top)
- 14:16, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Paul's Face, Part 2 (New page: {{info}}Paul turned the right side of his face<br>Into the dark and took the case<br>He carried in his cloak, and found<br>The linen napkin folded ’round<br>The little flask of oil, wher...) (top)
- 14:11, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Paul's Face, Part 1 (New page: {{info}}The lantern cast a shadow dim<br>Across Paul’s face and covered him,<br>As if just half a man, with light<br>On his left side. He kept the right<br>Side of his face turned to the...) (top)
- 14:08, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Paul, Malach, and Talitha (New page: {{info}}Paul stood above the screaming din<br>Outside the Roman barracks in<br>Jerusalem, as angry Jews<br>Cried out “Away with him!” The news<br>That he was being beaten near <br>The ...) (top)
- 14:04, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Old Anna (New page: {{info}}At eighty-four her eyes were dim.<br>In Israel the days were grim.<br>The Roman overlords would spit<br>Upon the temple steps and sit<br>Across the court and watch the priest<br>On...) (top)
- 14:02, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Noah (New page: {{info}}Old Noah stroked his beard and sat<br>Among his sons like stone. "What's that?"<br>They asked. "There in your lap, the bark."<br>But Noah let the evening dark<br>Grow thick before ...) (top)
- 13:59, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Nebuchadnezzar, Part 4 (New page: {{info}}Abednego and Meshach winced<br>With Daniel when the monarch rinsed<br>His guilty hands with water from<br>The bowls of Nebo, then put some<br>On each eyelid to symbolize<br>His tea...) (top)
- 13:56, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Nebuchadnezzar, Part 3 (New page: {{info}} (The original of this poem is entitled, "<u>Shadrach's Sacrifice</u>." It was read on November 28, 1993) The moon was full and ashen-white,<br>Like death. And in its borrowed li...) (top)
- 13:52, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Nebuchadnezzar, Part 2 (New page: {{info}}The night was never peaceful for <br>The king of Babylon. Before <br>The blood-red harvest moon each year,<br>Before that night, he felt more fear<br>Than any other month. That nig...) (top)
- 13:48, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Nebuchadnezzar, Part 1 (New page: {{info}} ==== Introduction to the Nebuchadnezzar Cycle ==== For 25 years one of my joys has been to write and read an advent poem each Sunday of Advent for the people of Bethlehem. The p...) (top)
- 13:27, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Naaman's Servant Girl (New page: {{info}}"Grandma." "Yes, Sarah." "Mamma told<br>Me once about how very bold<br>You were when you were nine or ten,<br>And how a mob of Syrian men<br>Stole you away from home at night.<br>S...) (top)
- 13:23, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N The Mother of Moses (New page: {{info}}"Tonight he will be spared again,"<br>She thought, "And this time it is men<br>Of Egypt, not the infant boys<br>Of Jacob who will choke the joys<br>Of wives and mothers when they d...) (top)
- 13:21, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Moses (New page: {{info}}A hundred-twenty years the friend<br>Of God! Heart flaming to the end.<br>And in the crystal eyes a fire<br>From what he'd seen of God's Desire.<br>An unabated strength of soul<br>...) (top)
- 13:18, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Miriam and Moses (New page: {{info}}"My God, Moses, the girl is black!"<br>The end of Miriam's attack<br>Made Moses wince and set his jaw<br>Like stone to guard his tongue with law,<br>And hold his peace, if somehow ...) (top)
- 13:13, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Mary Magdalene, Part 2 (New page: {{info}}Now almost thirty years had passed<br>Since Mary stood like stone, aghast<br>At suffering so great there were<br>No words, no tears, no screams for her<br>To use but what would see...) (top)
- 13:08, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Mary Magdalene, Part 1 (New page: {{info}}The town of Magdala beside<br>The sea could boast the pride<br>Of second place in Herod's heart<br>After Tiberias. Apart<br>From all its fishing fame,<br>A story fastened to its na...) (top)
- 13:06, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Lydia (New page: {{info}}They called it Turkey Red along<br>The Lycus River bed. And strong<br>Men pushed their poles against the mud<br>To guide their boats and gather blood<br>Red cloth from Thyatira for...) (top)
- 13:02, 13 October 2008 (hist) (diff) N Justified (New page: {{info}}''The Thief on the Cross'' It was as though a thousand layers<br>Of fraud and murder and affairs,<br>Each wrapped around his shrinking heart,<br>And hard as steel, had come apart....) (top)
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