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May 12, 2026 — Getting Loud!
Of course Scripture speaks of being still and of quiet contemplation. But sometimes loud is good! You may have grown up, as I did, where a loud sound was acceptable—as long as it was harmonious music and not just noise! I recall the thrill of being at Bible conferences with more than a thousand voices…
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May 12 Petition Mission
“A broken and a contrite heart—these, O God, You will not despise” (Ps 51:17). Sometimes tears are liquid prayers, heard in heaven. Publius Statius, 1st Century Roman poet, wrote of an “Altar of Pity” in the Athenian Agora. He says: “There was in the midst of the city an altar belonging to no god of…
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May 12
John Townsend had been visiting a prisoner on death row. One day he said to his daughter Abbie, “This man will be executed tomorrow. He always welcomes me, but shows no interest in his soul. Would you have the courage to visit him?” Arriving at his cell, Abbie held out her hand, but he did…
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May 11, 2026 — Up In The High Notes
Thank God for holy women! How signally blessed we are when we have them in our lives. Psalm 46 was written for those who can hit the high notes. The Hebrew word ‘ălâmôt in the title means it was written for the sopranos, or for female voices. We might find special blessing if we would hear the…
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May 11
CHRIST the HEART’S OCCUPANT: “That Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith” (Eph 3:17). John Tauler, preaching priest in the Roman Catholic Church in Strasbourg, Germany, was converted under the ministry of Nicolas of Basel in 1340. He was filled with the Holy Spirit just in time—the Black Death struck Strasbourg and Basel within…