ENCOURAGEMENT
ENCOURAGEMENT
Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will ...
ENDING
ENDING
Most of us were taught that a preposition is not a good word with which to end a sentence. A small boy, home sick with a cold, managed to come up w...
ENDS
ENDS
If we are but sure the end is right, we are too apt to gallop over all bounds to compass it; not considering the lawful ends may be very unlawfully a...
ENDURANCE
ENDURANCE
(see also FAITHFULNESS and PERSEVERANCE)
The Greeks had a race in their Olympic games that was unique. The winner was...
END OF THE WORLD
END OF THE WORLD
The Danish philosopher, Kierkegaard, tells a parable of a theater where a variety show is proceeding. Each show is m...
ENEMIES
ENEMIES
Pay attention to your enemies, for they are the first to discover your mistakes.
Antisthenes.
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ENEMIES, love of
ENEMIES, love of
In Context, Mary Marty retells a parable from the Eye of the Needle newsletter: "A holy man was engaged in his morning meditation under a...
ENERGETIC
ENERGETIC
Many a person gets a reputation for being energetic when in truth, he is merely fidgety.
Jan McKeithen.
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ENJOYMENT
ENJOYMENT
The first half of life consists of the capacity to enjoy without the chance; the last half consists of the chance without the capacity.
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ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENT
A scuba diver takes his environment with him: he lives in the water, but he breathes the air. In the same way Christians are to be in the worl...
ENVY
ENVY
The godly Scottish preacher Andrew Bonar penned a diary entry. He wrote, "This day 20 years ago I preached for the first time as...
EPISTEMOLOGY
EPISTEMOLOGY
I will believe that the white object I see is black if that should be the decision of the hierarchical church.
ESAU
ESAU
A New York State woman unknowingly allowed her family jewels to be sold for 10 cents at a friend's garage sale. It happened...
ESCAPE
ESCAPE
Joe Louis was the world heavyweight boxing champion from 1937 until he retired in 1949. In 1946 Louis prepared to defend his t...
ESTEEM
ESTEEM
What we obtain too cheaply we esteem too lightly.
T. Paine.
ETERNAL
ETERNAL
There are three huge gates that lead into the Cathedral of Milan. Over one gate there is an inscription in marble under a beautiful flower bouquet...
ETERNAL LIFE
ETERNAL LIFE
Thinking of the fullness and duration of this wonderful life, W. B. Hinson, a great preacher of a past generation, spoke from his own experie...
ETERNAL SECURITY
ETERNAL SECURITY
(see also SECURITY)
Harry Ironside stated that salvation was like Noah inviting a pagan in his day to place his trust in God's...
ETERNITY
ETERNITY
As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.
Henry David Thoreau.
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ETHICS
ETHICS
What does the cheating scandal at the U.S. Naval Academy say about military honor? Last week, Navy investigators reported that 81 midshipmen had ob...