Depression is commonplace. Many leaders have struggled with it, and the Bible is replete with examples. Elijah (cf. 1 Kings 19:4), David (cf. Psalm 32:3), Jeremiah (cf. Jer 15:10), and Jonah (cf. Jonah 4:8) are a few of them. George Whitefield, who was instrumental in the Great Awakening, knew depression, as did Charles Spurgeon, a […]
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The Shepherd (v. 1)1 Psalm 23:1—A PSALM OF DAVID. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. Never did a boy say to his father, “When I grow up I really want to be a shepherd.” The work was rough, demanding, even loathsome. Sheep are slow and defenseless. They are easy prey that wander
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Ponzi Schemes. You’ve heard of them, but how much do you know about Charles Ponzi? He was a highly charismatic swindler utterly consumed with getting rich quick. His most well-known scheme involved international reply coupons, a kind of stamp. He said he could make a profit by buying and selling thousands of these each day
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The glory of God was never quite forgotten after He delivered His people from Egypt. The Tanakh repeatedly looked back on the Exodus (Jdg 6:9; 1 Sam 10:18; Psa 66:6, 78:13), and the feast of Passover has been celebrated for 3,500 years in remembrance of it. Ten plagues fell upon Egypt including the Nile turning
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