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Refined in the fire Bible:1 Peter 1:6-9 These trials will show that your faith is genuine (V.7 NLT). Reading Twenty-four karat gold is 100% gold with no impurities. But that percentage is difficult to get to. Refiners most commonly use one of two methods for the purification of gold. The Miller method is the quickestContinueContinue reading “Refined in the fire”

The Battle’s over. Really! Bible:Romans 6:1-14 We were . . . buried with him (V.4). Reading For twenty-nine years after World War II ended, Hiroo Onoda hid in the jungle, refusing to believe his country had surrendered. Japanese military leaders had sent Onoda to a remote island in the Philippines with orders to spy onContinueContinue reading “The Battle’s over. Really!”

A Changed man Bible:1 John 1:5-10 He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from allunrighteousness (V.9). Reading One night, when John Wesley (1703-1791) was travelling on horseback, a robber jumped in front of the horse and grabbed the bridle. Wesley gave the few coins in his pockets toContinueContinue reading “A Changed man”

Running to tell Bible:Matthew 28:1-10 So the women . . . ran to tell his disciples (V.8). Reading The modern-day marathon is based on the story of a Greek messenger, Pheidippides. According to legend, in 490 bc he ran approximately twentyfive miles from Marathon to Athens to announce the Greeks’ victory against their enemies, theContinueContinue reading “Running to tell”