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3 Lessons About Friendship from Jesus by Becky Harling
Jesus valued friendship. In John 15:15, Jesus told His disciples, "I have called you friends." Such a profound statement coming from the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords! That Jesus invited you and me into deep friendship is nothing short of miraculous! But let's go a bit deeper and consider three lessons we can learn from His friendships. Psychologists teach us how important secure attachment is in forming deep relationships later in life. As our Creator, Jesus knew how important that place of secure attachment is. So He encouraged His friends to abide in Him (John 15:4).
A Cataclysmic Collapse by Yolanda Ballard
Around 3 a.m., the Words "A Cataclysmic Collapse" came to me. Later that morning, I came across 1 Thessalonians 5:3, which speaks of peace and sudden destruction. "While they are saying, "Peace and safety!" then sudden destruction will come upon them suddenly like labor pains upon a woman with child, and they will not escape." 1 Thessalonians 5:3. I had never heard of "A Cataclysmic Collapse" and didn't even know its spelling. I looked it up on my dictionary app. I never dwell on The LORD's Judgments or anything negative about the future, even though The LORD warns about these end times.
The Cure for America's Spiritual Cancer by Shane Idleman
I once read an intriguing excerpt from a book; paraphrasing, it says: "A very prosperous and divided nation is about to implode. Many hold to a form of godliness but deny the true God. As drunkenness and addiction spiral out of control, sexual sin and perversion have captivated the minds of millions." It continued: "Marriages are crumbling, families deteriorating, and children are suffering. There is little hope for justice when oppression and abuse run rampant. The cry goes out, 'Is there any hope'?
