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Jesus and Dow Jones Matthew 6:1-4 Dr. Jim Denison Charles Dow was the co-founder and first editor of The Wall Street Journal. In 1884 he originated a stock average which was the first attempt to express the general level of the stock market. In 1889 he began The Wall Street Journal with the help of […]
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Know Bulls from Bears Matthew 5:4, Isaiah 61.1-2 Dr. Jim Denison The Pledge of Allegiance has been much in the news, as you know. To clarify things, the Ninth Circuit judges in San Francisco did not remove one nation “under God” from the Pledge. They don’t have the power to do that. They did rule […]
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Leap Before You Look Matthew 5:25-26 Dr. Jim Denison A friend recently sent me this list of questions to think about: Why doesn’t glue stick to the inside of the bottle? Why isn’t “phonetic” spelled the way it sounds? Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii? If 7-11 stores are open 24 hours a day, […]
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Life’s “One Thing” Matthew 4:12-17 Dr. Jim Denison Have you made any New Year’s resolutions? It seems the Babylonians started the tradition 4,000 years ago, resolving to return borrowed farm equipment. I didn’t borrow any farm equipment this year, but nonetheless made a resolution I want to tell you about today. Most of you made […]
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Living a Type “A” Life Matthew 4:1-4 Dr. Jim Denison I want to tell you a story I’ve shared very seldom in public, about the football which changed my life. Of all my friends growing up, I was the youngest. This meant that I was picked last for the kickball games and baseball teams. When […]
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Living with Both Hands Matthew 22:34-40 Dr. Jim Denison “Happy New Year.” Those words, or their equivalents, were first heard in ancient Babylon 4000 years ago. They were the first to celebrate the new year; their party lasted for eleven days, if you can imagine. Today New Year’s Day is the most universal of all […]
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Looking Past Looks Matthew 7:15-20 Dr. Jim Denison A little horse named “Seabiscuit” is the most famous animal in the world these days. It’s an amazing and inspiring true story; when we saw the movie, the audience broke out in applause at the end. The little horse who took on the world and won proves […]
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Topical Scripture: Matthew 6:9–15 Millions of people recite the Lord’s Prayer each day, but few stop to consider what we’re asking God to do. While serving as pastor of a Dallas church, I spent nine months teaching its truths and felt that I never began to exhaust them. If we employ what Jesus modeled and […]
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Making Peace with Your Past Matthew 9:9-13 Dr. Jim Denison We’re discussing today the topic, “making peace with your past.” There’s apparently a lot of past to make peace with. For instance, this week’s New York Times reports on the growth of the armored car industry. Car makers are producing vehicles with windows two inches […]
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No Doubts About It Matthew 7:21-23 Dr. Jim Denison Sometimes God must wonder about the human race, and for good reason. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Compaq computer company is considering changing the command “press any key” to “press return key” because of the flood of calls asking where the “any” key is […]
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