January 1, 2010
Let Us Keep to the Point

". . . my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death" —Philippians 1:20

My Utmost for His Highest. ". . . my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed . . . ." We will all feel very much ashamed if we do not yield to Jesus the areas of our lives He has...

Rule Change Regarding Links To Offsite Blogs
Hey everyone a quick announcement about a rule change. In the past we have not allowed members to post links to offsite (non Hotcouponworld) blogs without approval first. This rule has changed.

Effective today you may post content from other deal/frugal blogs with link and credit to the originating blog without approval first. However, we do ask that the link and content follow these rules:

*You may not just drop a link....

God Is with Us

"Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, for He has visited and redeemed His people."— Luke 1:68

Immanuel: God is with us—God came to us. What a staggering thought. It is really the essence of the Christian faith and the Christian life. All other religious ideologies essentially tell you that you must do something: Do this, and you will find inner peace. . . . Do this, and you will reach nirvana. . . . Do this, and maybe you will make it to heaven....

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BIBLE MEDITATION:
2 Corinthians 8:2 - “How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.”

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:
A man watched a butterfly trying to emerge from a cocoon. Thinking that he would help, the man took his pen knife and slit the side of the cocoon, and the butterfly flopped out. It lay there for a while, feebly beating its wings, then collapsed and died. “How tragic,” you say, and...