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This is a valuable resource that ministers, teachers, and public speakers will want close at hand. Each of these 500 illustrations focuses on the daily challenges of Christian life. The alphabetical format aids in finding ideas quickly and encourages browsing. Completely indexed and cross-referenced, the applications tie in with Bible references and, wherever possible, sources are noted for...

JOY—original, eternal state Psalm 30:11; Philippians 4:4 Our Natural State In Orthodoxy, Chesterton wrote that most humans rejoice over the insignificant and despair over the essential. However, that isn’t the last word, Chesterton averred. “Man is more himself, man is more manlike, when joy is the fundamental thing in him, and grief the superficial. Melancholy should be an innocent interlude … praise should be the permanent pulsation of the soul.” Why does joy go deeper in humanity than pain? Because
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