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In Touch: Daily Readings for Devoted Living - Free Monthly Magazine Offers Gentle Daily Guidance
Yesterday, my monthly free devotional magazine from In Touch Ministries arrived. The front cover of the August edition has the image of a cheerful yellow and green bird perched on a lichen-covered branch- its feathers puffed up, head drawn in and turned to one side. It looks at me with one eye as if to say - "Well, are you going to open this book, or just sit there admiring me?"
Opening the pages of the In Touch magazine, is a bittersweet experience for me. Previously, I have eagerly opened the magazine, listening for the kind dulcet tones of Dr. Charles F. Stanley coming from the pages of this free magazine. I find it very difficult to believe I will never have the opportunity to hear Dr. Stanley speaking live again. I had great admiration for the preaching style of Dr. Stanley.
What I Admired About Dr. Charles F. Stanley
Dr. Stanley seemed to have a heart and compassion for hurting people.. He shared insights from his own personal walk with G-d, tips on how he connected with Our Creator, and shone the light of Christ on events in the news. What I admired the most, however, was his kind gentle manner of welcoming new, perhaps reluctant believers into the body of Christ at the end of his sermons. As I type this I can almost hear him say, something like: "You know you have two choices, and you know you don't want that other one. So, if you want to have Christ in your life, just say this prayer with me."
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Dr. Charles F. Stanley's preaching to me really showed the love of G-d to people. He wasn't a flamboyant hellfire and brimstone preacher proudly stating that he wasn't there to tickle people's ears. I never perceived a condemnational tone uttered by the man in the many sermons I heard him teach. For me, he exemplified the love that Christ showed in His ministry on earth.
To me, Dr. Stanley was a very humble man- his ministry was not called "Dr. Charles Stanley such and such, but" In Touch". The wisdom in naming his ministry "In Touch" will let this ministry of helping people choose to lead devoted lives will be able to continue on through its many facets - television, internet, radio and magazines.
What will you find between the covers of the In Touch Ministries free monthly magazine?
