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'Devotions' or Devotion?
Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God." -I Cor. 10:31 More ...
Charles G. Finney
A Christless Pentecost
The following is a prophetic warning from Azusa Street 75 years ago, concerning the dangers of a Christless Pentecost! More ...
David Wilkerson
A Cry In the Night
The following story is true and was taken from one of our all time favorite books, "Touching Incidents And Remarkable Answers To Prayer" written in 1894. Gather the whole family around! This is a story you'll enjoy reading out loud to your children More ...
Author Unknown
A Happy Heart Is Good Medicine
Recently we've felt the Lord encourage us to enjoy each other more and not lose that wonderful gift from Him called "a sense of humor." More ...
Melody Green
A Wonderful Visitor
The following is a true story and was taken from one of our favorite books, Touching Incidents And Remarkable Answers To Prayer, originally printed in 1894 More ...
Author Unknown
Abortion Clinics: An Inside Look
The following are portions of an interview with a woman who used to work at an abortion clinic. Her story is a look into another world where abuse has become an industry, and extermination a daily routine. More ...
Former Clinic Administrator Speaks Out
Abortion: Attitudes for Action
Abortion: Attitudes for Action More ...
Melody Green
Active Or Passive Lordship
OUR GOD IS A GOD OF CONSTANT ACTION AND ADVENTURE! From Genesis to Revelation we see a God who "neither slumbers nor sleeps."(Ps. 121:4) More ...
Fred Markert
Aggressive Christianity - Catherine Booth
I was thinking - what if we could erase from our minds all knowledge of the history of Christianity from the close of the period described in Acts - and then looking at the book of Acts, sit down and try to calculate what was likely to happen in the world More ...
Keith and Melody Green
Are You Doing 'Jesus Stuff'?
Do you ever wonder what Jesus would be doing if He were walking the earth today? I do. I wonder where He would feel comfortable, who He'd want to hang out with... what would make Him smile, what would make Him cry. More ...
Carol DeGraff
Be Ye Angry And Sin Not
If you attend church at all, you will undoubtedly hear a thousand sermons on "Be filled with the Spirit" (Eph. 5:18) for every one sermon you hear preached on "Be ye angry, and sin not" (Eph. 4:26). More ...
Leonard Ravenhill
Being A Christian At Home
The hardest testing ground for our Christianity is right in our own homes - with our parents, our brothers and sisters, our husbands and wives, and our children. If we can't prove our Christianity there, we can't prove it anywhere! More ...
Melody Green
Binding Up the Brokenhearted
There are many ways a heart can break - death, divorce, rejection, illness, abuse, sin, injustice, failure - the list goes on and on. Everyone will experience a broken heart at some time. Some will never fully recover. More ...
Melody Green
Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit
"...for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Selected Excerpts from “Compelled by Love” More ...
Heidi Baker with Shara Pradhan
Breaking Up the Fallow Ground
Break up your fallow ground for it is time to seek the Lord More ...
Charles G. Finney
But I Can't Forgive Myself
What can you do with those feelings of guilt? More ...
Melody Green
Can God Use Rock Music?
Can God use rock music? More ...
Keith Green
Carpe AEternum
Seizing a Window of Opportunity! We live at a critical time in history. Never before has the church been so well equipped to reach the entire world for Christ. More ...
Fred Markert
Charles G Finney articles list
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Charlie Coulson the Christian Drummer Boy
The following story is a true account, taken from an old, out-of-print book called “Touching Incidents And Remarkable Answers To Prayer.” It was compiled by S.B. Shaw and published in 1894. Grab a cup of hot chocolate, gather the family together, and read More ...
Dr. M. L. Rosvally
Charlie Moore
Have you ever wondered why the children of Israel didn't serve God with joy and gladness? More ...
Radical Hope
Children...Things We Throw Away?
"Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?" Micah 6:7 More ...
Melody Green
Christmas Mourning
I'll never forget the incredible joy and expectation of Christmas. More ...
Keith Green
Contract On Children Part 1
Children Our Example Of Christianity More ...
Winkie Pratney
Contract On Children Part 2
Children - Strategies Of DESTRUCTION Past and Present More ...
Winkie Pratney
Contract On Children Part 3
The Occult Roots Of the War On Childhood More ...
Winkie Pratney
Creation Or Evolution? Part 1
Over a century and a half ago, an academic controversy swept the world, as a liberal, materialistic philosophy collected data to give Man a new view of his origins. More ...
Winkie Pratney
Creation Or Evolution? Part 2
The idea that "creation halts human inquiry," and that a picture of reality starting with God "finishes off any ideas of research," is a modern fiction. More ...
Winkie Pratney
Creation Or Evolution? Part 3
Strange as it may seem, Darwin himself said that the fossil record is "one of the most obvious and serious objections which could be urged against the theory," and "the absence of transitional forms between species... presses hardly on my theory." More ...
Winkie Pratney
Crossing the Great Divide
Is there any doubt that the world needs the ministry of reconciliation? Everywhere we look, we are hit in the face with fighting. More ...
Tom Marshall
Dad I'm Pregnant - How Should a Father Respond?
An excerpt form "Why Wait?" by Josh McDowell and Dick Day More ...
Author Anonymous
Direct Contact: Seasoning the Media Arts
Jesus told us that we are the salt of the earth. Simple enough. We all know that salt only works by direct contact. It doesn't matter how close I hold my salt More ...
Melody Green
Do Talk To Strangers
Sharing Jesus With A Hurting Generation More ...
John Dawson
Do You Feel Like Giving Up?
A growing number of ministers have been writing to me in recent months, telling of their concern for those in their flock who are simply giving up. Today, more and more Christians are at the breaking point. More ...
David Wilkerson
Do You Know Where You Are Going?
It seemed like the young woman seated next to me was headed for real danger. But in her condition, would she even listen to my warnings? More ...
Melody Green
Does This Railroad Lead to Heaven?
This is a true story taken from the 1894 edition of “Touching Incidents And Remarkable Answers To Prayer.” As you'll see, this wonderful story seems to speak to adults as well as to children. More ...
Pastor F.M. Dosh
Ethnic Bias: Can We All Get Along?
I know the things that happened to the Indians in our country were really terrible, but that was so long ago and there's nothing I can do to change history. I can't take responsibility for what happened in my nation before I was born. More ...
John Dawson
Everything You Should Know Before You Get a Divorce
This article has been a long time coming. Just about every day we get letters asking us to tackle this subject. More ...
Keith Green
Finding God When You've Failed
Honesty is indeed a prerequisite to effective prayer. But it can also be cleverly guided on a boomerang path by our arch opponent. More ...
Jack Hayford
Forgiveness--Forgive or Forget It
And then, immediately, the Lord broke into my thoughts and said to me, "I'll be glad to bring it up - as long as you don't mind Me bringing up all the stupid things you've done!" More ...
Keith Green
Four Circles of Intimacy With God
You're As Close To God As YOU Want To Be More ...
J. Oswald Sanders
Free As A Slave
Contemporary history is filled with movements for the rights of men. But no man can change the world until he himself has been changed. No man can free others until he himself is truly free. More ...
Winkie Pratney
Getting What You Want From God: The Error of Balaam
We're going to take a look at the life and folly of a man named Balaam. He was a prophet of God who misused his gifts and his relationship with God for personal gain. Hopefully we can learn the invaluable lesson that Balaam learned the hard way. More ...
Keith Green
God Comes To New York
We were in the midst of revival - a tremendous moving of God's Spirit in the town of Western, New York. People from the nearby town of Rome began coming to the meetings in large numbers. More ...
Charles G. Finney
God Is Easy to Live With
Satan's first attack upon the human race was his sly effort to destroy Eve's confidence in the kindness of God. Unfortunately for her and for us, he succeeded too well. More ...
A. W. Tozer
Gossip!
I think the main reason that God is letting me share a little bit with you about the problem of gossip is because I'm no stranger to it. I have not only listened to gossip... I've also spread it and been the victim of it . . . More ...
Melody Green
Grumbling and Complaining: So You Wanna Go Back to Egypt?
"Now the people became like those who complain about adversity in the hearing of the Lord; and when the Lord heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp." (Num. 11:1-2) More ...
Keith Green
How To Be A Witness
One great reason why God leaves Christians in the world after their conversion is so they may be witnesses for God More ...
Charles G. Finney
How To Find God
These seven steps are for the use of those who have a serious desire to receive the mercy of God, which alone can deliver them from their bad habits, from the powers of darkness, and from the wrath to come. More ...
General William Booth
How to Make Grace Amazing: Hell's Best Kept Secret
I once came out of a store and saw a lady trying to open her car door by using a bent, wire coat-hanger. I asked if it was her car, or if she was stealing it. More ...
Ray Comfort
How To Overcome Sin
"They said therefore to Him, 'What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?' Jesus answered and said to them, 'This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent.'" - John 6:28-29 More ...
Charles G. Finney
How To Preach Without Results
Let your supreme motive be to increase your own popularity - then, of course, your preaching will be suited for that purpose, and not to convert souls to Christ. More ...
Charles G. Finney
Humility - The Strength of the Lamb
No tree can grow except on the root from which it sprang. And what is the root and essence of the character of our Redeemer? There can he but one answer: it is His humility. More ...
Andrew Murray
Hurt and Bitterness
Have you ever been hurt in your life? Hurt is a universal problem. It's impossible to find anyone in today's society who hasn't been hurt. More ...
Winkie Pratney
I Changed My Stand
I was a member of the Clergy’s Advisory Council to the Virginia League For Planned Parenthood in the early 1970s. That was before the Roe v. Wade decision, More ...
Pastor Zolton Phillips III
In Search of Mr. Right
My desire is to tackle some future marital problems before they even happen. I would like to talk to those of you who are single. I want to talk you out of the idea that, "Someday, you are probably going to get married!" More ...
Keith Green
In the Hands of the Master Potter
...the Lord says to you. "There’s a price. Do you want My presence and My miracles? Do you want Me? More ...
Jill Austin
Incest
Sexual abuse within family circles is one of the worst kinds of crimes. If a thief broke into your home and stole some of your possessions, you would immediately report it to the police. But what if More ...
Author Anonymous
It's Between You and God
Mother Teresa put these up on the wall of her children's home in Calcutta, which is why this is sometimes attributed to her... More ...
Dr. Kent M. Keith
Jealousy - Our Hidden Sin
Do you have jealousy in your heart? How much of your motivation comes from this apparently fickle feeling? "Not much" you might say, but do you really understand the devastating power and subtlety of this inner passion? More ...
John Dawson
John Dawson articles list
John Dawson articles list More ...
Keith Green articles list
Keith Green articles More ...
Keith Green: The Man Behind the Message
And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, 'Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them as Elijah did?' But He turned and rebuked them... More ...
Keith Green
Knowing God's Will
"How can I know the will of God?" If you haven't asked this question openly or secretly you are probably not a Christian. More ...
Winkie Pratney
Leonard Ravenhill articles list
Articles by Leonard Ravenhill More ...
Lies In Disguise: Battling Temptation
There are many questions surrounding the topic of temptation. Many ask - is it sin? Can I really overcome? Will I ever stop being tempted? More ...
Hannah Whitall Smith
Living In Transition - The Art of Faith and Life
"Kept awake by the thoughts of all the changes that I'm experiencing, how many things are demanding my attention (and maybe the big bowl of chocolate ice cream that I had an hour before I tried to go to bed) I just could not bring myself to fall asleep. M More ...
Michael Miles
Love Never Fails
As a kid I gave out valentine cards at school. It was a bit of a popularity contest. Biggest pile wins. More ...
Melody Green
Love vs. Romance
Fact or fiction? More ...
Kathleen Dillard
Making a Difference in Your World
We've been led to believe we have no power... More ...
Linda Speight
Making the Most of Your Devotions
If you are a Christian, your personal relationship with Jesus must take first priority in your life. But for many reasons, that daily quiet time with God may be the first thing to dissolve under time pressures, stress, and busy schedules. More ...
George Mueller
March Madness
From Goliath to gladiators to gridiron, God knows all about sports. “Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. More ...
Melody Green
Mary of Nazareth
The life of Mary. More ...
Melody Green
Meditation - Our Lost Treasure
The search for "lost treasure" has captivated mankind for thousands of years. In the past, men abandoned their homes and families to travel the world in search of gold, silver, and precious jewels. There was no guarantee they'd ever find the gold they wer More ...
Fran Paris
Melody Green
Melody Green articles list More ...
Mighty Moments
The following story is a chapter from a book published in 1931 called "Mighty Moments." We were really encouraged by this touching story of a young man's faith and his determined love for God. We hope it will inspire you in a mighty way as well. More ...
Lionel Fletcher
Mission Trip Report: India
I was just happy to be somewhere. More ...
Rebekah Green
Mission: America
If you've been unable to travel to other countries and minister to people still unreached by the Gospel, take heart. God has brought the world right to your doorstep! More ...
Denny Gunderson
Music or Missons?
A Challenge to Worship Leaders, Christian Artists and Musicians for Jesus More ...
Keith Green
My Yoke Is Easy - A Parable of Grace
This was the day I'd dreamed of for so long. Today God had answered my prayer and given me a horse of my own. But he wasn't what I had expected. More ...
Joan Rappleyea with Chloe Lovejoy
Openness and Honesty
Letting Yourself be Known More ...
Melody Green
Other Authors
Other articles... More ...
Our Battle Belongs To The Lord: Gideon's Victory
Sometimes we have to wait a long time for God to move quickly! More ...
Melody Green
Pass the Salt!
We have all experienced the blessings of salt - on our eggs, our french fries, and in our chicken soup. Salt has come to the rescue all our lives More ...
Melody Green
Passion For Jesus
It is so easy to think that we are loving Jesus when in reality we are loving something else. More ...
Jack Deere
Pharisees, Sadducees, or Jesus
Two thousand years ago, the Jewish people were hopelessly locked into a religion made up of these two radical extremes. More ...
Dean Sherman
Prayer
The Scriptures say that the disciples went to bed, but Jesus went to pray - as was His custom. It was His custom to pray. Now Jesus was the Son of God - He was definitely anointed for His ministry. More ...
Leonard Ravenhill
Restoration Through Forgiveness
We all have a past - a storehouse of good and bad memories that can still affect the way we live today. More ...
Doug Easterday
Sharing Jesus In a Diverse World
The key issue in evangelism is communication. Are we effectively communicating the gospel? More ...
Danny Lehman
Simplicity - The Evidence of Life
What was the greatest gift that God gave to us in Jesus Christ? Was it not that beautiful life? "In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. " (John 1:4) More ...
Dudley Hall
Singles + Sex
Many people think God is unfair. That He made us sexual beings and then tells us don’t! More ...
Dean Sherman
So You Wanna Be A Rock Star
For as long as he could remember, the late Keith Green's greatest dream was to be a musical success. More ...
Keith Green
Some Days Are Like That
Most of us have a mental movie version of the Christian life and how it's supposed to be. More ...
Linda Cope
Spiritual Burn Out
We sat in a cafe in the Mayfair area of London. Outside, the fog was settling in on the late November afternoon. More ...
Malcom Smith
Spiritual Warfare
You may believe spiritual warfare is only for Christians who happen to be "into" such things - or for obscure missionaries working in dark, heathen places. I'm sorry to say, this just isn't so. More ...
Dean Sherman
Taking Action, Living Adventurously
"The Almighty certainly never intended that people should travel at such breakneck speed." New York Governor Martin Van Buren said these words in the winter of 1829 to warn against a grave national danger: the railroad. More ...
Larry Tomczack
Taking Our Cities For God
Today over one-half of the world's population lives in urban centers. More ...
John Dawson
The Back-Slider In Heart
I cannot conclude any teaching on revival without warning converts against backsliding. More ...
Charles G. Finney
The Call to Run
What if I were to ask you, "Do you believe there's anything too hard for God to do?" More ...
Loren Cunningham
The Call to Serve
Sometimes God does something dramatic to get our attention. That's what happened to me in 1975. My family and I were enjoying the peace and quiet of a borrowed cabin in the Colorado Rockies. More ...
Loren Cunningham
The Dangers of Drifting from God
“For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.” -Hebrews 2:1 More ...
Author Unknown
The Devil the Dope Man
It was the year 1975. I was up on a hill in a roach-infested, filthy, rundown house; I was in a bathroom and the smell of stale alcohol, and musty soiled laundry was enough to make you sick. More ...
Lisa Stribling
The Father Heart of God
Have you ever wondered what God thinks of you? Is it hard for you to believe He loves you as much as the Bible says He does? More ...
John Dawson
The Great Rock of Islam
My grandfather was a very famous and respected Koran teacher, and the people of his city always obeyed his words. More ...
Author Anonymous
The Heart of a Worshiper
Many Christians today are talking about a renewed desire - even a new desire - to worship the Lord in a deeper, more meaningful way. But what is true worship? More ...
Bob Sorge
The Holy Bible: Wholly True
The Bible isn't like any other book that's ever been written. The claims of the Bible are unlike any other book - it's not a human book! God called His Word living. But unless you have a rock-solid commitment to truth, the Bible won't change your life. More ...
Winkie Pratney
The Judgment Seat of Christ
The Judgment Of Believers More ...
Leonard Ravenhill
The Person God Uses
I was talking with a Christian store-keeper a while ago who said, "People are crying for God to use them, but He can’t. More ...
Samuel Logan Brengle
The Plight of the Christian Artist
One of the most tragic stories in history is that of Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh. Van Gogh was a "preacher's kid" whose greatest desire was to follow his father into the ministry. More ...
Denny Gunderson
The Power of the Cross
There is not a more liberating, redeeming, costly, significant, or glorious work in all of human history than the cross of Jesus Christ. More ...
Noel Alexander
The Questions Most People Ask About Abortion
1978 we first printed "Children - Things We Throw Away?" and since that time we have printed over nine million copies of it. It has been responsible for saving More ...
Melody Green
The Taming of the Tongue
Until recently, we were pretty much in the dark about the human body. But then came the X-ray with its peeping eye… a marvelous instrument which has saved us much human misery. More ...
Leonard Ravenhill
The Theatre of Your Mind - What's Showing?
"…be transformed by the renewing of your mind." Romans12:2 Most Christians have at least an intellectual understanding that with Christ all things are possible. More ...
Denny Gunderson
The Truth About Faith
Is your faith weak? Are you perplexed because your faith doesn't seem to get results? Have you diligently prayed about a request and believed for it with all your heart-and it didn't happen? Even worse, the very opposite happened? More ...
David Wilkerson
The Way of Fellowship
When man fell and chose to make himself, rather than God, the center of his life, the effect was not only to put man out of fellowship with God, but also out of fellowship with his fellow man. More ...
Roy Hession
Total Commitment
“These Men who have upset the world have come here also!” (Acts 17:6) More ...
Keith Green
Trail to Peace
I sat in stone silence looking at the white man sitting a few feet away from me. My heart was cold toward him, and I assumed he felt the same about me. More ...
Spencer Cody
Training Your Children for Christ
There are certain things that parents must do - indeed, that only parents can do - if their children are to become true servants of God. More ...
General William Booth
True and False Conversion
"But now, all you who light fires and provide yourselves with flaming torches, go, walk in the light of your fires and of the torches you have set ablaze. This is what you shall receive from My hand: you will lie down in torment." More ...
Charles G. Finney
True and False Unity
I leaned forward, readjusting my position in the pew, and glanced around the room. The atmosphere was charged with excitement More ...
Floyd McClung
Uncovering the Truth About Modesty
"Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments; but rather by means of good works, as befits women making a claim to godliness." More ...
Melody Green
Unsung Heroes
I can't believe how many Christians think that God can't use them in a mighty way. They often say to themselves, "I know Jesus can use others... More ...
Melody Green
Walking In Darkness
I am no prophet, nor am I the son of a prophet, but I do believe we're headed for some very dark times in this decade. More ...
Winkie Pratney
Walking With Jesus
The following are a brief overview of some of the key aspects of becoming a Christian and starting your walk with Jesus. We strongly encourage you to read from many of the articles on Last Days Ministries web site for more information. More ...
LDM Staff
We Wrestle Not!
Napoleon Bonaparte made a lonely surprise visit one night to the outpost sentries on one of the vital positions of his battlefield. More ...
Leonard Ravenhill
What Do I Still Lack?
What percentage of responsibility for my spiritual maturity is the Lord's, and how much of it is mine? To say that I alone am responsible for my soul's development is conceit To say that all the responsibility is the Lord's is impudence. More ...
Leonard Ravenhill
What Was I Thinking?
MEN WANTED: in Pro-life Ministry. More ...
Scott Manganella
What's The Temperature of Your Heart?
Compare Valentines Day to our love life with the Lord. More ...
Melody Green
What's Wrong With the Gospel?
Section 1: "The Missing Parts" More ...
Keith Green
What's Wrong With the Gospel? Pt 2
Section 2: "The Added Parts" More ...
Keith Green
When the Brook Dries Up
The Lord provides Elijah with a brook named Cherith, that keeps flowing and sends birds (ravens) that fly down to bring him meat each morning and evening. More ...
Winkie Pratney
Where Are the Elijahs of God
"...and he prayed again, and the sky poured rain, and the earth produced its fruit." - James 5:18 More ...
Leonard Ravenhill
Who Cares?
Many of you have written and asked, "How do we get our own copy of the art that is on your website?" Well, we thought you'd like to see how the art came about in the first place... it is based on a vivid vision God gave to General William Booth More ...
General William Booth
Who Needs Quiet Time? You Do!
Some people just can't wait to get into their daily Quiet Time with God. And then there's the rest of us - born-again believers who find it hard to commit to a daily time with the Lord. More ...
Fran Paris
Who Will You Deny? Yourself or the Lord
This article was taken from "The Complete Works of John Wesley," perhaps England's most famous evangelist and preacher. More ...
John Wesley
Why Aren't More People Getting Saved?
Well, you might say, "But Jesus was God and we're not! He was full of charisma and anointing." True. But I think it's more than that. More ...
Melody Green
Why I Got Arrested in Atlanta
I want to tell you how I was led to take part in a pro-life Rescue Mission organized by Operation Rescue - which led to my arrest on Oct. 4th, 1988, in Atlanta, Georgia. It's a very interesting story... More ...
Melody Green
Why YOU Should Go To The Mission Field
I want to encourage you to read the following article by Keith with an open heart. More ...
Keith Green
Why You Shouldn't Marry or Date an Unbeliever
If there is no agreement in the home about who God is, and what our response to Him should be, then it is very difficult for children to learn how to know and love Him. If our children are getting a different message from each parent. More ...
Melody Green
Will You Be Bored In Heaven?
"But to this one I will look, to him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My Word." -Isaiah 66:2 NASB More ...
Keith Green
Winkie Pratney articles list
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Women Beyond the Cave
I can't shake it. In my spirit I keep hearing God say, More ...
Melody Green
Working Hard or Hardly Working?
Many people are afraid to work. They re afraid of the very idea of it. Just thinking about it can ruin their whole day. It’s practically a curse word of the 20th century. More ...
Tony Salerno
You Are A Dangerous Generation
So it is with your generation. More ...
Melody Green
You Want Extreme?
Today we simply cannot be 'lukewarm' and sometimes we need a reminder and a challenge to obey and follow Jesus at all times. More ...
Winkie Pratney
Your Day In Court
In a very brief and very brilliant biography of a famous English preacher, one of the greatest preachers that ever preached in America or England, it says that he had some very strange habits. More ...
Leonard Ravenhill
Zeal: Love Ablaze!
Enoch had prophesied, saying, "Behold, the Lord came with many thousands of His holy ones." More ...
Leonard Ravenhill
Zeal: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly
"And [Jesus] found in the temple those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the moneychangers seated. And He made a scourge of cords, and drove them all out of the temple. More ...
Keith Green

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