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One Box at a Time
We had done pretty well in getting gour new home livable. Beds were set up and made. Dishes were placed in the cabinets. Washer and dryer were hooked up and functioning. We had hung a few hinges on the...
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Where to Start?
But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us from all sin. - 1 John 1:7 You’re a person who wants to walk with...
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Humility at Its Best
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. - James 3:13 Though often overlooked, the Old Testament character...
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Confronting Wrong
Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted. Galatians 6:1 God has given us the responsibility to honestly...
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A Glimpse of Glory
Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. – Colossians 3:1 Praise is the outward expression of your deep joy! We...
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the truth will set you free.
If you follow my teachings, you are truly my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. - John 8:31-32 I recently learned an important lesson, or at least had a lesson I...
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Two Changed Men
Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart. 1 Peter 1:22 What words would your friends or family...
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Thankfulness In Spite Of . . .
Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. - Psalm 42:11 Consider this short summary of the life of one man...
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times to get some help
Peter knows he is in trouble. The winds roar down onto the Sea of Galilee like a hawk on a rat. Lightning zigzags across the black sky. The clouds vibrate with thunder. The rain taps, then pops, then...
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so many choices
When I was a child we sometimes selected our Christmas tree by walking into the woods near our house and cutting down one of the cedar trees that grew wild in that area. The main criteria for selecting...
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The Freedom of Confession
Freedom Through Confession Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord” and you forgave the guilt of my sin. – Psalm 32:5...
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You May Never Know
You may never know what good you are doing when you take time to visit with that friend who really needed someone to listen to her. You may never know, but because you took the time to listen she was...
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What do I have to know? The apostle Paul explains it
I spend a lot of time talking to people who have an interest in becoming a Christian. Over the years, I have realized that there are about three basic questions they want answered. 1. What do I have to...
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He longs to be with us.
Have you ever wanted to be with someone so much that you hurt? You may have even used the expression, “I ache to be with you.” Maybe it was your mate gone off to war, or you were the one shipped...
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Love-Hate Relationships
As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort...
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Blessed Life
by Rick Brown Imagine you love the sport of tennis. You watch every match you can on TV. You subscribe to Tennis magazine. You buy instructional videos and read biographies of famous players. Then one...
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Martha
Martha by Max Lucado Every church needs a Martha. Change that. Every church needs a hundred Marthas. Sleeves rolled and ready, they keep the pace for the church. Because of Marthas, the church budget...
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Adversity is Unavoidable
When I called, you answered me; you made me bold and stout hearted. - Psalm 138:3 I think we all discover about five seconds outside the womb that this life isn’t easy. And it seems that the older we...
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Joy and Peace
TODAY’S VERSE I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Romans 15:13 (NLT) TODAY’S THOUGHT When I read today’s verse, I say, “Can this...
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Leave Your Enemies in God’s Hands
by Max Lucado Max and Dolly Some years ago a rottweiler attacked our golden retriever puppy at a kennel. The worthless animal climbed out of its run and into Molly’s and nearly killed her. He left her...
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