He had lost a lot. His house was being repossessed. His company had failed. He was seeking housing he could afford. I asked that age old question: “How are you doing?” His immediate response was, “Oh, you don’t know? “Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God!” When I assured…
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…but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Philippians 2:3 80% of success is showing up.” Woody Allen There are many different ways to define success in this life and, for the record, Woody Allen is not my regular “go-to guy” for definitions. But, in this quote he makes a good…
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I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus. 1 Corinthians 1:4 In the introduction of a Sunday School class on Biblical economics (really), I was reminded of the importance of the work Christ did on the cross for…
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OK, you can’t know everything about a person’s intent for an event from what is reported in the paper but this set me off. The article was about a local church taking some teenaged girls to clean and do other acts of service at a ministry center in a nearby city. The article concentrated…
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For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12 At a wedding where my Pastor was officiating he said something like this: “Pornography moves a man…
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So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.2 Corinthians 9:7 Twitter etiquette says you follow back whomever follows you. Lately, for me, that has been some questionable characters. I get private messages saying, “Hi beautiful. How are you today?…
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