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How is Your Relationship With God?
Photo by marlonolram Let me start by painting a picture for you. If you’re a parent, imagine every morning your children come to the kitchen, and take a seat for breakfast. As you’re serving them their...
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You’ve Got a Friend
Photo by VinothChandar What is one of the greatest desires any of us has? What is it we yearn for in the very depths of our being? What is it we crave and long for, that no amount of money or material...
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Do You Judge Others?
Photo by EngelFish Matthew 7:1-5 1 “Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. 3 And why...
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Where Do Our Freedoms Come From?
I’ve been thinking about the wonderful freedoms we have lately, and wanted to re-post this article I wrote last year for the 4th of July. Also, I just started a new job this week, and my daughter...
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Do You Have Spiritual Affirmations?
I’m a big believer in affirmations. I don’t think they are magic words that will bring us buckets of money because we say, “I am rich” over and over again. I believe affirmations help us laser focus...
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How Are You Feeling, How is Your Health?
So, how are you feeling these days? I’m not asking about your mental or emotional feelings, as important as they are; but, how are you feeling physically; how is your health? Are you feeling vibrant...
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Sitting In For God
Photo by marlonolram I know I just wrote about judging others recently, but I see it so often that it has been on my heart to write about it again. When we go around judging others, we are putting...
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Spiritual Muscle
Who doesn’t know that if you want to be healthy you have to exercise? To strengthen our hearts, many of us go for a walk or a jog each day, some spend time on an elliptical machine or treadmill. To...
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God’s Will
Photo from The Library of Congress The other day at church I did a bible study which I aptly titled, “God’s Will”. The reason I chose that topic is due to the frequency in which I hear that term used....
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Do onto Others
Photo of drawing by fashion fucsia Most of us have heard the words, “Do on to others as you would have them do onto you”, right? I mean it comes straight from the scriptures, right? Right! Luke 6:31...
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Are You One of the Reserved?
Have you refused to bow a knee to Baal or kiss him (metaphorically speaking that is)? Are you keeping yourself unstained from the world (not hiding from it, but not embracing it either)? I’m not asking...
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Accepting Trials
I could probably write a book on this topic, but I am going to try and narrow it down to a simple post. I am glad at this point in my life that God has helped me to grow beyond the proclivity to spend...
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The Warrior Poet
Photo by rhanelt Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the warrior poet, and what it means to be a warrior poet. I wrote a poem a while back that I believe speaks to this calling. It’s about being a...
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The Peace of God
It seems like I’ve been going through one trial after another lately without relief. As a matter of fact one of them is still front and center in my life, and it’s had a heck of a hold on me. I’ve...
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Choose To Be Happy
Reprint from April 2012. Did you know that happiness is a choice? It really is! Now I’m sure someone’s saying, “Hold on a minute, you’re telling me that if I lose my job, or if I lose money in the...
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Appreciating Others
Re-posted from August 2012. Dale Carnegie, in his book, “How to Win Friends & Influence People” wrote: One of the most neglected virtues of our daily existence is appreciation. I wonder why that...
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A Proclamation
John F. Kennedy While contemplating this time of Thanksgiving, and preparing a Bible study this past week I came across the below proclamation from our 35th President of the United States of America. I...
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Sometimes It’s Hard to Be Thankful!
I hope all of you had a blessed Thanksgiving, and an opportunity to reflect on all you have to be thankful for. After all, this season of Thanksgiving is when we’re all encouraged to focus on the...
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Just Be Nice
Photo by am4ndas Sometimes being nice can be a tall order. Of course, it’s rather easy when all is well, and others are being nice to you. The challenge comes when things aren’t really working out the...
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Ya, BUT
I attended a communications seminar some time back that had us do a very different kind of exercise. The object of the exercise was to try and convince someone that our idea was better than their’s...
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