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Faith in the Water
I find that the Lord often gives us instructions cleverly knit into the stories of the Bible. Without careful reading, we can sometimes miss some very important directions for life. That’s why I want to look closely at the Israelites crossing of the Jordan River into the Promised Land after 40 years of wandering in
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Love as Christ
I heard an old praise song the other day, and the lyrics dropped me. They said: “And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love, yeah they’ll know we are Christians by our love.” This simple truth is based on the scripture, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love
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Christian Referees
It’s that wonderful time of year again when two powerhouse football teams will meet in the classic clash that will ultimately determine who the best team of the season was, and who the best losers were! After that, when pro football fans everywhere realize that our sport is over for seven long months, depression is
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Great, Big Dreams
I recently read a book by Chip Ingram called, Good to Great in God’s Eyes: 10 Practices Great Christians Have in Common. Each chapter is one of the 10 practices: Think Great Thoughts Read Great Books Pursue Great People Dream Great Dreams Pray Great Prayers Take Great Risks Make Great Sacrifices Enjoy Great Moments Empower
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Resolutions
Happy New Year! OK, so I am a few days late. Today is January 4, 2016. I wonder, did you make New Year’s Resolutions this year? How many of them have been broken already? The problem with these resolutions is that they usually center on “what I am going to do to make me better”.
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Three Gifts
I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas! I look forward to what Christ is going to do in the coming year. I wanted to finish up my series on the birth of Christ. I first gave my thoughts on the Incarnation of Christ. Then I discussed how Jesus is Immanuel – God with us.