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Rejoice, Pray, Give Thanks
“Be happy [in your faith] and rejoice and be glad-hearted continually (always); Be unceasing in prayer [praying perseveringly]; Thank [God] in everything [no matter what the circumstances may be, be thankful and give thanks], for this is the will of God for you [who are] in Christ Jesus [the Revealer and Mediator of that will].”
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Running to Jesus
My wife and I do not have any kids, but we just finished a two week tour of duty babysitting our good friends’ kids (ages 5 and 9). This is why the BLOG has not been posted in a while! As I pondered what I wanted to write about, there was a certain scripture that just
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Wasteful, Extravagant Love
I recently read a book by Bruce Main called Spotting the Sacred: Noticing God in the Most Unlikely Places. In this book, Mr. Main recalls seeing an Episcopalian Bishop being interviewed on TV. The host closes by asking the bishop, “If you were to summarize faithful Christian behavior in one or two sentences, what words
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World Changing Prayer
If Jesus answered all of your prayers from the last thirty days, would anything change in THE world or just YOUR world? – John W. Bryson When I came upon this quote, it really caused me to think about the purpose of my prayers. Yes, I do pray for friends and family, but the
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Happy Father’s Day!
If you’ve been reading this blog for any amount of time, you should have picked up on the fact that I am a Christian. I was raised in church, which is a huge credit given to my parents. Since Sunday is Father’s Day, then I look at the legacy from my dad. Both my dad and
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Meditation
Throughout the Old and New Testaments, we are told to “meditate” on the scriptures: “Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.” (Joshua 1:8, NIV) “but
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