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Like many people, my family spent a lot of time this past December reading through the Christmas story in the Bible. And while I enjoy all angles of the story, this year I was gripped most by the Wise Men. Their intention was so crystal clear. Matthew 2:2 states “we saw his star when it rose…
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I continue to be impressed and inspired by God’s Word. While many make the excuse that it is boring or hard to understand, I find it engaging and very applicable to life. Just last week, while reading Proverbs 26 on October the 26th, I noticed this again. God talks about laziness. Being lazy is a…
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Once we get to our funerals, there are several things that are too late. Several things that are lost. We cannot go back and make any changes. Life is short. Life is precious. Life is heavy. And we must be ready. Being ready means that we take time to consider the brevity, beauty and weight…
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I remember being a teenager when I began to see people wearing t-shirts that said ‘Ain’t Skeered.’ Then shortly after that I remember seeing guys put that same phrase on their vehicles’ rear windows. I always thought that was a little odd. In my mind, boldly asserting not being scared is not necessary if you aren’t…
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“Few things show the corruption of human nature more clearly, than man’s inability to understand zeal in religion. Zeal about money, or science, or war, or commerce, or business, is intelligible to the world. But zeal about religion is too often reckoned foolishness, fanaticism, and the sign of a weak mind. If a man injures…
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I continue to be amazed at how bad we are at determining what will make us happy. It seems that people are moving through life looking for happiness, making choices that they think will make them happy, only to find them further and further away from being happy. It is really quite sad and disheartening!…