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Does it come with benefits? How many times have you heard this? A job may pay well, but it does not provide any benefits. A job may not pay all that well, but it provides lots of great benefits. The benefits matter! Psalm 103:1-2 says: “Bless the Lord, O my soul, all that is within me,…
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I recently read through the book of Psalms again. I knew going into it that the Psalms display a full range of emotions. But this time around, I was struck by how often the varying emotions are coming from “the soul.” The Soul is the realest and deepest part of us. We are to love…
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Lately I have been speaking a lot more Spanish. Honestly, I have been attempting more to speak Spanish. And there is a phrase that has become so useful to me. That Spanish phrase is “No entiendo.” Which simply means “I don’t understand.” I usually combine it with “Perdon. Lo siento, pero no entiendo.” (I’m sorry,…
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December’s calendar is so full. There is so much going on this time of year. “I hardly even have time to think.” I have heard this comment before. Not having time, or taking time, to stop and think is one of our biggest weaknesses. No time to reflect is a problem. This month I have been…
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This past week we lost another widow in our church. She was 91. In the last 2 years, we have had several of our older widows pass away. Its been heavy for our church to think about life without them. On one had they were ordinary. Nothing flashy. The kind of older church people that…
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Raising children is not easy. Trying to get them to the point of where you want to get them is challenging! But perhaps even more challenging is finding clarity on what that point is! In raising kids we should ask often – which way are we going? Proverbs 22:6 says “Train up a child in…