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PROTECTING YOUR SPIRITUAL GATES, PART 1: Bugs Under the Door
Just what are our "spiritual gates"? The reference to "spiritual gates" in this sense refers to our eyes, our ears, our feet, our minds etc., anything that potentially could lead us to sin. Why should they be protected? The answer is simple: Because they could lead us...
LESSONS IN LOVE FROM 1 CORINTHIANS 13, PART 3: Without Love, I Gain Nothing
"If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing." (1 Cor. 13: 3) Jesus said of hypocrites that they loved to stand on the street corner praying to receive the recognition of the people. And...
Of Indy, Community and the Almighty, Part 1
Yes, Indiana Jones stories are juicy and spicy, for they stoke the fires of inherent sense of discovery in all of us. Add to that breathtaking stunts and adventure, you have a heady mix guaranteed to give one some goose bumps. Trust that ace archaeologist to always...
MOUNTAIN TOP EXPERIENCES, PART 6: The Mount Whitney Disappointment
"And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose." (Rom 8:28 NKJV) As a child, I always wanted to climb Mt. Whitney, the highest peak in the continental United States. And growing up in...
THE SUFFERINGS OF JESUS: A LENTEN SERIES, PART 6: Carrying the Cross
"Then he delivered Him to them to be crucified. Then they took Jesus and led Him away. And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha, where they crucified Him, and two others with Him, one on either...
LESSONS ON REBIRTH FROM THE CHRISTMAS STORY, PART 3: The Star
Last Thursday, in LESSONS ON REBIRTH FROM THE CHRISTMAS STORY, Part 2, we continued our look at what the Christmas story can teach us about the rebirth process. We saw that just like the angel choir that appeared to the Shepherds in the fields heralded the birth of...
Reasons to go On Part 3: Elijah the Tishbite
Last Thursday, we looked at the life of Sarah, and we learned that no matter how difficult our circumstances, we can rise up rejoicing in hope of the glory of God. We may not yet have the fulfillment of the promise, but we can rejoice because God keeps ALL His...
Weather! Parts 6 & 7
Part 6: WARNINGS OF LOVE The rain falls on the just and the unjust, Matthew 5:45, so why does it flood upon some areas, drought upon another, fire on another, earthquake and volcano on others? What criteria does the Lord use to determine what weather will fall where?...
LESSONS IN LOVE FROM 1 CORINTHIANS 13, PART 4: Love is Patient
"Love is patient" (1 Cor. 13:4) I don’t like to wait. I don’t like to wait in line. I don’t like to wait because someone is thoughtlessly blocking the whole aisle with his cart. I don’t like people cutting in front of me in traffic or driving all the way to the very...
PROTECTING YOUR SPIRITUAL GATES, PART 2: Be Careful Little Eyes What You See
A popular Christian group, Casting Crowns, has at the end of one of their songs a child singing a kids church song that goes like this, "be careful little eyes what you see, oh be careful little eyes what you see, for the Father up above is looking down in love so be...