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Does it matter what you and I believe About who God is and how do we go to heaven? I think it does. Says the Bible we read, It speaks of salvation and how we are to live. Not everyone believes the same as I. That is ok. Just don't believe a lie. There are many people...
He is the king who reigns on high, But came to this world so that he may die; He was born as a babe in Bethlehem, But was destined to become The Great I Am; He taught in the temple as a youthful lad, But the words that he spoke made the Pharisees mad; He healed the...
One man's junk is another man's treasure. Or so they say, and as we began to try and dispose of the 17-years of accumulated junk from our basement, closets, cupboards and garage, this old adage became our reality. It all started the day we purchased a 20$...
One man's junk is another man's treasure. Last Thursday we discovered through my 17-year-overdue basement-cleaning process that what is junk in our own eyes is nothing but a diamond-in-the-rough from God's perspective. He doesn't see us as junk; rather, He sees us for...
I turned toward a new friend seated beside me during a writer's conference. "He's got to be kidding! Did I hear him right? Did he say what I thought he said?"Those questions ricocheted in this crazy chica's head when I heard him described what he did on the side.I let...
Oh, those words that can cut right through! And then there are those that can soothe our pain.Last week, I stepped to the counter at my doctor's office. "Here is your referral for your blood work," the receptionist said. But her words, though simple and mundane, were...
"These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full." (John 15:11 ESV) When I was a young man I had a lot of ego and very little empathy. I thought I knew everything. I looked forward to fame and success. I can even remember...
English writer and lay theologian G.K. Chesterton once said, "The worst moment for an atheist is when he is really thankful and has no one to thank." In relation to our topic of Thanksgiving, allow me to share with you an atheistic tragicomic that greatly reiterates...
"Then Jesus answered, 'Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine?'" (Luke 17:17 ESV) Some Christians, whilst reflecting on Genesis 1:27 of God making man "in His own image", inadvertently limit their understanding of the physical dimension of it all. However, this...
In the concluding part of our series on Thanksgiving, let's look at the "evangelistic" dimension of a thankful demeanor. Rope-in... "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" (Acts 16:30 ESV) We all know that souls are won-over by power-packed, Spirit-filled sermons....
As I sit here thinking about the upcoming Christmas season, I remember other Christmas seasons that have passed in my long life.I remember all our family gathering at Gramps' and Grams' house. All the uncles and aunts, my parents and, of course, Gramps and Grams would...
First off I need to give credit where credit is due. The title for this devotional was passed to me by my very wise sister. It was divinely timed because when she sent me the email, I was struggling with the exact opposite. I was fretting about tomorrow, about the...
The focus of this December's devotionals has been -- Joy. Joy. That emotion that seems so elusive, so fleeting... "Hey, could you guys pray for us? We just had a hard night. Had to deal with a suicidal kid..." As I read this text just two weeks before Christmas, my...