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Supporting Scripture: 1.) Graft in the Word. Let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the...
"He took the bread, gave thanks and broke it. He gave it to His disciples." (Mark 14:22) Diets, diets, diets… so many to choose from, so few afford long term success. Should I go with a high protein diet, a fruit and vegetable diet, a carbohydrate diet, or perhaps the...
Recently I received an e-mail forward about a 15 year old who had been abducted. I prayed for the boy, but as I don't make a habit of forwarding e-mail, I deleted it. End of story. The next day, I received the same email, from someone else I know. Then, suddenly, I...
The other day at the anniversary of a certain school anniversary where I was to lead the prayer session, I was presented with the most beautiful bouquet I have seen for a long time. The array of colors of the flower petals making for a heady mix of the chromatic...
"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." (1 Cor 13:12) The stores are going to be crowded the next few weeks. It is that time of the year between Thanksgiving and Christmas when people go shopping for special gifts for...
I am sitting here at my computer screen, staring at a blank page. I am here because I wish to write a devotional, but the longer I sit and stare at the screen, the more I realize that I have no idea what I should write! I hear this happens to writers. I believe they...
God cares. Choosing a Christmas tree is a very time consuming and special kind of event. After all, this is supposed to be the representation of the celebration of worship of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on His coming into the world and sacrificing His life to...
For weeks they had been advertising the raffle of this particular bunny. After reading numerous emails about this decadent specialty, I began deleting them without reading them. After all, what would I do with 20 lbs of chocolate? I didn't really have a concept of...
Some years back during Christmas time, looking at a wall calendar I pondered how the world history has been divided into two parts- BC and AD. That universally all the Nations irrespective of their stand on religion adopt a calendar, which uses the Christ’s...
I was recently given an invitation to join a group of highly dedicated people. They meet regularly and have a wide variety of interests pertaining to their particular subject. The invitation came from one of the speakers of an upcoming meeting so I thought, '"Wow! I...
"Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever." (Ps 106:1 NIV) Have you ever noticed that it isn't until you are without something that you begin to appreciate it? Last fall, just as the weather was turning cold, we had to replace our furnace. The...
"Faith comes from hearing the the message and the message is heard through the Word of Christ." (Romans 10:17) It was that time of the year once again – time to drag out the silver platters, flatware and tea service for a semi annual polishing. As I placed all of...
Guess what is common to all billiard champions. They stoop to conquer! Standing tall and trying to play simply wouldn’t do in any game of the green baize. By the same token in the spiritual realm too, the proud, overconfident ones’ are warned that “So, if you think...