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"Then he said to the crowd, 'If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross daily, and follow me.'" (Luke 9:23, NLT) [1] On a small town radio station I heard the disc jockey dedicate a song to a woman who was going to...
Jesus is the one who can heal depression and negative thoughts. Unfortunately; in the world today; there are so many people who suffer from some form of depression or who are troubled with a lack of confidence, sometimes self-esteem or inferiority complex, or negative...
"I hate, I despise your feasts, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies. Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; and the peace offerings of your fattened animals, I will not look upon them. Take...
This is the greeting you receive if you celebrate Old Christmas. Back before the calendar was changed Christmas was celebrated on January 6. but after the calendar was changed and more days added Christmas was moved to December 25. The Scotch-Irish called December 25...
In the concluding part of our Series on the "Chess game" between wily ole' Serpent and God's children, today we come to some more of the Satan's strategies to trip a believer. 1. Friction: What would the devil not do to make Christians fight with one another? If it...
"In the morning, O LORD, I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation." (Psalm 5:3) "I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you." (Psalm 32:8) Saturday mornings, when our kids were growing up, were often...
"And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a...
Mother Teresa of Calcutta was often quoted as saying: "I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish He didn't trust me so much." Over the years I have found myself often feeling the same way. I have had a blessed life, but it has never been an easy...
My children gave me a new wallet as a Father's Day present this year. It was the perfect gift choice considering the moldy, worn, lump of leather I had been using was well past its prime. I took the opportunity as well to toss out any cards, notes, or scraps of...
My people, how precious you are to me. I love you so much you are all my beloved children. I love you so much that I came down to earth as man to live among you and to be like you. I understand what it is like to be a human being. I was human in every way, except sin,...
I walked with a friend through the garden and we came to the tree where I have little hanging pots for seed for garden birds. About twice a day I fill the pots with seed and there is a feeding frenzy between the colourful Mountain Parrots and the King Parrots. Of...
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16) I woke up with a wet face again this morning. Five minutes before my alarm clock was set to go off my little dog,...
I woke up with a stiff and sore back this morning. This was not unusual since my back has given me problems for years now, but today no amount of stretching or moving would loosen it up. Still, I had 5 dogs waiting patiently by the door to go out for their morning...