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There’s Joy Inside
It’s no secret. The world spends billions of dollars each year to convince us that the products it sells will fulfill us, give us joy, complete the longing for something, or increase the love in our lives. Yet, most things will eventually end up in a landfill, a pawn shop, a second-hand store, or perhaps…
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Peace I Give You
When we put our hopes in the world, they will be shattered like glass upon a rock. But when we lift our heads and set our eyes upon Jesus, He will give us rest and peace most assuredly. How do I put my eyes, mind, hope on Jesus? By reading the word of God, the…
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Truth or Error?
We often think the opposite of truth would be lies, but it’s not so simple. The opposite of truth can be error. Errors deceive us by not being so blatantly easy to see as an outright lie. This is why excellence is important in our lives. To be excellent is to be as God created…
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Spiritual Truths of Our World
When we live according to the world, we can easily discount all the spirituality described in the Bible as religious mumbo-jumbo. I know I did at one point, but this error can be to our own peril. It is when we learn to discern the good and the evil in the world that we will…
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Freedom from Offense
Jesus said in Matthew 18:7, “Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!”. Meaning, there will be offenses occurring everyday in our lives to some extent. Most will agree that we are all susceptible to being offended or brought to a low…
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Focus on the Good
Every moment of every day we have an opportunity to see, hear, feel, taste, and smell what our world is doing. Through our senses, we learn how to operate in our world and how to relate to it. We are in the world and the world with its many minerals, water, carbon, and all the…
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The Kingdom of Heaven is a Franchise
Franchise (noun)an authorization granted by a government or company to an individual or group enabling them to carry out specified commercial activities Webster Dictionary Franchise(Noun) From late 14c. as “freedom; not being in servitude; social status of a freeman;” early 15c. as “citizenship, membership in a community or town.(Verb) late 14c., “to make free,” Etymology…