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Are Your Ears “ON”?
“Whoever has ears, let them hear.” Matthew 11:15 There are 14+ instances of this phrase in most translations of the Bible. Why does it say this? Is it because we have a hard time hearing our Lord? Is it because something prevents us from hearing and the Lord commands a spirit to allow us to…
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The Good Wife
A message to men to honor your wife, with faithfulness, obedience, and kindness. They are your treasure, but if not treated well, your cause for suffering. “A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.” Proverbs 31:10 NIV Even if the world has sometimes stolen God’s plans of how…
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The Sin of a Cynic
Cynic (noun) an inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; skepticism. 1550s, “one of the ancient sect of philosophy founded by Antisthenes,” from Latinized form of Greek kynikos “a follower of Antisthenes,” literally “dog-like,” from kyōn (genitive kynos) “dog” (from PIE root *kwon- “dog”). To be unhopeful, doubtful, skeptical, and pessimistic of…
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Testimony Time: A Friend in Need
I met a new friend two years ago. She shared her life story with me as some do when we listen. She felt as though her life was broken, her kids were struggling in many ways, she was overwhelmed, felt hopeless, and felt as though she was going nowhere. She also suffered from body and…
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Acts of Service
It’s still time to rake, pile, and dispose of tree leaves and I’ve been hearing the noisy grumblings of people without trees complaining about having to pick up leaves of their neighbors. “It’s not fair!” Sometimes, we have to take another look at these kinds of problems. Did the neighbor intentionally mean to put their…
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Danger in Complacency
Complacent:“pleasing,” from Latin complacentem (nominative complacens) “very pleasing,” present participle of complacere “be very pleasing”. Meaning “pleased with oneself, self-satisfied. Jesus Christ, the lamb of God, never came to live, die, be resurrected, and ascend into heaven in order for His followers to become complacent. While yes, the war is won by Christ (John 16:33),…
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The False Gospel of Convenience
The world preaches to us its Veruca Salt gospel of getting our best life now, getting our money now, buying all the stuff now, and having it all, “right now!” But like the fate of Veruca in the tale of Willy Wonka and Chocolate factory, the world will show us the sin of the desires…
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Hypocrites Among Us
Whether it is elected people in our government telling us to wear a mask, but being caught without one in public, or other government elected or unelected officials telling us to take a shot while they grant themselves immunity from the same shot, hypocrisy is indeed prolific in our world. It is time to take…
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Hope in the Fire
One day, all the disagreements, offenses, misunderstandings, and unforgiveness we experienced in our life with one another will cease. We, eventually, will all meet our God who will reveal His judgement for us and none of the trivial plans of man will matter as our lives are weighed against His divine plan. All that will…
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Correction is Coming
We must always remember, that none of us are perfect. We all sinned (Romans 6:23). We all can have logs or splinters in our eyes that block us from seeing clearly what is in our brother’s eye (Matt. 7:3-5), but we must be honest and faith-filled with sharing the words of knowledge we receive with…