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Weeds

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Lessons From The Garden A little over 7 years ago we moved to a different acreage and started a garden. The plant in the picture grew near one of our tomato cages and produced beautiful flowers. Life got a little busy and I didn’t get out as often to handle the cultivating and weeding. When […]

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He Is Our Hope

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So Many Voices. Only One Can Save There are many voices in life that claim to rescues us, everything from a diet to the government. There is only One who has the power to save. “And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given […]

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He Is Our Peace

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Peace In Troubled Times How is it possible to have peace in a time like this? For this world has much trouble and is in turmoil. There are wars of many kinds; between nations and even in our own hearts and minds. Jesus is the One who can calm the storms. Even the wind and […]

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Call Out To Him

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He Will Strengthen You I’ve spoken with several people recently who are struggling. Part of the struggle is coming from striving in their own effort. For years I thought it best to serve and never ask for help. This often led to pride and struggle. When we call out to God through prayer, He hears […]

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Still Living In The Good News

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Easter Is More Than A Day It’s been over a week since Easter. As I read through Matthew 28 in my Bible today, I wondered how many of us are still running with fear and joy to tell others? How many of us are living in the good news of Easter every day? Easter was […]

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Set Your Mind

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Flesh Or Spirit WARNING: Conviction and growth may result. Have you ever stopped and examined your own life patterns and behavior? Have you pondered and been honest about your real intent behind these actions? Generally speaking most of us don’t. We might run at a frenetic pace and crash hard or on the opposite end, […]

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Love And Mission

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The Passover Meal Today in the timeline of Holy Week, we see the preparation for Passover and Judas betraying Jesus. We know this was no surprise to The Lord because he mentions it clearly five verses later, “…one of you will betray me.” Despite this, Jesus eats the Passover meal with His disciples. It’s important […]

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Commit Your Spirit

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Crucified With Christ When we hear, “Into your hand I commit my spirit” it reminds us of what Christ said on the cross before He died. Most of us will not experience crucifixion ourselves and yet the Bible tells us we were crucified with Christ. The old man in us was put to death and […]

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Serve Your Neighbor

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Love, Serve, and Disciple As I shopped for a few odds and ends yesterday, I saw some fear and panic on faces as they gazed upon empty shelves of toilet paper. I also saw compassion and people helping one another. It was as if two choices were present right before my eyes. Will we trust […]

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No Room For Fear

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Have Joy And Hope Lately, all I see is fear and panic. Toilet paper has become the new security blanket. At the root of it all is still the same problem that’s always been there. Trusting in ourselves will cause us to fear the unknown. When life all depends on us, we will feel the […]