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For the LORD’s lovingkindness is better than life! Said another way; the gift of Christ is better than anything we will ever encounter this side of life. A belief like that changes everything. When we have the best, we don’t need to go searching for satisfaction in some other thrill or experience. We have what […]

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Glory Days

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If you have sincerely placed your trust in Jesus as your Savior, His victory over sin has become yours. It’s easy in the Christian life to let the moment that this happened become a distant memory like the glory days of high school. We may even long for those days again. It ought not be […]

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Signs Of A Healthy Church

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What’s the atmosphere of your church like?  How would you describe it in one sentence?  What’s your favorite part?  People have asked me what Sunday morning worship is like.  This verse is one of the ones that come to mind when I attempt to answer these questions.  The word of Christ.  One of the reason […]

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How To No Longer Thirst

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There have been many things in this life that I have thirsted for; only to find out later, they were nothing more than a perpetual desert offering no refreshment.  They produced more bitterness, resentment, complaint, and sin.  There is only one Source of living water that promises and delivers that we will “never thirst” again. […]

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How To Walk Through Grief And Suffering

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We can’t escape grief and suffering in this life. I have found that it actually increases in frequency the longer I live.  Part of that could be that my eyes are more aware of it, but also because I meet and invest in more and more lives every day.  I suppose one could live as […]

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Even Mud Is Beautiful In Its Time

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Often times when I go for my morning run, my eye will capture an image and stop me in my tracks so I can grab my phone and make this image part of my story.   A few days before this photo was taken, it simply looked like a muddy mess near a pile of […]

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The Key To Survivng Storms

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Two back to back giant storms recently ripped though our area dropping golf ball sized hail, loads of rain, and 60 mph winds.  While we didn’t have any real property damage,  it had taken its toll in many unseen ways.  Say hello to jack. He’s the tamest wild rabbit I have ever seen.  I’m guessing […]

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The Problem Of Injustice

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Everywhere we look, we can find what appears to be injustice. Perhaps it’s a drunk driver who survives while all his passengers are lost, or someone less deserving got the promotion, or maybe your husband or wife treats everyone else wonderful but not you.  You body burns with indignation and your lips want to scream, […]

Faith

Perpetual Blessing

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Too many times our relationship with God gets reduced to a one-time salvation story.  The truth is, we need to reflect on that powerful and personal experience at the cross each moment of every day.  It fuels us in our mission for Him.  We need to remember that our sins were once scarlet and have […]

Contentment

Privileges And Praise

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The LORD being sovereign over all creation is a foreign concept it seems in multi-generational self-centered and entitled society.  As soon as someone is deemed sovereign, the assumption is loss of rights and privileges.  This is not always the case; however, with God. When we were “bought” with the blood of Christ we actually gained […]