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Everywhere we go, people breathe in the exquisite fragrance of Christ.
I, like most Christians would, with Peter emphatically deny that we would ever deny Christ. “Even if everyone else deserts you, I will never desert you,” Matthew 26:33. I could say that with all self assurance. I cannot imagine ever denying Christ—I love Him so much. I can even imagine torture and my being…
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“Our Father which art in heaven”…the beginning of arguably the most familiar prayer in the world. Do you pray this prayer? It’s the prayer that Jesus taught his disciples when they asked Him to teach them to pray. This has been written about by theologians much more educated and articulate than I, but as…
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The first bank robbery I experienced left me feeling more than unsettled. Shortly after, I would find myself sitting at home tears running down my face for no apparent reason. A thief in our safe place can steal more than things—they can destroy our sense of ease. HOWEVER, going through this also allowed me…
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I have so much filling up the space in my head today that I just want to spend the day writing. However, that isn’t possible so I’ll have to narrow it down to one thought. So I’m going to settle on Isaiah 52:6, “But I will reveal my name to my people, and…
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My last post about the possibility that we might be enslaved without even realizing it kind of left us hanging. So if I’m enslaved by my emotions—if I think I have to act on everything I feel, what then? If I find that I can’t just have one of something or one better of…
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I just couldn’t help myself…I always seem to make that same mistake…I didn’t mean to do it…I keep falling into that same trap…I was just going to do it one more time… Have you ever heard yourself making one of these statements? When we slip and fall it’s usually because we’ve chosen a…
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New Memories are created for you every day—on your iPhone and in life. And, just as on iPhones, if you want to save a Memory permanently, you must mark it as a favorite, because it will eventually disappear if you don’t. This was brought home to me recently both in a podcast I…
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This has long been attributed to John the Baptist preparing the way for Jesus, the Messiah to come. Luke ascribes it to John (Luke 3:4) saying, “Isaiah had spoken of John when he said, ‘He is a voice shouting in the wilderness,’ “Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming! Clear the road for him!”” …
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I am so glad to know this. I feel like I should wear one of those bumper stickers, “Please be patient, God is not finished with me yet.” Sometimes my want-to gets confused with my ought-to. There are so many things I feel I ought-to do that I could keep busy forever and still…
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This was a truth that was taught in the very earliest teachings to a Jewish child. It’s the most basic of training. So I’m not sure why, in trying to trap Jesus in what He said, the expert in religious law asked of Jesus the question—“Which is the most important commandment in the law of…
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