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Expect the Unbelievable
“And you, my little son, will be called the prophet of the Most High, because you will prepare the way for the Lord. You will tell his people how to find salvation through forgiveness of their sins. Because of God’s tender mercy, the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us,” Luke 1:76-78…
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We Are His
I wrote this off the cuff this weekend to encourage an incredible friend of mine. A true brother in Christ. A warrior in life. For someone reason, I feel someone else needs to hear this. To know this. To recognize and accept this. To acknowledge that you are remarkable in the eyes of the Creator…
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How Will Your Epic Slog Read?
Job Prologue: “There once was a man named Job who lived in the land of Uz. He was blameless—a man of complete integrity. He feared God and stayed away from evil. He had seven sons and three daughters. He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 teams of oxen, and 500 female donkeys. He also had…
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Blind and Now I See, Deaf and Now I Hear
I readily admit that I am a crier and an emotional man of Irish decent. When our family joins in the very seldom event of watching a movie in either a theater or family room setting, my kids will place me on watch to see when I will certainly cry during an emotional theme or…
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Seek and He Will Reveal
“I will be your God throughout your lifetime— until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. I will carry you along and save you.” Isaiah 46:4 “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.”…
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The Love of an Unlimited God
I found this note that The Holy Spirit had me write as we camped in July. Megan had taken Benton to football practice and the girls were riding around the campground, free of the cares of the World and the ‘be careful’ noise of parents, leaving me to sacred alone time (that Megan West Mullins…
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The Gift of a Hearing Friend
“ “Fred always considered it a life-altering relationship, a “liberating friendship.” By the time he was a senior, he was president of the student council and editor of the yearbook, “largely because I had somebody who believed in me and wasn’t afraid to say so.” The above except is from the book by Tim Madigan,…
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You’ve Got This
“God gave Paul the power to perform unusual miracles. When handkerchiefs or aprons that had merely touched his skin were placed on sick people, they were healed of their diseases, and evil spirits were expelled.” Acts 19:11 NLT Paul is the man who held the coats of those who killed Stephen, the first known Christian…
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Lessons from the Father
More about the Blackberries: “Good Morning Son, how did you sleep? Are you ready to pick more blackberries this morning?” Yes Dad, I’m ready. Long pants, long sleeve shirt, socks, muck boots, socks, bug spray…ready. Where should I pick today, Dad? “I want you to pick the exact same place you picked yesterday.” Are you…
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A Church Home
“For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.” Romans 12:4-5 (ESV) For some reason, I have recently met several really good people and families who home church. As I…
