Tag: christianity
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For whoever needs to know this. You are loved.
Can I tell you a love story so marvelous to tell and too lasting to understand? A love that can only be accepted. It’s a story about love, rejection, correction and election. A story of choice with bitter ends and beautiful beginnings. A story of a love so deep, so wide, so far, so…
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Prepared?
I just got tired of proclaiming the name of Christ with no ammunition in my proclamation! I guess the realization of just how formidable the enemy, Satan, is became real as I tried to defend my faith without real, deep and the perpetual pursuit of knowledge of God’s Word. Matthew 4:11 “Then the devil left…
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There are no shortcuts
A common phrase used by coaches in sports, careers, marriage, life. We’ve been blessed this week to spend time with two wonderful families that God placed in our path last year. I love the extension of our family that these families represent and I pray we do the same for them. The laughter. The…
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Stairs or Elevator
Are you a stairs or elevator person? I continue to battle this insidious disease called Type-2 Diabetes, struggling to reign in my desire for food that is counter to what my body needs and likes. My mind likes so many foods and sweets that my body rejects. Ah, the battle rages! One key element for…
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“You’ve got to stand for something, or you’ll fall for anything.”
I served with a group of industry executives as a representative for the firearms industry in the ‘90’s. This involved going to Washington, DC and meeting with various pro and anti 2nd Amendment congresspeople and senators. Truly an enlightening and humbling experience. In the 1990’s, several large cities across America aligned with the anti-gun lobby…
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Persistence
I was 23 years old and had just won a sales award when the call came. It was a Wednesday morning because I called every Tuesday to check status. I took it! As a kid growing up my passions were many but if able, fishing and hunting topped the list. I had a friend in…
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Be The Flame, Not The Moth
“Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm. But how can one be warm alone? A person standing…
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He’s Alive
“O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”. For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power. But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 15:55-57 (NLT) There was no celebration in Hell when…
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The Day Before
“You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out. before a single day had passed.” Psalm 139:16 (NLT) The day before. The day before Jesus’ death, he knew. The day before his death was filled with purpose as was his entire life. …
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Angel Tears?
Were there tears shed in Heaven as God’s only son arrived in Jerusalem? “Most of the crowd spread their garments on the road ahead of him, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. Jesus was in the center of the procession, and the people all around him were…
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