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I am enjoying this book and agreeing with it (like "yes!", "write on"...laughing that Jesus wouldn't get hired because he was single...silly but prob would be true). There are some parts that uses particular language to describe leadersh...
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Unspoken Prayer of A Confederate Soldier
This prayer was found on the body of a Confederate soldier during the Civil War. A great prayer to keep close in 2012. Prayer of an Unknown Confederate Soldier, aka The Creed for the Disabled I asked God for strength that I might achieve.I was made weak that I might learn humbly to obey.I asked […]
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How To Love Your Wife
My wife and I have been married for over 20 years now. Wow! It hasn’t been easy. There have been times when we really thought we wouldn’t make it. So you say, maybe we needed to go to more conferences, counseling or read more books. For the record, we had 24 sessions of premarital counseling […]
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Of Hugo, Clocks and The Purpose of Life
Recently I saw the movie Hugo which is based on the novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret. The plot centers around a twelve year old boy named Hugo who is a clock keeper. His job is to make sure they are maintained and fixed when they are broken. He is also on a mission to […]
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When God Is Not Enough
Yesterday I posted about 1 Samuel 7 where Israel calls on Samuel because they want to follow God. They repent and get rid of their idols and serve the Lord. You would think this would last but the next chapter is a disappointment. In 1 Samuel 8, Israel takes a turn the wrong way. The […]
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What It Means To Follow The Lord: Three Simple Steps
In a society like ours, it is easy to get confused with the amount of information available to us. We can drown in it. When it comes to Christianity, the same can be true. People try to explain what it means to be a Christian depending on their denominational bent, theological bent, and a bunch […]
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A Mom Chosen By God
I have been meeting with parents this week. This has let me to reflect the blessing they are for their children. I see how much they do for their kids and how much they provide for them. So naturally, I started thinking about my mom. Today she turned 83. I thought of how God chose […]
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Speak Well of Him
It has become my personal tradition to read Psalm 103 every Thanksgiving. For me, this Psalm expresses what we truly ought to be thankful for. I know that today we are thankful for many people and for that which is valuable to us. But the question is who are we thankful to? Are we thankful […]
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A Sinful Woman
I have been thinking about the passage in Luke 7:36-50. It’s a passage where Jesus is at a Pharisee’s home eating dinner. Pharisees where the top religious leaders of that time. Apparently this man was interested in knowing more about Jesus or had come to believe in him as the Messiah (Savior). A sinful woman, […]
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Grace and Legalism
When Christ saves us, he saves us by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8-10). Christians acknowledge and believe this without a doubt. It’s how we live in this world that becomes problematic for many Christians. On one side there are those who believe they are now free to do anything and thus abuse the grace of […]
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Theological Reflection on The Scarlet Letter
My wife and I just finished listening to The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. I have to admit I knew a very basic plot but never read it until this past weekend. It is very probable that there is much discussion, information and analysis, especially relating to literary qualities about this novel. I won’t try […]
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