KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Don’t ever shortchange His grace in your life. Don’t forget the miracles in your life; and be grateful to God for them! Between Black and White– blog 3/15/24 We’ve all been given a good conscience. We’ve all been given some measure of faith, by grace. We need to respect one […]
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Schindler’s List, the epic movie by Steven Spielberg, was purposely filmed in black and white. By contemporary movie buff standards, this seems like an odd choice. Yet, after experiencing it, I can’t imagine it being filmed any other way. The same goes for paintings. For example, Vincent van Gogh painted Cart With Black Ox, one of the
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: There are two sides to the righteous principles of God. Don’t forget the miracles in your life; and be grateful to God for them! Appreciate whatever God has given to you. We must surrender to the basic premise that to live in any way that is glorifying to God is
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KEY PRINCIPLES IN THIS MESSAGE: Don’t forget the miracles in your life; and be grateful to God for them! When Christianity Becomes an Excuse – blog 3/8/24 In Christianity, I see this play out over and over again, where people carve out a personality or project certain characteristics about themselves that are truly disturbing to someone
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I don’t always “like” having to write blogs like this one because it forces me to dive headlong into the ugly parts of Christianity, as they exist today. It is nonetheless part of my duty to the Spirit of the Lord who motivates me. On that note, please forgive me up front for missing the
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KEY PRINCIPLES IN THIS MESSAGE: Christ-like love and action are intrinsic to one another. Two Hearts – 3/1/24 Just because someone hates you doesn’t mean you must hate them back. In fact, Jesus taught just the opposite. He taught we ought to have a compassionate love, like His own, towards our enemies. (Mt 5:43)Perfect love is
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Life is short. What are you waiting for? Christ-like love and action are intrinsic to one another. Two Hearts – 3/1/24 Just because someone hates you doesn’t mean you must hate them back. In fact, Jesus taught just the opposite. He taught we ought to have a compassionate love, like His
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TODAY’S VERSE: Nehemiah 1:5 “And I said, ‘O Lord God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments’…” This month we are finishing up the Historical Section with its last 2 books: Nehemiah-This book tells how the Jews rebuilt the walls of
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I feel sad. My heart aches. I’ll tell you why. I look around at those in this world and see them striving for all the wrong things. I watch as they invest everything they have of any value into the world’s system of thinking, in a sincere effort to “succeed”. Their hearts are far from
KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Drive for Show, Putt for Dough – blog 2/23/24 You aren’t putting the ball in the hole, you aren’t scoring well, and you aren’t winning if you aren’t loving. “For each tree is known by its own fruit” (Luke 6:44). To proclaim love but never bear any fruit after it means
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