Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard […]
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Leaven — Merriam-Webster.com I recall the first time I read of leaven in the Bible and was like, “Huh? What’s leaven?” Like anything in scripture, there’s always a context that we must understand before we can gather the fullness of its meaning. When Jesus, for example, used the term, it would’ve resonated immediately with His contemporaries. “He
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The assistant coach penciled in “K”, for strikeout, on the scorecard… “C’mon, Johnny…damnit!!!” The assistant coach’s shoulders sagged as Johnny’s father, the head coach, threw his hat onto the cinder in front of the little league dugout, creating a little dust storm near his feet. The degrading, tyrannical speech continued publicly, as Johnny slipped by his
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He made the moon for the seasons; The sun knows the place of its setting. You appoint darkness and it becomes night, In which all the beasts of the forest prowl about. The young lions roar after their prey And seek their food from God. When the sun rises they withdraw And lie down in their dens. Man goes forth to his work And
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“Atticus says you can choose your friends but you sho’ can’t choose your family, an’ they’re still kin to you no matter whether you acknowledge ’em or not, and it makes you look right silly when you don’t.” — Jem Finch, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Whether you agree with His choices or
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Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. — Genesis 3:1a Imagine the following scene with yourself being a part of it, allowing yourself to get emotionally involved in it… You show up to the baseball field – just in time, too – as the
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We are all born sinners. If you don’t believe that, then you don’t believe the Bible and you may spurn the remainder of this blog. If, however, you do believe the Bible is the infallible, inspired Word of God, then listen up! This blog may require you to concentrate more than normal. Why? I propose
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M.A.S.H. stands for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. The television series sharing this acronym ran from 1972-1983 and was a favorite of many – still is, I suppose. In any case, the show was a situational comedy based on a group of surgeons out near the front lines in the Korean War. Their mission was to
“I just gave Suzie the Gospel and she walked away distraught.” “Why? Does she not believe that she is saved?” “Well, she did, but now she says she’s not sure.” “Hmmm…I guess it’s better to figure that out now than later, huh?” “Thank you, my friend, I needed to hear that…I was feeling poorly about
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“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” — Benjamin Franklin It wasn’t too long ago that I had a couple of conversations, interestingly not that far apart, regarding the content of the above quote. In the ministry, death is an ever-present thought for the simple reason that our