Turn on the TV, tune in the radio, or flip through a newspaper or magazine, and you’ll be assaulted by a slew of experts telling you how to live and how to maximize that life. The problem is they are often wrong and give direction and advice leading down a slippery slope to ruin. This […]
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We’ve all heard the saying, “I can tell by the look on your face,” and we’ve certainly made that observation. Being social creatures, it’s pretty easy to tell what’s going through someone’s mind by their expressions. Scripture teaches us our face radiates a happy heart to others. But Jesus also warned against false prophets saying,
Agreement is powerful. No one stands alone without high risk of being overpowered by natural or supernatural enemies. Ecclesiastes reminds us, Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken. (Ecc 4:12 ESV). The second of that cord is our alliance with one another. The
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The darkness of the enemy upon the Earth has been present ever since Satan tempted with the forbidden fruit. But in our world today the pace and magnitude have been accelerated as we progress further into the end times. For some, the thought may be a fearful one. But the true believer knows it is
Plain and simple, Woke Culture is demonic. Impersonating morality, it flies in the face of scriptural doctrines and must be recognized as such. While the church is indeed mandated to fight against racism and injustice, Woke Leftists use these as evil weapons against good while cloaking them as the opposite, swapping the gospel for secular
As we have lost those dear to us I am compelled to remind all of what we already know but often slips our daily attention—life is fragile and fleeting. Not one of us deserves life or earns it. Neither can we will it to ourself or others. We cannot extend life by a prodigious desire
Jesus gave us many gifts: forgiveness, love, grace, mercy, wisdom, understanding, and eternal life to be spent in His magnificent presence. But He also generously imparted to us another facet of who He is. Not just peace, but His peace, the peace of God that passes all understanding, guarding our hearts and minds. The world
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Ecclesiastes 3:1 instructs us that For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: In addition to Acts 1:7, Jesus also told us in Mark 13:28 From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out it leaves, you know that summer is
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Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday—but 2020 came along and will potentially change our normal plans. Sylvia and I are still deciding how best to celebrate, but with some of the risk categories in my immediate family, it’s unlikely to be the traditional elbow-to-elbow gathering gorging on copious unhealthy goodies we “thankfully” ingest but once per
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Baby dedications are coming up in which, among other things, parents acknowledge their child belongs to God and submit themselves to His rights as our creator. We hope and pray the child will live a godly life and reap bountiful blessings from our loving Lord. But for that to happen, the child must be taught
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