He gave up the shadow so we could have the substance…
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Ducks of the world be encouraged!
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These large ministries may add temporary followers, but what of the ordinary faithful Christian? He or she can multiply lasting Christian leaders.
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Why can the Thanksgiving holidays become a trigger to the pain of loss rather than a time of praise to God?
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I believe our Father wants us to see the past as what He has used to REFINE us and not what we unwisely use to DEFINE ourselves.
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I believe that we will either see forgiveness as an OBSTACLE that we will either stumble over or we will accept it as an OPPORTUNITY to step into to become more Christ-like.
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There will come time in everyone’s life when it will be too late to decide to trust in and follow Jesus Christ if they have not yet decided.
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Someone has wisely said, “If you have to choose between the smooth flight and a crash landing or a bumpy flight and a safe landing, opt for the bumpy flight!” The crash landing vs. safe landing comparison is actually an understatement when it comes to our choice of Jesus Christ.
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Parents today are being treated as if their kids wished they no longer existed. I call this “Family Estrangement Derangement” Or FED for short as in “I’m so FED up with this relationship!
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What if you and I, with all of the craziness in this world that Jesus promised would be happening, chose to live with “Restored-Relationship Joy?”
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For us to fulfill this destiny we MUST be willing to have our ear tuned into ANOTHER VOICE!
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Abraham Lincoln said, “God must love the common people. He made so many of them.” This is the irony we feel. “Common” or “ordinary” is many of us run away from like it was the plague…whether follower Jesus Christ or not! Am I the only one who struggles with this? If NOT, read on…
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Living so far away in Florida from so many old friends has forced me to think through what is my responsibility to continue to cultivate the friendships? I have decided as much as I love the new people God has put in my life here “you can’t make old friends.”
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We are running a relay race of generational faith. If a baton was handed off to us and we need to hand it off to our children and grandchildren…even if we likely won’t see on this earth how they will finish their race.
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How can I connect better to my adult kids? Even more importantly, how can I connect them better to the wonder of who they are and “whose” they are amidst a life that will inevitably be filled with heartache and disappointment?
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Did the Super Bowl leave you feeling a little empty? Maybe because there was some subtle discouraging message in the whole thing…the commercials, the half time show and in the game itself. I believe we all have a divinely imparted ability to be a star and we each fulfill that can through Jesus Christ. As parents and grandparents it is our privilege and responsibility to communicate this good news to a generation that has been taught an opposite message!
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Does reflecting upon our past hinder us from finishing strong? Not necessarily, if it leads us to see that He chose us despite of our character flaws (sins) and delights in turning what was once our weaknesses into His strengths in and through us.
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As we look at the 2022 it seems many of us are all about starting off January 1st on the right foot. That is good but what about finishing strong rather than just starting strong?“ We can learn a valuable lesson from an Indianapolis 500 race car driver who persevered and amazingly finished his race as the winner back in 1967.
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It is so easy in this world to be caught up in living FOR acceptance. Because of Jesus coming to earth in Bethlehem we can live FROM it!
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