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Gone Fishin

“When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?’ ‘Yes, Lord,’ he said, ‘you know that I love you.’ Jesus said, ‘Feed my lambs’” John...

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Make Up Your Mind

“This is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best” Philippians 1:9-10When I was young, my mother tried to...

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The Song Of The Saints

Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. . . . Your judgments have been manifested. —Revelation 15:4We’ve all heard the expression, “I don’t get mad; I just get...

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No Cause For Alarm

“Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath. —Ephesians 4:26The sound of the alarm blaring from inside the church struck panic in my heart. I had arrived at church early one...

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This Time It’s Personal

"The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son’ ” Luke 15:21I’ll make a confession if you promise not to tell. Having been...

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Before and After

“We are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do” Ephesians 2:10I’m sure that you’ve seen those before and after pictures in ads for diet...

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Bravo for the Boundaries

"Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers." Psalm 1:1In case you haven’t noticed, we live in a no-holds-barred,...

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Are We Small Yet?

“Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves” Philippians 2:3 NASBKids are great! Things that we take for granted are...

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Jell-O Knees

“God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’ So we say with confidence, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?’” Hebrews 13:5-6Somewhere in the...

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Fear Of The Unknown

By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called . . . . And he went out, not knowing where he was going. —Hebrews 11:8 Has God ever asked you to do something that seemed unreasonable? Something that took...

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Your Faithful Friend?

“For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies” Psalm 57:10Junior high school can be one long intensive seminar on drama in relationships. I am convinced that...

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A Tongue That Moves Dirt

“A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.” Proverbs 11:13R. G. LeTourneau, the owner of a large earth-moving equipment company, often told this story: “We used to have a...

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Gate Crashers

“I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.” Matthew 16:18Several years ago, the Pentagon built warships designed to fight terrorism. This class of battleship could carry a...

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Hurry Up and Wait

“A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man displays folly” Proverbs 14:29One of my all-time favorite school teacher stories is about a kindergarten teacher who at the end of an...

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The Middle

“May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Thessalonians 5:23I am a...

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Price Tags

“I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord” Philippians 3:8You may have heard the story about the pranksters who broke into a hardware store....

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Time For A Change

This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner. —Luke 7:39A friend once told me, “In my lifetime I’ve seen a lot of things...

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Naming Rights

“To him who overcomes . . . I will also give him a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to him who receives it.” Revelation 2:17Is there anyone out there as excited as I am that it’s...

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Don’t Get Stuck

"Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them." Hebrews 11:16I had just landed in Phoenix for...

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Hey, You Can’t Eat Ketchup In That

“You were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body” 1 Corinthians 6:20My granddaughter, Mary Catherine, affectionately known to me as Cate the Great, is all-girl. Just put her in a...

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