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  • The Sacred Relationship Between Confession and Trust

    Have you ever pondered the intimate relationship between confession and trust? Most of us don’t naturally associate these two words together. Not until our personal confessions are betrayed by another do we recognize the sacred relationship shared between confession and trust. The Greek word for confess (verb) means to agree, profess, and acknowledge. To confess…

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  • Connecting the Dots

    Do you ever have trouble “connecting the dots” in Scripture? For example, how does a New Testament verse reflect truth or prophesy from an Old Testament verse? How are they related and what picture is forming as you connect the dots? Truth always validates truth, but finding these connections through 66 books and 5,000+ years…

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  • Generation D

    The history of naming or labeling different generations is interesting to say the least. Whether you consider yourself Golden, a Baby Boomer, Generation Xer, Millennial (Gen Y), or part of Generation Z, we can all agree that birth year plays a crucial rule in your personal experience of family, society, education, the work force, and…

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  • Writing Your Story

    We are all writing a story with our lives. Some journaling with pen and paper, while others tend to record life with memories inscribed on their hearts. My advice is to stay on the page of today. Try not to bookmark a painful experience or a poor decision from past pages, only to open up…

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  • Ponder and Treasure – Part Six

    Have you ever considered Mary, the mother of Jesus, as a widow and a single mother? I never had until I pondered her role in God’s story at the wedding in Cana. “Mary’s actions and words in John 2 indicate that this was the day she knew that Jesus could do anything in accordance to…

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  • Ponder and Treasure – Part Five

    While their story is only found in the Gospel of Matthew, the wisemen, or Magi, fascinate me. Well actually, it’s God who amazes me through these pagan men turned worshiping gift-bearers. Who but God would use a power hungry king to initiate a search party of pagan mystics to find The Light of the World?…

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