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Adrenaline for Jesus
I was a competitive runner for many of my younger years. For you runners out there, I was an 800 meter state champion, I ran a 5:10 mile, and my fastest 5k was 18:54. I know what it means to press on through the pain for the victory that waits ahead. I’ve also given birth…
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Access For All
What do you tend to take for granted? Freedom. Running water. A loved one returning home. How about the Word of God? What about the one, or two, or possibly even the ten bibles you possess in your own home? Perhaps, on a more subtle note, it’s the fact that your one, or two, or…
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Christmas In The Shadows
The heart and soul of Christmas is a joy unspeakable found in a baby born in Bethlehem. A baby whose birth lit up the brightest star, leading wise men from afar into the presence of the Light of the World. As believers, we know God is light and in Him there is no darkness. Yet,…
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So Then, What About Jesus?
“Thousands of people in this world profess to be happy without God. But if we could be truly happy and moral without Jesus, then why did He come? He came because that kind of happiness and peace is only superficial. Jesus Christ came to “bring…a sword” through every kind of peace that is not based…
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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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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 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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Time Out!
I’ve tried all week to write my next blog. The blog that comes next in the order of Ponder and Treasure. But try as I may, the words don’t come, the thoughts don’t flow, and the creative energy feels absent. Then it hit me. The reason why I’m at a loss; a loss for words,…
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Ponder and Treasure – Part Four
(If this blog entry had a subtitle, it would be called Marriage and The Doggie Bag.) We started our last small group study off with the question, “What marriage advice would you give to yourself?” After reading the chapters about Joseph’s decision to love Mary sacrificially and the baby Who changes everything, marriage surfaced as a…
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Ponder and Treasure – Part Three
I began my last small group meeting by asking the question, “Who is your ‘Elizabeth’”? Knowing this is a loaded question, I wanted the attendees to either land quickly on a person with whom they can bear their soul, or be reminded that their souls still long for this kind of connection with another godly…
When Only Faith Remains 