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A New Day with God
Therefore if anyone is in Christ , he is a new creature ; the old things [the previous moral...
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Find the Good in Everything
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. (Ephesians 4:29 ESV) There is...
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Matriarchs of the Messiah
Have you ever been in a Christmas play? When I was growing up, it seems that I was most often assigned the role of “narrator.” Apparently, they thought I was better at reading than acting!...
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New Fruit
Maybe you’ve noticed a lot of new varieties of apples on the market in recent years. The Honeycrisp apple, for example, was not developed until the 1990s but it can now be found in stores...
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Friends and Faith
For many regular church attenders one of the major factors that keeps them returning to worship week after week is not just the music or the preaching, but the opportunity to reconnect with friends. We...
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Setting Limits
Everyone knows the truth about “fun size” candy bars: it’s much more fun to receive the full size bars for Halloween! Admittedly, the smaller ones are cheaper and easier to give away. The real problem,...
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God Thoughts
Suppose we could keep inventory of the numerous random thoughts that flow through our head every day: I can’t forget to put gas in the car before I go home today. In the daylight, these...
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Family Resemblance
When our first child was born, one of the nurses told me that newborn babies supposedly look more like dad than mom so that dad will develop a strong bond with the child. I don’t...
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Blessed to Give
You’ve heard the saying: “It’s more blessed to give than to receive.” Where’s the blessing in giving? Given the choice, wouldn’t we rather be on the receiving end every time? We certainly know that giving...