Have you ever thought about how God feels about the power of choice? The Bible says in 1 John 4:19 (NKJV) “We love Him because He first loved us.” Meaning that God chooses us which in turn gives us the ability to choose Him. How did God choose us? The Bible tells us in Ephesians […]
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Is God relatable? I think this is an interesting question to explore. I think many of us as Christians have sought so hard to be relatable to the culture that we have begun to view the Bible and Jesus through the lens of culture rather than letting the Bible and Jesus tell us the truth
Anchovies. The mere mention of the word brings a reaction to me. I crinkle my nose in disgust and marching through my head are usually the thoughts, “Ewwwww….I don’t like anchovies. Those are gross!” We all have foods we dislike, but do you know what is weird about my distaste for anchovies? I have never,
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The Bible has quite a bit to say about love. You won’t have to read very far from Genesis to Revelation to see the Bible either discussing love, showing God’s love for His children, or instructing us, the reader, on how to love. God in essence is love. His very being is love. Everything He
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I don’t know about you, but I really dislike when things break or don’t work correctly. It is frustrating to me when things are cheaply made and I am having to replace them too soon. I had a tube tv well beyond when most people had traded theirs in for a flat screen. My thought
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Do you have a favorite worship song? I know I do! However, it usually changes with the season of life I am in or with what God is currently showing me. There are times that some worship songs truly resonate, and I feel myself identifying with that particular song more than others. There are worship
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Have you ever wondered about God’s plan for your life? I think sometimes it is easy to look back on our lives and see in hindsight God’s hand moving. The circumstances we were walking through at the time may not have made sense. However, once we went through those circumstances and gained a different perspective,
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Most of you probably heard the popular adage growing up “Sticks and Stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.” Honestly, I think teachers and parents used this saying so children would not be so sensitive to things the other children say. I know from teaching elementary school for twenty-three years that
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Have you ever prayed for patience? Some people would argue that when you pray for patience God is faithful to bring along a trial to teach you patience. In the midst of the trial you may wonder why you were foolish enough to pray for more patience. I don’t know if that is necessarily how
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Have you ever felt unqualified to do what God was asking you to do? I sure have, many times. My first year of teaching is a perfect example of one such occasion. I walked into a classroom full of children, and I was supposed to figure out where each child was academically and each of
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