Tag: passion
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FLIP IT
Do you remember how Jesus tossed out the people buying and selling in the temple and overturned the tables of the loan sharks? … A short message to get your week off to a good start.
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ARE WE HAVING FUN YET? Part 2
Back in college, I had a tremendous amount of fun. I think. Some of it I don’t really remember.
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ARE WE HAVING FUN YET?
Back in college, I had a tremendous amount of fun. I think. Some of it I don’t really remember.
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TAKE ME TO THE CROSS
Doesn’t everyone need a bit of Lent in their life? Today is Ash Wednesday which marks the beginning of the Lenten season. I’ve never paid much attention to the tradition. The last time I saw a person practicing Lent, I was in Atlanta, and he was my boss. Acknowledging that he did something good proves…
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TOUGH LOVE
“Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who…
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PRO-CHOICE PASTORS? NO PRAYERS FOR THE BODY OF CHRIST? YES
Jesus said, “It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to stumble. Be on your guard. If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.” Luke 17:2-3 CSB I…
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SHORT AND SWEET #8: AFFIRMATIONS FOR SUCCESS
Sometimes shorter is sweeter. Especially when I have a lot on my plate. In such instances, I need a little something that I can say or memorize quickly. So I dissected a larger affirmation into this bite-sized chunk. It is just enough to chew on for today. I hope these short affirmations for success will…
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Serve
Last fall, my small group of primary caregivers—Shining Lights—adopted a local nursing home as a service project. Each year, the Pastor asks all group leaders to consider providing an act of kindness to the community. Many groups choose to partner with the church’s SERVE projects to clean up around an elementary school or at one…
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Caring for Adult Children
If you, imperfect as you are, know how to lovingly take care of your children and give them what’s best, how much more ready is your heavenly Father to give wonderful gifts to those who ask him?
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Short and Sweet Inspiration #5
October Blues: Conquer the fear that lurks near the end of the year. My dearest reader, The final stretch for the year is here. We can see the finish line, the white ribbon stretched across the track, and either we will fly through it and take hold of the prize at the end, or we can…