Tag: writer
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HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY
Today, we Americans celebrate the Fourth of July and the words penned by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence that on July 2, 1776, we were free from tyranny. The preamble of the Declaration penetrates the heart of most Americans with bursts of honor and gladness. Setting off emotional fireworks when read. “We hold…
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LIVING ON PURPOSE
Changing the World Dear Reader, Purpose could be best defined as glorifying God by doing what God says. That is what Jesus did, right? Therefore, if I want to make the world a better place than I found it, then I must be an active disciple (someone who imitates Jesus’ practices). I have to live…
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A BETTER DEFINITION of PASSION
Ooowee, its entrance into my catalog of best-loved quotes is right on time for February’s posts on passion, productivity, and purpose. It is also, so Maya. She was a woman who made us want to look and keep looking at her as she sashayed words as gracefully as she swayed her hips. Oh, she was a…
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A Merry Christmas Aha Moment
A Merry Christmas Aha Moment ““Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom He is pleased!”” Luke 2:14 I believe it is all about the order of things that brings peace to our lives and in our worlds. In this verse, I hear the Word revealing to me…
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Short and Sweet # 7. You’ve Got This.
Be encouraged. You’ve got it. Everything, in fact. But the question is, are you using the gifts that will make you powerfully effective in your walk as a Christ follower?
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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…
