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It’s Warmer Nearer the Heat Source
I am the vine, you are the branches. Without Me you can do nothing. (John 15:5, NKJV) I would love it if my morning coffee stayed perpetually hot. Or at least until I drank it. It’s a fact of life (and the laws of thermodynamics tend to agree) that we generally cannot...
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4 Manifestations of God’s Favor Toward Us
But now for a brief moment favor has been shown by the Lord our God (Ezra 9:8, ESV) God’s grace is constant; His favor is conditional to obedience and His periodic opportunities. The prophet Ezra mourned the Israelites’ deplorable conditions. “O my God, I am too...
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God – Giver, Taker, or Both?
I (God) have removed my protection and my peace from them—taken away my loving-kindness and my mercies. (Jeremiah 16:5, TLB / parenthesis added) Yes, God gives bountiful blessings and favor; yet, He also removes. Job lost everything in one day, then remarked, “The...
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Three Days Later
His death was agonizing. A more vicious, inhumane demise was unimaginable. Yet, it happened as destined. With his last breath, as spirit separated from broken body, he whooshed through a darkened vortex of time engulfed by eternity. He landed in front of a formidable,...
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When God Demands the Difficult
“Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me? (Jeremiah 32:27) Has God ever asked you to do something difficult? Like stepping out in faith or surrendering something precious? When confronted with such dilemmas, we face the choice of...
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4 Ways to Defeat Low Self-Esteem
I recently read a fascinating book titled You Can Read Anyone by David J. Lieberman (Copyright 2007, MJF Books). It divulges some of the tactics used by government profilers to determine behaviors and mindsets of people they interrogate. As we might presume, a...
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Rainbow over Rotorua – A Tribute to Billy Graham
And life went on... The day I heard of Billy Graham’s passing, I was vacationing in Rotorua, New Zealand—half a world away from Charlotte, North Carolina. While to me it seemed the world’s spiritual temperature dropped considerably, people in my vicinity scurried...
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The Powerlessness of Darkness
Walk as children of light. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. All things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. (Ephesians 5:8, 11, 13) When we walk in darkness, we bump...
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Relationship Lessons from Eggs and Eggshells
God is the Judge: He puts down one, and exalts another. (Psalm 75:7 / NKJV) Eggshells and scrambled eggs are a horrible combination. While making breakfast, I cracked three eggs and poured their contents into the frying pan. As I tossed the final eggshell in the...
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Poop in Your Brownies – Distinguishing Between the Holy and Unholy
Her priests have…profaned My holy things; they have not distinguished between the holy and unholy, nor have they made known the difference between the unclean and the clean. (Ezekiel 22:26; NKJV) How much dog poop do you want in your brownies? The story is told of a...
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The 4 Aspects of Choosing a Mate
I recently had the privilege of speaking with Jill Monaco on her podcast at Jill Monaco Ministries. The title is Choosing a Mate. Although more geared toward singles, the basic principles apply to marriages and other personal relationships. Here is a brief...
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How Melting Snow Reminds of God’s Light
For He says to the snow, “Fall on the earth”…by the breath of God ice is given.” (Job 37:6, 10; NKJV) The power of thunderstorms thrills me, but snow storms are my favorite. My northern friends may not understand my affection for snow and may claim I only like it...
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