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The Harmful Habit of Possessing

A few weeks ago, Nashville, the glitzy city bordering my own town of Clarksville, has been buried in snow. Quite unusual for this city of southern belles and country music. Consequently, many normal “luxuries” of life were briefly off limits. Some lost power, some lost cars in icy pile ups. ...

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The Holy Spirit in Our Children

spiritual gifts in children, more of the Holy Spirit

Praying aloud about a situation, I automatically began speaking in tongues at the end. My five-year-old was coloring at the table and asked, “What did you just say there, Mommy?” “I’m not sure,” I admitted. “The Holy Spirit gave me that prayer, but we can ask Him to tell us what ...

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Divorce and the Misquoted Scripture

“God hates divorce.” Most of us have heard this quote from the Scriptures many times. But Malachi 2:16 has more to say than just those three words. “For I hate divorce!” says the Lord, the God of Israel. “To divorce your wife is to overwhelm her with cruelty,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. ...

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Kindness and Humility

I want to live my life so there is no doubt or denying … I loved my people well. What does it take to love well?  What does living like an example of God’s love involve? Do we find it only in church or in the religious crowd? Or can we find God among ...

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How To Build A Strong Christian Family

How does a parent build a strong Christian family? The church should instruct families how to begin and grow a Godly heritage in each family, but we cannot expect our church to build it for us. It must be done at home. We cannot expect our schools or a sports ...

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