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Over the past few days, I’ve felt out of sorts. Things just feel off. In Texas, we call that being just a little caddywhompus or being just a little left of center. The best way to explain it to someone not familiar with the term is that it’s what happens ...
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May, 2015
- 30 May
Our Hope: Our Refuge and Strength
We see the words in Scripture. We hear them used in songs. We have had people pray the words over us when we are going through the trials of life. And we use them ourselves when we cannot find the words to say. Our Refuge and Strength. Such powerful words, ...
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Staggering Bible Statistics: The Miracle of God’s Word
Interestingly enough, two people can witness the exact same event and come away with two very different versions of what happened. Two children can be raised in the same home, under the exact same rules and expectations and can turn out entirely different. My husband and I like to tell ...
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God Guides Us Through The Blind Spots
The goats did not know they had a need, but they did. The pasture they munched about so placidly would soon be shorn by the mower. Familiar with the farmer who kept them, the flock was obedient to his leading. As I watched the goats moved to a safe, abundant pasture, ...
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A Piece of the Puzzle: God’s Masterpiece
In the entryway of my mother’s house hangs a beautiful picture of a waterfall surrounded by trees. You’d never know the picture was made up of hundreds of puzzle pieces unless you examined the picture up close. One thousand small jig saw puzzle pieces, precisely fitted together with seams lined up perfectly, create ...
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Do You Have A Bitter Root In Your Heart?
“Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled” (Hebrews 12:15). A couple days ago, a person requested prayer for a family member who was bitter. He didn’t give any details, but I could ...
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A Little Less HGTV; A Little More Contentment
“Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.” ~ Philippians 4:11 We live in a world of bigger, better, more. At every moment, we are confronted with in-your-face advertising campaigns for updating phones, cars, jewelry and more. ...
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Keep Your Word–Even When It Hurts
He could hardly believe his ears. His daughter, who’d been estranged from him for the last seven years, by her own choice, wanted money. She’d rebelled against his rules, opted to live out her teen years exclusively with her mother (who had few rules), and in essence, disdained a relationship. ...
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The Many Attributes of God’s Character
God is good. He can only be good. All He does is done with good intention, even the most fearful situation we can imagine is intended for good, and God will not put us through it, if it is not beneficial to us. “All things work together for good to ...
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What Does “Last Days” Mean?
A term often used in Bible prophecy is “last days.” We are in the last days of what? Let’s look at what this refers to. First of all, the world is not going to come to an end. People who say this are not only fanatical but ignorant of scripture. ...
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