October, 2014

• 26 October

  When Life Lives No More

  

  If you should die, what would your eulogy be like? How would your obituary read? How would you be remembered by spouse, children, family, and friends? Think about it, and be honest with your response. No doubt we’ll be loved and missed after we’re gone. But will those left to ...

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• 25 October

  Our Hope: Still Waters

  

  What are still waters?  Why do we equate water with God?  The truth is that God has placed the words water, waters, and watered in strategic verses in scripture.  He uses water as a force to be reckoned with, a place of calm, and a substance that nurtures souls. ‘And the ...

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• 25 October

  Calamity To Calm

  

  From the onset of our relationship, my wife and I did everything backwards. We were just a couple of kids far away from the Lord, you see. We had no idea what real love was, or what hard work and effort a standing relationship would take to maintain. False commitments ...

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• 25 October

  The Lies He Whispers

  

  There is one sure thing in life, we will die. Death will come to me, it will come to you.  If you don’t believe in God, is it because of the lies you have heard? I spent years questioning everything, asking big questions, never really finding answers  … except One.   The One who ...

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• 25 October

  Reality TV Truth?

  

  Reality TV is such an odd title for shows made for television. Immensely popular, they are not known to provide much ‘reality.’  Would you believe there is a glimpse of divine design to be seen in shows such as Junk Gypsies, Pawn Stars, Rehab Addict and even Super Nanny?  Their ...

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• 24 October

  Drop What You Are Doing And Follow Jesus

  

  A carpenter was busy building a Hollywood set when a producer walked by and asked him to help read parts for actors auditioning for roles in a new movie. The carpenter dropped his tools and followed the producer. A little later, the producer said  to the carpenter, “I know who ...

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• 24 October

  A Little Leaven

  

  When it comes to choosing to indulge in a little entertainment, it sometimes seems that, as a Christian, there is very little to choose from.  It’s true that sometimes it takes a little more effort and a little less complacency to find appropriate subject matter, but it can be done.  ...

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• 24 October

  Autumn Years: Celebrating Our Grandparents

  

  I didn’t know my two grandfathers well, they both passed away before I was four years old. One let me sit on his lap and listen to his pocket watch, the other shared ice cream sanwhiches with me. Both were first-generation Americans. One left school after sixth-grade, the other attended ...

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• 24 October

  Are You Mad At God?

  

  Recently, a person in my Bible study group admitted he was mad at God and confessed to telling Him so.  As I pondered his story and prayed for him, I reduced the scenario to a human to human level.  I imagined one person mad at another and how, at some ...

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• 23 October

  What’s He Looking At?

  

  It was the second week of horse training.  Quietly the trainer explained, “Today we will teach him that where you look, he must move.”  I had never heard of such a thing and watched with interested amusement.  Within five minutes, amusement turned to awe.  By then the diminutive trainer had ...

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