June, 2014

• 28 June

  Entering the Garden

  

  There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.   1John 4:18 A few years ago failing health forced my friend, Shirley, then in her early fifties, to move into a nursing facility.  That doorway, ...

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• 28 June

  OUR HOPE: ON MISSION FOR GOD (PART 1)

  

  “And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’ Then I said, ‘Here I am! Send me.'” (Isaiah 6:8-9) Two days ago I came home from 9 days in the lovely country of Ecuador. I was blessed to see God’s ...

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• 28 June

  An Invitation to Heaven

  

  An Invitation to Heaven By Joel B. 1 Cor 2:9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. Friends, there is a really good reason for accepting ...

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• 28 June

  Are You Who You Say You Are?

  

  Social media has placed a tremendous role in connecting one end of the globe to the other. With opportunities to post links, videos, images, and audio, the global connections are endless, and as a teenager, the excitement to meet people in a virtual world and engage in conversation is priceless ...

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• 27 June

  Mobile Showers For The Homeless

  

  Mobile Showers For The Homeless By John Livingston Clark In San Francisco 3,100 people live on the streets. This, of course, is a picture of a much larger scenario all across America. Along with being homeless is the problem of appearance and body hygiene. This, in turn, is a barrier ...

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• 27 June

  You be the Judge? -Part I (judging fruit)

  

  One of my favorite things about summer when I was growing up were the afternoons spent driving our rural roads in search of farm stands selling fresh fruits and vegetables. They always tasted so much better than what you purchased at the market and there is a reason for this… ...

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• 27 June

  Staying The Course

  

  When I got saved four years ago, God implanted a whole new set of dreams and aspirations within me, and charted a new course for my life. While I always loved to write, I never once pictured myself writing Christian fiction or non-fiction material. I also never imagined I would ...

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• 27 June

  Freedom from Spiritual Oppression

  

  Freedom from Spiritual Oppression By Joel B. 2 Tim 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Friends, I want to talk to you about the freedom the believer in Christ has from spiritual oppression. Many ...

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• 27 June

  Parents That Play – Make The Day

  

  Sometimes maneuvering through the years of parenting a young child can be pretty daunting.  The Bible has a lot of good guidance, but sometimes God arranges for us to “live and learn” while trusting that He is working in spite of us.  Now I have to say that I had ...

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• 26 June

  A World of Selfies

  

  The now rejected forty-year old Burger King theme song still echoes a desire most of us hold dear:  “Have it your way…”  We like to choose our way—and usually think others ought to see our superior wisdom and choose our way too! Proverbs 16:25 warns us about the results of that sort ...

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