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Football fans are teaching us a lesson about faith. These early days of January are a football fan’s favorite time. This weekend saw NFL teams fighting it out in the playoffs and tomorrow night Alabama and LSU will face off in the biggest game in recent memory. Fans are beside themselves. Their eyes are red [...]
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I’m sitting in the middle of nowhere right now. I’m in the woods and a long way from the busy world. I’m sitting under an old water oak and just noticing God. A few minutes ago a single orange butterfly came by. Soon it was joined by two more. Now the three are happily frolicking [...]
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Have you ever remodeled a home or office? It’s a mess. We’re doing some remodeling at the Eastern Shore church at the moment. Before anything new can be built the old stuff has to be torn away. Old ceiling, cabinets, walls, flooring; it all has to be torn down before the new materials can be [...]
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The Religion News Blog reports on continuing violence against Christ believers in Vietnam. You can read the details at their website but it reminds me just how blessed we are in this country. Like you, I am often frustrated at the direction our country seems headed. Immorality rules. Faith is challenged. But we do not [...]
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I am a Christian. I am a believer in an almighty God who sent his son to die for my sins. My reasons for being a Christian are many and varied but I plan to offer the top 20 here. I’ll list them today and then expand upon them in coming weeks. This list is [...]
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Heroic acts mark man of the great Bible characters. Noah, in the face of ridicule, built an ark, Abraham prepared to offer his only son as a sacrifice, Moses led the children of Israel out of captivity and through the wilderness. Joshua marshaled the Hebrews against the armies of Canaan. Rahab hid the spies at [...]
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The equation is simple: Flesh and bone + spirit = mankind We understand that man is made of the physical and the spiritual. We carefully monitor our diets and exercise our bodies but may neglect the most important part which is our spiritual man. Paul told Timothy that spiritual exercise was more important. “…for while [...]
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Today’s Christian seems to know precious little about sacrifice. Unless it happens as part of a play in baseball we almost never use the word anymore. The very idea of sacrifice is almost hideous. Our culture teaches us that we should never sacrifice but always accumulate more and more to our own immediate good. We [...]
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Joseph McKinney tells a remarkable story of struggle and strength found in a new Christian who must face the consequences of her actions. Please read the article at Brotherhood News.
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What would you think about a battlefield commander who carried his forces into a battle outnumbered 400 to 1? The book of Judges records just such a moment for Gideon. The Lord wanted his people delivered from the sons of the Amalekites and the sons of the east. Gideon was the chosen leader. But it [...]
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John C. Maxwell is a motivational speaker and author of numerous books on leadership. I’m reading 25 Ways to Win with People and am finding some interesting observations. I’ll share them with you from time to time. Maxwell posits that success comes from a common goal or dream. In fact he has a laminated card [...]
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