I am so very thankful for our men and women in the armed services. I have never served in that capacity and cannot fathom the depth of the trauma that they and their families have had to endure as they serve our country and preserve our freedoms. I appreciate the work that they do so […]
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My wife is developing a flair for water color painting. I am excited to see her digging into the work and developing new skills. We are learning that this process often requires drying time so that she can come back and add to her work later. This has created a bit of problem: Where do
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Throughout history, people groups have survived because the focus on community. Families, themselves, were communities that included multiple generations, numerous kids, and everyone contributing the functioning of the group, protection, and survival. I won’t pretend as though all was wonderful, easy, joyful, and spectacularly peaceful. We have never seen the idealized, utopian society. We have,
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I came across an article this morning discussing the weakening of Complementarianism because Beth Moore has recently pulled away from the SBC. Beth Moore is an excellent bible teacher and is well known for her women’s studies. From what I understand, she is respectful and loving towards her husband and he supports her. I don’t
I spend a lot of my words on touting the notion that we do not need to perform to receive His love and attention. His eyes are on us already and His banner over us is love. We do not need to do anything to earn his love and we waste our time trying to
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You are created by a loving God to accomplish things He designed for you that will bring your abundant life, joy, peace, and will serve Him in His overall design. You have a purpose. You are not left to your own devices and reasoning trying to define that purpose for yourself. You have a creator
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Jesus’s popularity was growing. He was well known for healing the sick and performing other miracles. He had a huge following, particularly after feeding thousands of people from having been given just a few fish and a little bread. He was socially “on fire.” If he could have been on YouTube, he would have gone
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My daughter-in-law will be celebrating her birthday soon. My son suggested that we build for her a set of cubbies to fit in a specific corner of their living room. Due to the size of baskets they chose and the height they were looking for, I suggested that we also add a few drawers to
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Our western thinking often hangs us up in regards to this whole idea of forgiveness. We are commanded to forgive others in the same way Christ forgave us, but we sometimes want to put conditions on that forgiveness. Other times, we hang on to the hurt and let it prevent us from truly letting go
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I have a passion for building and playing guitars. I am not a great guitar player. I am not a great guitar builder. What I have is passion, diligence, and persistence to a craft, be it playing or building. I know some guys who are naturally gifted to play or to build., I am not.
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