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You’re Told to do This 80 Times!
The phrase “one another” occurs 146 times in the Bible. Almost all of the Old Testament occurrences are negative or descriptive, not relational. Whereas over 80 occurrences in the New Testament are telling us to treat one another positively such…
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Can I watch TV and play video games all the time?
God gave you life for a reason. The reason is not just to pay bills and eat, nor to just watch TV and play video games (although some of that is OK). The wisest man who ever lived, Solomon,…
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Monsters Need Love Too
Years ago I didn’t want to see the 2001 Pixar Animation Studios movie Monsters, Inc. However, I went anyway and was glad I did. The “monsters in the closet” were scary and real to little children, however as the movie…
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People Today Be Like…
While reading in the book of Hebrews, I came to this verse: “Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord” Hebrews 12:14 I got to thinking about our culture lately, and that most…
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Prayer, Trusting God, and an Engine
I’m working on a new book: “How to Glorify God”, so posts here are going to be a little sparse as I spend time working on the book. One of the ways to glorify God is praying. And, one of…
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What are Swadling Clothes & Manger?
“And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.” (Luke 2:12) Two words jump out at me in that passage: “swaddling cloths”, and “manger”. We have heard that…
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Be In Him
“As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.” Colossians 2:6-7 In that passage, the…
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Knowledge Understanding and Wisdom are not Synonyms!
Knowledge, Understanding, Wisdom Are these three words synonyms? Most people today think so, including teachers, pastors, and parents…the influential people who should know the difference. The distinctness of each and sequential training of all three has been lost, and society…
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Your Recipe Repertoire
Every guy needs to have a couple of recipes he has mastered. My Brother-In-Law is famous for his home-made-from-scratch pizza, and we always look forward to our family getting together around his pizza. Good food = good times. Having family members…
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I Wish You Were As Rich As Me
An ultra-wealthy man lived in one of the residential suites in the opulent Ritz-Carlton Hotel in New York City. He was greeted daily by the smiling face of the hotel Doorman. This Doorman’s wage was barely above the minimum and…
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