Salvation is not turning over a new leaf but receiving a new life. Our Daily Bread A friend sends me periodic e-mails, and every one of them has this weighty nugget at the end: “A good perspective, everyone should have one.”  If you are attracted to the wholesomeness of that e-mail ending, then follow me […]

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Let them praise His name with dancing; Let them sing praises to Him with timbrel and lyre. Psalm 149:3 My wife Cynthia and I enjoy a number of recreational activities; one of which is the focus of this message – dancing, I can remember taking dance lessons over sixty years ago; that’s right 60 years!  […]

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Do you not know that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God.  You are not your own, for you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body. 1Cor 6:19-20 When a carpenter builds a house, the house builds the carpenter too.  Along […]

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Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.  Colossians 3:13 NIV If you are like me, real forgiveness is intriguing because it’s simple, yet so difficult to truly exercise.  Years ago, I received the following anonymously written story that focused […]

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 “Words satisfy the soul as food satisfies the stomach; the right words on a person’s lips bring satisfaction.” Proverbs 18:20 I would never pretend to be a scientist, but I’ve learned that matter cannot be created or destroyed, only changed or transformed. If we run with this principle, it is possible to examine something rather mysterious–our spoken words. Whatever we […]

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“Champions trust God while others ask for answers. They step forward while everyone else prays for volunteers.” Dr. Lester Sumrall (1913-1996) One of the great examples and champions of the Old Testament was Nehemiah, the exiled cup bearer of Artaxerxes, King of Persia. Nehemiah had a heart cry for his people being neglected and abused […]

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I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.  Phil 4:13 In some ways, we are always living in perilous times.  George Müeller was no exception.  German born, George Müeller (9/27/1805 – 3/10/1898) was a Christian evangelist and Director of the Ashley Down orphanage in Bristol, England.  He cared for over 10,000 orphans in […]

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Romans 8:32 Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else? Someone sent me this statement, “What you are is God’s gift to you; what you become is your gift to God.”  At first, it was like any other series of […]

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Trust in the Lord with all your heart.  Lean not on your own understanding.  In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your path. Prov 3:5-6 There’s a familiar Biblical story in chapter 2 of Luke where Joseph and Mary, the parents of young Jesus, had to return to Jerusalem to collect Him […]

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There is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.  Prov 18:24 Have you ever thought about what real friendship is?  I’m sure most of us have used the term friend to describe a variety of people; even some we barely know.  Let me qualify.  I’m referring here to an honest-to-goodness friend; someone you can count on–even when everyone else hightails it in the opposite direction. I came […]

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