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Oct 17, 20192 min read
Three Lessons Found in the Kindness of Ruth and Boaz
God’s kindness flows like a nourishing river through the story of Ruth and Boaz (Ruth 2:1-23). It waters every page of the story so that...
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Oct 10, 20192 min read
Showing Kindness
Kindness is not passive. It does not sit around and wait until it sees a person or situation in which it might be useful. Instead, it...
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Oct 3, 20192 min read
A Warrior’s Patience
A warrior depends on fundamental elements like courage, strength, and the ability to willfully inflict violence. But the good and noble...
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Sep 26, 20192 min read
Does Your Reputation Precede You?
“Your reputation precedes you,” is a common expression that explains the potency of one’s standing in the community. It is usually...
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Sep 19, 20192 min read
The Power of Silver, Gold, and Wisdom.
Silver and gold crackle and glow with power. It emanates from them in steady waves that attract both men and women with an irresistible...
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Sep 12, 20193 min read
Toiling With the Wind or Prioritizing Your Life
Toiling for a goal, a prize, or an idea that is better than what you presently possess is a good thing. Such toil makes us stronger,...
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Sep 5, 20192 min read
Are You Woke?
Too many of our lives are spent in a fog of unawareness. To steal popular verbiage from the social justice world, we are not “woke.” We...
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Aug 29, 20192 min read
Seizing the Opportunity
To seize something means to take hold of it suddenly and forcibly. It is an eager act of decisiveness. Most of us have no problems with...
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Aug 22, 20192 min read
Defining Sin
Most people think of sin as a bad or evil thing that a person does. Others have a broader view, and define it as any behavior that is...
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Aug 15, 20192 min read
Running Toward the Darkness
As a prophet, Jonah proclaimed God’s word to the people. That was his calling, his duty, and his purpose. One day God ordered Jonah to...
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Aug 8, 20192 min read
Some Reminders About God
If you live in America you live in a world that is completely infused with the principles of Christianity and Judaism. Our history, our...
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Jul 31, 20192 min read
Spirit and Truth and Reverence
If we are made to do anything at all, it is to worship. Ironically, in modern Christianity we have developed the inadequate notion that...
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Jul 29, 20192 min read
Freedom from the World
In the bible, the term “ the world ” is used in multiple ways. Three uses, however, appear to be the most significant. First, it is...
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Jul 16, 20192 min read
Freedom From Sin
Buzzing with sexual undertones, or anticipation of forbidden pleasures, the word desire often summons images of decadence. This is...
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Jul 11, 20192 min read
Freedom From Self
Pride may be the chief of all sinful states. I don’t mean the kind of pride that elates you when you see your child accomplish something...
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Jul 5, 20192 min read
Freedom from God
Freedom is a tricky word that carries many shades of meaning for many different people and situations. But it is probably safe to say...
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Jun 27, 20192 min read
The Baggage of Depression
Depression is more than sadness. Sadness passes. It moves on its melancholy way when circumstances change. It is lifted with good news,...
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Jun 20, 20192 min read
Emotional Baggage
Everyone has emotional baggage. We lug it around, and drag it across sidewalks, and over curbs. Sometimes we struggle as we pull it up...
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Jun 12, 20192 min read
God and Addiction
There are all kinds of addictions in the world, and all of us are subject to them. If you are reading this, you might very well be...
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Jun 6, 20192 min read
The Real Reason for Your Baggage
David, the shepherd boy, teaches us much about the battles that we may face as modern adults (1 Samuel 17:1-58). I could spend a lot of...
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