Monthly Archives: March 2022

LIVE JESUS!

“I just love a good diet that restricts what I can eat and when I should eat it!”, said no one.  Ever.  We don’t like to be told what to do; but we catch ourselves listening and browsing social media … Continue reading

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TAPESTRY OF LOVE

No matter how we live, we are woven into a tapestry of life with others. “No man is an island” is a famous quote used often in explaining isolationism as an unhealthy way to live and almost impossible.  But, where … Continue reading

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IT’S COMPLICATED?

When asked about a new relationship, the young man replied, “It’s complicated.”  Then a lengthy explanation began with the details of this “complicated” relationship.  He did all he could, even putting his own agenda aside to gain her affection and … Continue reading

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COLOSSIANS—ONLY JESUS!

An introduction by Eugene Peterson— “Hardly anyone who hears the full story of Jesus and learns the true facts of his life and teaching, crucifixion and resurrection, walks away with a shrug of the shoulders, dismissing him as unimportant.  People … Continue reading

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I CAN’T STOP SMILING!

Challenging circumstance happen in our imperfect world to teach us one thing—One person is all you need and that One person is Jesus.  When all the things of this earth we hold tightly to slip through our fingers and fade … Continue reading

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FILL IT UP!

Do you look at a cup of water and say it is “half-filled” or “half-empty”?  Ah, the great question of life, right?  Wrong.  Our next passage sometimes gets reduced to secular interpretation:  positive thinking vs. negative thinking.  But there is … Continue reading

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RELENTLESS FOCUS ON A RELENTLESS CHRIST!

Lord, help me to stay focused!  How many times do we pray that pray each day, maybe even each hour, as we strive to do what God wants us to be and do?  Our thoughts are so easily distracted.  Staying … Continue reading

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KNOW HIM—Know and grow with those who know Him

Everything else is insignificant to knowing Jesus Christ as Lord! It’s hard to choose good friends who will help us on our journey to grow in Christ.  It is fairly easy to rub shoulders with people who tell you what … Continue reading

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A BREATH OF FRESH AIR

The church has periods of time in history when we affect society (our world in which we live).  But there are many times that society affects the church and pollutes the Body of Christ.  We become like the world instead … Continue reading

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