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WE CRAZY!

It is so easy to be sucked into the vortex of self-righteousness.  We are crazy, just like the Galatians, if we really think and behave as if being good and being better at being good, is what it takes to … Continue reading →

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PRETENDING IS FRUITLESS

Pretending comes natural to us.  Just watch children at play and you will see them transform in their thoughts and actions to be super heroes, teachers, policemen, nurses, doctors, cowboys or soldiers.  Sometimes they will become their favorite animal!   Some … Continue reading →

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I WAS, BUT THEN GOD…

“When men and women get their hands on religion, one of the first things they often do is turn it into an instrument for controlling others, ether putting or keeping them ‘in their place.’  The history of such religious manipulation … Continue reading →

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“I’M A CHRISTIAN! … But Am I Really?”

I am very fortunate to be a part of an online grow group with friends who want to excel in their walk with Jesus.  One young lady amused us one evening as we talked about what God really sees in … Continue reading →

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PUSHED TO OUR KNEES IS THE BEST PLACE TO BE!

When the world crashes down around us, when we finally come to the end of the ropes of control we cling to and when life, as we thought it once was is not; our response will reveal the true colors … Continue reading →

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ALL FOR JESUS—OR NOT AT ALL?

“A new Barna study discovered that 38 percent of pastors have given real, serious consideration to quitting the ministry in the past year.” – Christianity Today, February 2, 2022 After reading Paul’s account this morning of doing what God called … Continue reading →

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STAND FIRM—GENTLY—LED BY GOD’S SPIRIT

Life lessons are hard.  Being a called of God leader in His church is harder still.  Paul is discovering what this means and is learning how to respond by God’s Spirit.  It was James who wrote, “Not many of you … Continue reading →

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GOD GAVE—WE GIVE!

Let’s get right to it! GOD LOVES AN ENTHUSIASTIC GIVER OF WHAT HE HAS GIVEN TO US!  This is Paul’s message that comes from God as he teaches God’s people how to give with reasons to give.  Giving is actually … Continue reading →

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OFFERING

For thirteen years of my life, part of the work God called me to do involved taking college-age students to various mission fields to learn and grow in their own faith while coming alongside missionaries and national leaders in their … Continue reading →

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CARE ENOUGH…

I have lived a long grateful life for all the ways God has taught me.  He has had a LOT of work to do in me and He is not finished yet!  Here’s what I have learned so far.  As … Continue reading →

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