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OPPOSITE LIVING

My first graders LOVED playing the opposite game!  I would say a word and they would shout the opposite with gusto.  Salt, PEPPER!  Open, SHUT!  Good, BAD!  You get the picture.  The Pharisees did not.  They were blind to all … Continue reading

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FROM MESS TO CONFESS

Psalms of Honesty and Truth We sin. We all sin. Sin creates a mess of our lives. Our believing friends and family don’t want to be a part of it, so they keep their distance. We don’t like it, but … Continue reading

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HANG ON…GOD DELIVERS AND SAVES US!

Psalms of Honesty and Truth Suffering on our journey here is not the trip we signed up for but it is a part of this world in which we live. We don’t like being physically sick, emotionally overwrought, or stand … Continue reading

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NO ABANDONED BELIEVERS IN GOD HERE!

Psalms of Honesty and Truth Have you ever been left at the grocery store as a child? Have you ever been left emotionally as an adult? In either case the feeling of being left behind is devastating to both. We … Continue reading

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BULLIES BEWARE!

Psalms of Honesty and Truth Once again, David was being hounded by Saul and slandered by Saul’s men, many of whom had been David’s friends. David was championing the right cause, for he was God’s chosen king, while Saul was … Continue reading

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GOD’S EYES ARE ON THOSE LOOKING FOR HIS LOVE

Psalms of Honesty and Truth We have many songs of praise in our hymn books, chorus books, and now contemporary chants of adoration for our God. And it’s all good when expressed with sincere hearts. He is indeed everything to … Continue reading

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EXPECT GOD TO COME!

Psalms of Honesty and Truth There is a popular song, by Ryan Stevenson, that blesses me on my way to work. “In the Eye of the Storm” seems to parallel David’s song that we read today: In the eye of … Continue reading

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STOP! SHAKE THE SAND FROM YOUR SOCKS!

Psalms of Honesty and Truth We are in the middle of a remodel of our home. We cannot move ahead until a new door is placed into the wall. We hired a guy who ordered installed the wrong door. Now, … Continue reading

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PRAYER AND PATIENCE

Psalms of Honesty and Truth We are not a patient people. I hear myself saying often in traffic, waiting on a microwave, inline for anything, “Come ON…” I am sure I am not the only one, for when I am … Continue reading

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BEING BRAVE AND COURAGEOUS

Psalms of Honesty and Truth We humans have fear built into our being it seems. Some fear is healthy because it makes us pay attention to all that evil around us so that we can avoid it. Fear of someone … Continue reading

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