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Over the years, I've discovered from Scripture and experience that God loves to answer our prayers. Whatever the answer, your best interest is always in mind. Here are five of his most frequent answers: "No, I love you too much." The Lord of the universe…
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And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying, Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. And I brought him to…
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The NY Times ran an article about 100 fans camped out in the courtyard of the Chinese theater in Los Angeles for the new Star Wars: the Force Awakens movie, 12 days before the actual movie came out. That’s nothing compared to the last Star Wars…
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We often pray, fill me with your holy spirit, but there is no good in us. So even if we’re baptized and “good,” do we not have the spirit? Where is it when we sin? Thank you for this question. When we pray for the Holy Spirit to fill…
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“What if you woke up tomorrow, with only the things you were grateful for today?” As I read that quote on Facebook, I suddenly realized how much more time I spent complaining rather than thanking God for the many blessings I had received. For…
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The Cycle: something that repeats itself over and over again usually in the same steps. Understand the cycle If someone is nice to you, it's natural to be nice in return and to those around you. If someone smiles at you, it's natural to smile in return. If…
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I was taught that practice makes perfect. When I played the violin as a youngster, I used to practice so much that I had a bruise on my left clavicle and would have to ice my left hand on few occasions. When it came to my Christian walk, I implemented the…
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Living in a state of constant war—unsure whether marauding invaders would decimate the city or a violent militia will drag loved ones from their beds at night to commit unspeakable atrocities—degrades and strips life to one overarching fixation:…
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previously published on December 2004 Last June two of my friends and myself finished something that we had only dreamed of accomplishing 4 years prior. In the heat of the Idaho sun we spent the better part of the day in constant motion, albeit slow at times.…
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previously published in December 2005 Why is Christ’s first coming so popular compared to his second coming? If this were high school, it would be like the Hollister hottie of Christmas versus the Goth girl of the apocalypse. Jesus’ birth…
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