Jesus said we should love our neighbor. (Matthew 22:39) So who is our neighbor? And how do we love them? When Jesus walked this earth, he showed love to everyone he met. If I use his example, I have many opportunities to show love every day. Obviously to my family.…
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Christ in Christmas – God’s Salvation Gift
The things that are happening in the world around us are incredibly sad. Murders at the hands of terrorists almost daily. Pandemics sickening many. Freedoms once taken for granted at risk in the name of social improvement. And yet rather than falling on our knees and crying out to our…
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It will all fit together
Very early this morning I awoke singing this song in my head. (Fortunately I have a beautiful voice… as long as it stays in my head.) “One day I’ll stand before You And look back on the life I’ve lived I can’t wait to enjoy the view And see how…
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Poisonous jealousy
Jealousy is one of the first sins mentioned in the Bible, and its bitter outcome was murder. Later [Eve] gave birth to [Cain’s] brother and named him Abel…When it was time for the harvest, Cain presented some of his crops as a gift to the Lord. Abel also brought a…
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Journey to the Promised Land
I love reading the Old Testament. Reading about the Israelites and their not so easy journey to the Promised Land gives me hope as I look forward to my Promised Land, heaven. Much like their journey through the wilderness was part of God’s plan – so is our journey through…