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With Friends Like Christians, Who Needs Enemies?
When I survey my life, the biggest hurts I’ve endured have been at that hands of other Christians. The times I’ve been been stabbed in the back the most and maligned the worst…
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Sunshine and Rain
As a transplanted Ohioan living in the South, I am well accustomed with myriad weather fluctuations. From October until April, Ohio is blanketed with cloud cover more often than not. …
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Rich and Satisfied
http://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/4309806528/sizes/z/in/photostream/ Today is a new day. A new year. Since God allowed me to see it, I realize that He still has work for me to do on this Earth. I don’t take…
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Survival Truths
When you ask God for something, do you really think He will answer you? When you pray, do you believe He hears you? When you call out to Him, do you think he…
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No Such Thing as Freedom of Speech
As this political season heats up, I can feel my temperature rising. I have never enjoyed election years, but so far, this one takes the cake. The whining and mud-slinging are just plain…
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Temper-Fire Starter
When I started to ponder gentleness this morning, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to write. Then it occurred to me. “A gentle response defuses anger…” (Prov. 15:1 MSG) I’m not sure why…
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His Goodness, not Mine
Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life. And I will live in the house of the Lord forever. Amen. While this is a mishmash of several different…
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I’m Not Kind
I once told a friend of mine that I’m not kind. He looked at me with the most peculiar face. He was utterly baffled. He responded in the most incredulous way. “You are…
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Anxiously Waiting Patiently
PATIENCE. I wrote it in caps on purpose. This word screams at me a lot. Does it scream at you, or are you one of those disgustingly patient people who has no problem…
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Peace Failure
In exploring peace this week, I realized that I was lacking it more times than a few, and that it’s nobody’s fault but mine. See, God always holds up His end of the…
