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The Purpose of the Mist

“Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.”                 — James 4:14 The book of James is a unique book that ...

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Setting Goals

Setting Goals

“I will build my church.”                 — Matthew 6:18 Having goals is important. When God sent His son to walk upon the Earth, He did not do so just because. He sent Him with a specific purpose in mind; He ...

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Solomon On Which Gang To Join

Solomon On Which Gang To Join

Every man is like the company he is wont to keep. —Euripides, c. 430 BC Sooner or later everyone has to decide which gang they belong to. —Pratchett and Gaiman, Good Omens (1990) To Be a Man When David was ...

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Choosing Happiness

Choosing Happiness

“Happiness is a conscious choice, not an automatic response.”                — Mildred Barthel Recently, I overheard a conversation between two mothers. One was grumbling to the other that her child could never be satisfied. No matter how much she gave ...

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Permanent Satisfaction

Permanent Satisfaction

“I don’t know the key to success but the key to failure is trying to please everyone.”                 — Bill Cosby By nature, I am a people pleaser. I work hard to ensure all those who are around me at ...

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Celebrating the Real You

Celebrating the Real You

“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.”  — 1 Peter 2:9 Scan the bookshelves ...

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God and Money, part 5: What Is Not For Sale

God and Money, part 5: What Is Not For Sale

The merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over [Babylon]; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more; the merchandise of gold and silver and precious stones…and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. (Revelation 18:11-12a, 13b) ...

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God and Money, part 4: Charity and Justice

God and Money, part 4: Charity and Justice

It is not enough to be generous, and give alms; the enlarged soul, the true philanthropist, is compelled by Christian principle to look beyond the bestowing of a scant pittance to the mere beggar of the day, to the duty ...

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God and Money, part 3: Enough to Give

God and Money, part 3: Enough to Give

Freely you have received, freely give. — Matthew 10:8b A home landscape enables personal subsistence but also generosity.  It enables community to exist and function. — Wendell Berry, What Matters? Over and over the Bible reminds us to share with ...

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