Devotional
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What is Rest? Harder than you’d think!
Rest. I’m thinking about it today. Rest is one of the 10 commandments, and is given in the Bible more than once: “Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during the plowing season and harvest you must rest.”…
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This is Eternal Life
“This is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” Do you know God? Do I know God? Does knowing Him change us? Do we listen for his voice? Do we hear it? Does it…
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Beginner Mistakes
Everyone makes mistakes. But beginners make a certain type of mistake: They make beginner mistakes. Here in Haiti, one beginner mistake is to start handing out free stuff. That’s a quick recipe for generating a flash mob. I remember clearly the day I learned this…
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Does God Intervene in Daily Life?
During the dead-locked Constitutional Convention in the summer of 1787, Benjamin Franklin had this to say: "The longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth: ‘that God governs in the affairs of men.’ And if a sparrow cannot fall to the…
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Christmas, Birth and Death
Boxing up all the stuff in my apartment. The death of one phase, the birth of another. Contemplating. Listening to Christmas music on the radio while working. Loved Michael Buble’s rendition of, “All I Want For Christmas.” I know it’s sappy lovey-dovey, but I like…
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Anxiety Related to Expectations
I’ve noticed the less I try to accomplish, the lower my anxiety becomes. However, it’s usually not enough for me to have just one goal. I often have about ten. Maybe you can’t relate to this, but I don’t usually feel good about myself unless…
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Joseph As A Figure of Christ
The message last night was on Joseph. In particular, the message was on self-control and the life of Joseph was used as an example. Some people would debate whether Joseph is a “type” of Christ so we will use the term “figure” instead because there…
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Changing Lanes
Do you hate change? Most people do. No doubt about it, change is uncomfortable. I’ve noticed most people change things occasionally, some people change things up ALL the time…… then still others rarely make any changes. Case in point: I drove up to Newton this…
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Onward and Upward
Spinach greens, red peppers, green peppers – for a salad. That’s what my friend Keith brought last night when he came by for supper. I added cheese and pulled out several dressings from the fridge. Sitting down to eat, Keith was about to pour some…
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Prepare Yourself
I have a co-worker who ran into a curb this morning with his car. It slid on ice and bent his rim. He didn’t have a car jack or tire iron, incredibly. He also was only wearing a cotton hoodie though it was 5 degrees…