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February 17, 2010

Holding on to What I Know

A dear and wise friend of mine once told me that I should never go by what I feel, but by what I know. Feelings can be fickle and reactionary, and oftentimes they do not reveal the truth about the situation they are a reaction to....

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February 2, 2010

Listening Instead of Speaking

Today in my car I was listening to MercyMe’s CD Spoken For. The song Word of God Speak came on, and it really said how I have been feeling lately. It reminded me that the most important thing in life is to hear what God...

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January 30, 2010

Just Enough Knowledge

C.S. Lewis is one of my favorite Christian authors. It can take some thought to get the point he is making in some of this writings, but the effort is well worth the understanding that I gain. About a year ago I bought a journal...

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January 27, 2010

Holding onto Faith, Hope, and Love

I don’t fully understand all that happens in life. I don’t understand what has happened in Haiti. I don’t understand why sports figures, actors, and corporate CEOs make millions of dollars while those who seem to contribute more to society and work harder barely make...

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January 27, 2010

Holding on in the Hard Places

I’ve been thinking again about one of my favorite Rev. Billy Graham quotes, “I believe God would have us to go hard places, not easy ones.” Scripture warns us that difficult times will come. The apostle Paul warned his young friend Timothy, “You should know...

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January 22, 2010

Don’t Worry, Just Trust

Human beings have a tendency to worry. We worry about whether we will have enough money to pay the rent or mortgage; we worry about whether our kids will get into college and succeed in life; we worry about whether we will get cancer, or...

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January 12, 2010

It’s All Relative . . . Or Is It?

Relativism has become a popular doctrine in our society today. According to the American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, relativism is “the doctrine that no ideas or beliefs are universally true but that all are, instead, ‘relative’ — that is, their validity depends on...

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January 4, 2010

The Trap of Spiritual Pride

Recently a couple of my Facebook friends joined the FB group “I’m Christian & I’m Proud.” I looked at the “Join this group” button and thought about joining, because I am a Christian. But the second half of the group name made me stop and...

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December 23, 2009

Two Days Until Christmas!

Tomorrow night is Christmas Eve. I am looking forward to the candlelight service at church. It is one of my most favorite services of the year. I love it when everyone in the congregation is holding their lit candle and the rest of the lights...

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December 9, 2009

To Pray without Ceasing

The other day this quote from Brother Lawrence came in my Quotemeal daily email: “There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful than that of a continual conversation with God.” That’s easy for a monk to say. What did...

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