Not often will the words “party” and “Gospel” be used in the same sentence, yet they should be naturally together. Both are positive terms. “Party” reminds us of the good times we have had and the fantastic gatherings we have with friends and family. “Gospel” points our hearts at the good news of Jesus the [...]
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Have Godly Goals
May 9, 2012
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God has very high goals for people’s love, character, and spiritual maturity. That is why in a number of places in the Bible God’s people are encouraged to be godly. Scripture does not encourage us to be little gods for there is only one God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit. God’s people are encouraged [...]
Read morePowerful Trust
April 25, 2012
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Christians can have a powerful trust in God- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Yet do we live and trust as if God is big or as if God is small or at the most average? Consider your heart in this. Our LORD is powerful. He created the world. There may be other so-called gods or [...]
Read moreReal New Year Change
December 29, 2011
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Almost everyone knows that New Year’s resolutions are ineffective. We have good intentions and make good plans. Yet, before long the resolution is forgotten. If not forgotten, we have already broken our resolution after a few days or a week. If you like to make resolutions, go for it. Still, give Solomon’s wisdom in Ecclesiastes [...]
Read moreDo Angels Molt?
December 23, 2011
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The angels may have lost some feathers because of the excitement of that first Christmas. At Christmas we have a good chance of seeing real excitement. An excellent example was shown on “America’s Funniest Home Videos.” A little boy was so excited for his birthday that he was physically shaking. His arms were shaking. His [...]
Read moreDry Bones’ Valley of Hopelessness
December 6, 2011
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Israel was spiritually living in the country of hopelessness. That sounds too similar to people in our day – different points of hopelessness, but still hopelessness. The people of Israel had been deported. The city walls of Jerusalem had been destroyed. The temple had been razed. The feeling of the majority was that God had [...]
Read moreThe Heart Filled with Passion
October 20, 2011
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Martin Luther, the founder of the Lutheran church, was a man of passion. He started out as a man filled with religious passion and completed his life as a man filled with passion for Christ. While none of us are Luther, there is a fire of passion for Jesus in your heart. That fire was [...]
Read moreIs There any Mongoose in You?
October 5, 2011
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Mongooses are the natural predators of the cobra. The cobra may look more intimidating, sinister and lethal, but the mongoose can triumph. Take a look at the facial expressions in the picture from the movie Rikki Tikki Tavi when Rikki faces off with Nag, the King Cobra. Rikki is determined to win and Nag looks [...]
Read moreGod Restores Old Cars
September 22, 2011
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One of my favorite classic cars is the Pontiac GTO. Not the body style that some called the “Judge” with its swept back roof, but the classic, all be it, boxy, so as the restored car pictured here. Great car! The GTOs I like are now antiques. Of old cars we see two types – [...]
Read moreRemember the Enemy
September 14, 2011
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Shown with this post is one of the best renditions of Satan. The individual slide is from Disney’s Fantasia, first shown in 1940. The artist for Disney was Vladimir Tytla. While the depiction was spoken of as Satan by many people, it was conceived as a Slavic Chernabog, or black god. The picture is negatively inspiring because [...]
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