Things Christians Forget Are Parts of Other Religions
When I was younger, I was interested in my horoscope. I wanted to know more about the paranormal and ghosts. I was interested in E.S.P. I think I knew which line was considered a lifeline in my palm. I thought things concerning the occult were pretty interesting until...
read moreBe an Encouragement to Others
How important is encouragement to you? If everything is going your way, you may not give it much thought. What about when things don’t go your way? What about those around you? Encouragement can actually make quite a difference for the folks in your life. It can...
read moreDo Challenges Make You Frustrated And Angry?
When I was young, I would let challenges frustrate or even anger me. Mom’s advice would be to stop what I was doing and do something else for a while. I rarely wanted to do that. I wanted to resolve the issue, and I wanted to resolve it then! Have you ever let a...
read moreKeep Your Relationships Up-to-Date
I was tricked. A situation was presented. I voiced my opinion. The person flipped sides, and started defending the opposite position. Before I knew it, we were arguing. What happened? Have you ever gotten drawn into an argument that you never saw coming? What did you...
read moreGod’s Exchange Rates
If you could record all the thoughts and feelings inside yourself and play them back for me, what would I see and feel? Does your past follow you? Do you think about it a lot? Does the way you feel about things now stem from hurts from long ago? Do you replay things...
read moreTake America Back to God
Do you know how to change America for the better? I am talking about a real deep long lasting change. If you knew, would you be willing to do what it takes to make it happen? I’ll give you a hint. God gave us the answer in Deuteronomy 6. We just have to apply it. As...
read moreLeadership: Humility and Compassion
Have you ever been shown compassion when you expected to be verbally kicked? Has someone ever humbled themselves before you at a time when you least expected it? Have you ever been humble or compassionate when dealing with another? Great leaders are both. Perhaps...
read moreThrow The Hurting a Rope: Hope and Truth
Have you ever talked to a lost person who had hit bottom and had no hope? Have you ever talked to a saved person who had endured many personal struggles, but over the years they had become beaten down? Both need hope and truth. Down trodden seems to be commonplace...
read moreGoing Along With the Crowd
Have you ever seen a group of folks put down or pick on another person? If you take a close look at the group you will usually find a leader or two and a bunch of followers. Many times the followers just want to be a part of the in-crowd. They don’t agree with the...
read moreRest, You Are Safe
I remember getting off the bus at a busy intersection to find my mother was not there waiting for me. I was probably about 7 at the time. It was raining hard. I think I remember going into the nearby doughnut shop to wait for the rain to slow down and mom to show up....
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