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Naked, Needy, and No Instructions
So this is the time of year where “pretend” rules the culture. We pretend we have money, so we spend a lot. We pretend we believe in something so we either go to church or Macy’s, whichever suits. I could … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible Study, children, christianity, church, community, faith, family, friendship, philosophy, purpose, teens, worship, youth
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Toward Being Thankful
So it is Day 5 in the 40 Days in the Word experience for me. Each day is a joy to spend in God’s word, reviewing truths I know and confessing forgetfulness of truths I learned previously but forgot. Today’s … Continue reading
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Tagged christianity, Devotional, doubt, faith, prayer
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40 Days in the Word
Today marks the first “official” day in Main Street’s 40 Days in the Word experience. Some have already started, others will begin later this week, but the family here is beginning 2012 spending time with God day by day by … Continue reading
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Tagged belief, christianity, Devotional, good news, jesus, purpose
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Just Tell My Why!
When my children were little, we had a “Why? bucket.” It was really just a plastic cup I conscripted from the kitchen cupboard, but we made it work. The purposes for the Why bucket were many, but two were primary: … Continue reading
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Tagged belief, children, christianity, grace, judgment, purpose, wickedness
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$1.10 Gasoline…while it lasts!
If you went to the gas station expecting to pay well over $4.00 for a gallon of gasoline and watched the pump tally your purchase at the rate of $1.10 what would you do? Would you go in and offer … Continue reading
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Tagged belief, christianity, community, ethics, friendship, gas, goodness, honesty, philosophy, politics, stewardship, terrorism
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Dink, Dink
Dink, dink: the unmistakable sound of emptiness at the bottom of the consumed pot as the ladle is pressed down for one more drought. Oh, if only I knew how to spell the scraping sound of hope as that same … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible Study, christianity, community, grace, new year, obedience
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