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Earthen Vessels
One of the earliest lessons taught to new believers is that our spirit is good, and our flesh is bad. “No good thing can come from our flesh.” It is certainly an important dynamic and worthy of serious discussion as demonstrated by its frequent mentions in Scripture, particularly in the New Testament. Rather than present…
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Not The Mouse
It was my first week on a new job in a new city in a new state. I’ve worked for dozens of companies in as many geographic locations, so being new wasn’t foreign to me, though it was mildly uncomfortable as it would be for anyone I suppose. It was early morning, and I was…
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The First Fifty
Nancy and I celebrated our fiftieth wedding anniversary November 16, 2024. Well, that’s not entirely true – we’ve been celebrating our marriage most of our fifty years together. That’s what marriage has been like. Moments of ecstatic joy, followed by the understanding that our marriage to one another is what made that possible. So many…
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Second Chances
Everybody loves them – second chances. Certainly, everybody needs them, or will need them, sooner or later. Fortunately, the Lord is the God of second chances, and He has provided second, third, and even fourth chances for many of us. It seemed like President Trump fought like a roman gladiator for his second chance at…
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Power, Perspective, Precision
Not long ago I wrote a piece called “Learn from Learners” in which I discussed how our recognition of Jesus in another individual opens an ongoing opportunity for us to receive spiritual gifts, wisdom, knowledge, blessings, and other things from Jesus that are carried within that person. Discerning the humanity of another; their sin, their…
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Opportunity Has a Shelf Life
You probably recall the Biblical story recounted in Numbers chapters 13 and 14, where God instructed His people to militarily engage the army of Canaan, the land that God had promised Abraham, in war. It began (13:1) when God instructed Moses to send a member of each tribe to “spy out the land.” As the…