Category Archives: Change

Resolution or Repentance?

Posted on January 2, 2020 by

Little Johnny’s mother plainly told him not to eat any cookies before supper. As soon as her back was turned, though, Johnny ate some cookies. When the mother discovered what he had done, she asked him, “Didn’t you know it … Continue reading →

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Is God Calling You to Deal With a Problem?

Posted on August 22, 2019 by

David Livingston, the legendary missionary to Africa, was a man who understood that some jobs God asks us to do aren’t for the faint of heart. On the subject of Livingstone’s work in Africa, one man wrote him, “I would … Continue reading →

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New Seasons

Posted on August 16, 2019 by

To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: (Ecclesiastes 3:1, N.K.J.V.) It’s been quite a while since I provided any kind of update as to what’s going on with me and my family. So, I … Continue reading →

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Happily Ever After

Posted on August 1, 2019 by

Everybody loves a happy ending. The fact is, though, that such an outcome usually depends upon just exactly what degree of “happy” the individual is expecting. If those expectations are unrealistically high, well…. The Bible’s classic illustration of this is … Continue reading →

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The Great War: Soldiers Enlisted

Posted on July 18, 2019 by

Series: “The Great War” (post #2) Satan and God are at war. They have been since at least Genesis chapter 3. Despite the fact that this greatest of all wars is supernatural, the results it produces are the same as … Continue reading →

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God’s Mirror

Posted on July 6, 2019 by

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes … Continue reading →

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What Would You Give Up for Jesus?

Posted on June 28, 2019 by

One day a certain ruler, probably a ruler in a local synagogue, came to Jesus with a question. This ruler was young (Matthew 19:20), wealthy (Matthew 19:22), and lived a moral life by striving to keep God’s commandments (Matthew 19:17-20). … Continue reading →

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