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Saturday, July 18th, 2009Proverbs 7:1 “My son keep my words. Store up my commands in you. Keep my commands and you will live.”
There is a country song by Montgomery Gentry entitled, “Back When I Knew It All.” Just the title of that song makes me smile. It is the story of a young man who did some rather […]
Hearing the Call to Leadership
Friday, July 17th, 2009Acts 13:3 “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I’ve called them. After they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.”
Leadership is an important call from the Lord. God calls people, perhaps everyone, at some point, into leadership. A teenager passed a house […]
Never Make Yourself Unhappy
Thursday, July 16th, 2009Psalm 29:11 “The Lord gives strength to His people; the Lord blesses His people with peace.”
Human beings have this unfortunate propensity to find problems with each other. This unproductive characteristic can be handled by committing the difficulty to God. If we ask the Holy Spirit, He will help us to not be so obsessive with […]
Never Deny
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009Acts 16:22 “The magistrates ordered Paul and Silas beaten…”
In the Book of Acts, there are many times that Paul and his companions could have denied their convictions of faith. Yet, often they were beaten or thrown into prison because of their strong faith in Christ. In our daily lives, do we keep the faith?
In every […]
A Thousand Worlds
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
II Timothy 4:10 “For Demas, because he loved this world has deserted me…”
Our experience of God must stay current. In human relationships, people can take others for granted. Sadly, they discover that while they were not paying attention, the relationship dissolved. Our relationship with God is no different. We must spend time with our […]
A Thorny Issue
Monday, July 13th, 2009Relationships are one of the thorny issues of life. As a father who loves my children I have tried to guide my girls along this thorny path. My guidance was often not received with appreciation. St. Paul tried in a like way to guide believers in his letters to the early church. In 1 Corinthians […]
Harsh Realities
Saturday, July 11th, 2009John 3:16 ”For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,[a] that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
This summer I was standing in the front yard of Natalie and David Anusiewicz when I saw a rather bazaar act of nature. A dragonfly flew past and snagged […]
Cup of Commitment
Friday, July 10th, 2009John 2:11 “This, the first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee. He thus revealed his glory, and his disciples put their faith in him.”
I love weddings. I enjoy being a part of the wedding party. The pageantry and the joy of the commitment is unexpected and fun. I have seen grooms […]
Disbelief Turns into Joy
Thursday, July 9th, 20091 Thessalonians 2:20 “For you are our glory and joy.”
I love those commercials where people win the lottery. I always get the impression that it is Saturday afternoon. The person is preparing dinner, watching TV, or cleaning the house. They go open the door. There is shock and amazement as they are confronted with glaring […]
Re-Creation
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009Romans 6:4 “Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.”
Nature teaches us that creatures can recreate themselves. There is a metamorphosis that completely changes the aspects of some […]
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