Category: Encouragement
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God Isn’t A Republican
Well, the election is only about five weeks away. You can expect to hear and see all kinds of political ads spouting wonderful words about this candidate and the next. I’m already getting tired of them. But do you know what bothers me more than the political ads? The followers of Christ who act as…
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When I Grow Up
“What would you like to be when you grow up?” I remember being asked that question when I was a kid. I had several different answers, none of which ever happened. Some of my ideas were a fireman, policeman, rock star, artist, and industrial engineer. For a little while I considered an over the road…
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Growing Old Stinks
Growing old stinks. Some folks will tell you it beats the alternative. But does it? Why do I think growing old stinks? Not because of the extra aches and pains. It’s not because I’m losing my hair, or gaining an extra pound or three around the middle. It stinks when loved ones die, whether they’re…
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Real Man or Big Boy?
No man ever beats a woman. There have been plenty of males who have, but no men. A number of boys have flexed their muscles and busted a woman’s face, but it has never been a man. Men, real men, don’t have to prove how strong they are by breaking a woman’s arm, or knocking…
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Can God Be Trusted In The Dark?
Why does our faith vacillate so much when life changes on us? When the sun disappears behind dark and threatening storm clouds? We say we trust the Lord, that he is able to do anything, yet we become a nervous wreck when things don’t go as planned. We say he’s good (all the time) but…
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Call Me An Alien
Call me an Alien. Alien: not familiar or like other things you have known : different from what you are used to : from another country : too different from something to be acceptable or suitable Yes, indeed. I am an alien. No, not the Roswell, New Mexico, Area 51 version of alien. Nor the…
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Only One Requirement
I’d like to say a word or two about the President of the United States of America. No, not any particular president, but rather the Office of President. I won’t use a lot of words; it won’t take many. I’ll start by saying that most people have their preference of who should be living in…
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The Big Time
Sometimes we believe things we shouldn’t. Like, things people say about us. Good or bad. It makes no difference. If our focus is on ourselves, we can be easily turned. Turned to follow our own desires and cravings, rather than God’s will. Paul gave a word of advice to each of us: “For by the…
Jan Grace 