Category: Encouragement
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Heaven is the WORST PLACE to be…
Here are 40 reasons why you may not be comfortable in Heaven. It is the worst place to be if… …you’re an atheist. …you’re selfish. …you don’t like to talk about religious things. …you can’t stand to be around Christians. …you’d prefer to live forever in total, absolute darkness. …you’re really into grinding and gnashing…
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The Shelter of Trust
“‘We are in your cities’: Alleged ISIS terrorists threaten U.S. via Twitter; FBI orders police to be on high alert!” So reads the NY Daily News. “…men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.” (Luke 21:26…
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Hidden Enemies (American Idols excerpt)
Life is much more than what our five physical senses reveal. There is a world, hidden from our natural sight, that is actually more real than the one we understand by using our basic senses. A spirit world. It was from this spirit world that God created our natural world. By faith we understand that…
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For Your Sake, Please Cover Up
Would it be alright if I asked all Christian women to do themselves a big favor? Yes? Please, cover up the cleavage. I realize society has given you the right to dress pretty much however you please. But society’s approval or disapproval doesn’t carry any weight in the kingdom of God. Did you know God…
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Truth Will Not Make You Free
Would you be mad at me if I told you truth will not make you free? Okay, so I’ll wait until you’re almost done reading to tell you. So instead I’ll ask you, “Are YOU free?” Do YOU want to be free? How “free” do you want to be? “And you will know the truth,…
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Marriage – God’s Great Mystery
As the Scriptures say, “A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.” This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one. So again I say, each man must love his wife as he…
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Rain Clouds or Dirty Hands
Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant. If they watch every cloud, they never harvest. (Ecclesiastes 11:4 NLT) I have watched people for a number of years now. I’ve seen people from all walks of life, well, a lot of them anyway. And I’ve finally come to this one conclusion. People receive from life…
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Skin Color and Ferguson
What’s going on? Why is this nation in such an uproar? People can’t seem to get along with anyone that is the slightest bit different. Why are people still color conscious these days? I thought America was beyond that, didn’t you? It shouldn’t matter if someone is light skinned or dark skinned, any more than…
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Subtle Suicide Suggestions
Depression. Have you ever felt depressed? Of course, a lot of people are thinking about it since the news of Robin Williams. Many people have sad moments in their lives, but that’s not the same thing as depression. I know. I’ve felt depression’s cold, steely fingers around my throat. And yes, as a Christian. I…
Jan Grace 