Category: Encouragement
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O Worship The King
Who is like our God? Who else is worthy of all our worship? There’s only One who is powerful enough to create Heaven and Earth; everything seen and unseen. Yet He’s tender and gentle enough to hold us in His arms. God alone hates evil with a pure, righteous, and unselfish hatred. And although His…
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving! I’m sitting here, kicked back on my couch, wondering how the phrase “Happy Thanksgiving” ever got started. Do you know? And why is it “Merry Christmas” rather than “Happy Christmas”? Any ideas? Oh, well. But what kind of a world would there be if people quit being thankful? I imagine a world without…
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Black Friday / Black Plague
Well, it’s almost here…Black Friday. A time for all consumers to do one thing; CONSUME!!! Time for the merchants to feed the cravings of their pigeons. Get up at half past dark, throw on your clothes, and start driving even before you wake up. Battle your way through the war zone called Department Store. Fill…
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Worship is not a Magic Lamp
“Do we sometimes treat worship like a modern day Aladdin’s Lamp?” God is not trying to hide from you. He hasn’t locked Himself away from you, expecting you to figure out the lock combination before He’ll “step out into the open.” He doesn’t dwell inside a beautiful, old, lamp; just waiting for us to rub it…
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Halftime!
What a game! Did you see it? I’m referring to the Broncos/Patriots game last night. Wow! I must say, I was hoping the Broncos would win. And at halftime, with the score 24-0 in favor of Denver, I was tempted to shut the TV off and read a book. I would have missed quite the…
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Judah and Simeon
“Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass that the children of Israel asked the Lord, saying, “Who shall be first to go up for us against the Canaanites to fight against them?” And the Lord said, “Judah shall go up. Indeed I have delivered the land into his hand.” So Judah said…
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Worship Team
Long before Creation, as described in Genesis 1, and long before Adam yielded his position and authority to the Serpent, something was happening in the heavens, and in Heaven itself. Worship! All the host of heaven worshipped the One Who sits on the Throne; Who was, and is, and is to come, The Almighty. Their…
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Boot Camp
My book, Boot Camp, is in the final stages of production. Here is a sneak preview, the preface to Boot Camp, Basic Training For The Believer. “Your basic combat training is designed to accomplish two purposes: familiarize you with the fundamental requirements of military life, and teach you how to fight and defeat an enemy.”…
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De Nile
De Nile! A mighty force, De Nile. It can push aside anything that tries to stand against it; and flood the foundation of anything built too close. De Nile flows and grows, downward, ever downward; until it becomes so large it covers miles and miles of territory. It cannot be stopped; its natural tendency to…
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Until Death Do Us Part
Do you mind if I stir up the proverbial pot for a moment? I’ve been thinking about the “until death do us part” line used in most wedding ceremonies. What does it mean, “until death do us part”? At this point, I have mostly questions to share. And, as always, I’d enjoy reading your responses;…
Jan Grace 