Category: love of God
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Walk Like Jesus
“Whoever says he abides in Him ought to walk in the same way in which He walked.” (1 John 2:6 ESV) I wonder…am I walking in the same way in which Jesus walked? Maybe I should ask myself another question; am I walking WHERE Jesus walked? Do I dare allow Him to lead me into…
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A New Experience
New experiences! Enjoyable experiences! Once in a lifetime experiences! I had a new, enjoyable, once in a lifetime kind of experience yesterday evening. A good friend of mine had just purchased a 2006 Porsche Boxster. He and his wife drove it over to our house to let us look at it, and to watch me…
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The Manifold Grace of God – Part 2
“Undeserved Merit”? “As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.” (1 Peter 4:10 NKJV) This is part 2 of a series called “The Manifold Grace of God.” In the first part I mentioned the standard definition for grace being “unmerited favor.” While…
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Can Innocence Be Restored?
Do you ever wonder what it would be like to start over in life? Not necessarily from the very beginning; I mean, who really wants to revisit potty training, the first day of kindergarten, and other traumatic experiences. And I DO NOT want to eat cottage cheese ever again! By “start over”, I’m referring to…
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What Do We Really Expect?
Why do we, as Jesus followers, act so surprised, and even mad, when the world doesn’t treat us like their own? What do we really expect? What do we really want? Have we forgotten something Jesus said? “If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first. The world would love you as one…
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Where’s the Joy?
There sure are a lot of sad people in the world! It’s only 4 months after Christmas! What happened to “Joy To The World”; what happened to the joy? Even among believers, Christians, there isn’t a lot of joy. There are times when laughter is prevalent, but typically that’s when everything is going their way.…
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Bubba the Bulldog
Bubba the Bulldog. Bubba came to live with us at the time our son, Jeremy, was quite young; I believe about 3 years old. Jeremy and I had a lot of fun with ol’ Bubba; telling stories of Bubba’s daring days of do, and watching how Bubba interacted with the rest of Jeremy’s stuffed animals.…
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The Gardens
Arrogance, insolence, audacity, pride, smugness, haughtiness… You’ll find these, back long ago, in the Garden. They set the stage for the Downfall, the Rebellion. Though they were warned, it happened anyway. “Is that what God really meant?”, the serpent asked Eve. The way in which he proposed his question, he really was saying, “Oh, come…
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A Word for the World
Ask 50 people the question, “What does God think about the world?”, you may get 50 different answers. About 2000 years ago, Jesus made a statement that answered the question once and for all. It was true before He said it, while He said, and it’s been true ever since. One verse says it all.…
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