Category: The Church
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Easter is for pagans
Recently I asked our Facebook friends to write, using just a few words, what Easter means to them. There were a number of responses, and I enjoyed reading each one. Here is the list of what Easter means to people like you and I. Life everlasting God’s invitation Celebration Sacrifice and mercy Life and new…
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Passion
Passion. Desire, focus, purpose, mission, A cross A week Passion. Praises, palms, crowds, questions, A man A king Passion. Preparation, covenant, body and blood, An opportunity A betrayal Passion. Pleading, sweating, sleeping, rising, scattering A garden A kiss Passion. Mocking, trying, beating, crowning, A promise A bruised heel Passion. Washed hands, mangled flesh, broken…
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Names
There’s a word used to describe a certain segment of the Church. Actually, there are a NUMBER of words used in describing the Body of Christ. No, I’m not referring to words like “arms”, “legs”, “hands”, etc. Different words that seem to imply division, rather than unity. Names. Of course, it’s nice to locate people…
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Shame On Us
Shame: a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing. Have you noticed? There doesn’t seem to be much shame in America these days. Oh, there’s plenty of shameful things happening, but shame just can’t be found. Why? Why is shame so hard to find? Is it because people don’t know they’re doing wrong? Maybe in some cases.…
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Illegal Immigration
Well, here I am again; realizing the need to change my opinion about something. It’s something that not only has political and social ramifications, but spiritual ones, as well. An issue that seems to draw people to one of two ideological camps. A real hot button for our times. Illegal immigration. Now, mind you, I…
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The Dreaded Children of God
I feel like I’ve missed something important. I mean REAL important. I’ve been a Christian, a born-again child of God, for 38 years. I’ve been a minister, preacher, pastor for 30 years. But I still feel like I’ve missed something important. REAL important! I’ve witnessed God minister in outstanding ways to men and women, boys…
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Let’s Vote On It!
Let’s vote on it! Those 4 little words carry a lot of weight with the American people. Whether it pertains to the national presidential election every 4 years, a local school board election, who should be the next winner of American Idol, or trying to decide which restaurant has the best breaded tenderloin sandwich in…
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Rain, Floods, and Winds
We sometimes can hear something taught for so long, we miss a word The Lord may be trying to tell us. We may read a passage of scripture off and on for years, and though The Lord ministered that particular Word to our heart one time, we forget He may have something else to reveal…
Jan Grace 