Category: The Church
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The Church Mall Epiphany
It was an epiphany of no small magnitude. My eyes were wide open, as they should have been since I was driving my Outback and pulling a boat, heading west on Park Avenue; but I saw the possibilities in my spirit. As I meditated on the new idea, the clearer it became. It was something…
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Do You Need A Tune-Up?
Have you ever driven a car that just didn’t run right? Sluggish, jerky, and smelling more like a gas station than an exhaust pipe? So what do you do? Ignore it, complain about it, trade it, or do you have it checked out by a trusted mechanic? I remember years ago when I was 18,…
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IGNITE!
“Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes! It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there…
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Paul’s Thorn vs. God’s Grace
“And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He said…
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Are You Teachable?
Know-it-alls come in all sorts of shapes, sizes, ages, and experiences. The world is full of them, in case you haven’t noticed. No matter what the subject, some people are experts on everything! Maybe you’ve never met a know-it-all. Good for you. But just wait, you probably will one of these days. Of course, everyone…
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Keep On Truckin’
Way back in the late ’60’s and early ’70’s, when I was a hippie-wannabe, there was a phrase floating around that fit me to a “T”. The phrase was “Keep On Truckin’!” It meant something like, “just keep doing what ever you feel is the cool, far out, groovy, right on, hip thing to do.…
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The Crowd
“On one of those days, as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with him to heal. And behold, some men were bringing on a bed a man who was…
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A Spiritual Garbage Disposal
A spiritual “garbage disposal” is how many view the scripture: “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”(Romans 8:28 ESV) If THEY can’t explain what is happening, or what just happened, the experience is filed in the “Romans 8:28”…
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Why America Is Falling Apart At The Seams
Why America Is Falling Apart At The Seams I have a strong feeling some people will not agree with my conclusion, my answer to the above statement. Oh well. I’m prepared for that. So for those who disagree slightly, or vehemently, feel free to post your comments. I believe something I’d rather not believe: The…
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War Face
“Do you have your ‘War Face’ on?” I was at a prayer/discussion group yesterday morning. Someone made a statement, which I don’t think I heard correctly. What I DID hear, in my spirit, was “do you have your ‘war face’ on?” Now mind you, I don’t get out as often as maybe I should, so…
Jan Grace 