Tag: hope
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I Could’ve Quit Too Soon
It’s been 26 years since I almost quit too soon. I thought about that today while driving to an out of town ministry opportunity. It’s been 26 years since I contemplated driving my van into a telephone pole at 70 miles an hour. Really, you say? Why would someone like me ever think of taking…
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They went that-a-way!
I’ve been around this old world for over sixty one years. I’ve done a lot of things, gone a lot of places, and made a lot of friends. But the other day I had a new experience. If you’ve watched any cops and robbers shows, or some good old westerns, you’ve undoubtedly heard someone say,…
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All You’ll Ever Need Is Found At The Mercy Seat
There’s a place in this universe, though it was created for every man, woman, and child who’d ever grace this planet, far beyond the reaches of the most powerful telescope. A place not made with human hands, but a place where every sin-stained hand can find complete cleansing. A place ignored by some and cursed…
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Have You Allowed Your Dream To Die?
Every once in a while I listen to what the preacher says. Oh, I always hear them, like a lot of folks. But I sometimes actually listen. Today was one of those days. He began with the scripture, “Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint.” (Proverbs 29:18 ESV) Another translation says…
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Your Best Days?
In spite of what some of the most popular preachers and pseudo prophets are feeding us, things are NOT getting better. No, I’m not preaching gloom and doom. I’m simply agreeing with what the Apostle Paul wrote almost 2,000 years ago. “BUT UNDERSTAND this, that in the last days will come (set in) perilous times…
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Process of Change
God never changes. He does, however, have a process He uses in order to bring about change in us. And sometimes we go through changes in order to learn God’s direction for our life. So it is with my wife and I. We’ve walked with the Lord for a number of years; thirty-nine to be…
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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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Come See A Man
I sat on the hot and dusty stone wall staring at the man. For the past half hour we conversed. No, we didn’t converse – he read my mail and opened my heart like no one ever had. I’ve been in love countless times, married more times than I care to remember. Even the one…
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Does The Word “Repent” Scare You?
I am amazed. All these years I assumed a certain thing was true, only to finally realize I was wrong. And all I needed to do was read the scripture as though I’d never read it before. I’m referring to Jonah. You know, the book called Jonah? Yeah, the big fish dude. I’ll tell you…
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Guaranteed!
True or false? “You can have anything you want, if you want it bad enough.” What do you think? Is that a true statement? A lot of people seem to believe it. “You need to have passion”, is what they’ll say. Let’s see; will that work with finances? “If I want finances bad enough, is…
Jan Grace 