Tag: temptation
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Does a lion roar in the forest?
Have you ever heard the roar of a lion? No, I’m not referring to Marlin Perkins’ old television show, “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom”, which originally aired from 1963-1988. Have you heard the roar of a lion, up close and personal? I can’t recall hearing one, though the few times I’ve visited a zoo I’ve…
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Beating Back the Bully
(excerpt from new book) Bullies don’t back down until they’re forced to. When you stand up to them, even when you aren’t sure of your own ability to fight, it sends a message to them that you’re not quite the pushover they thought you were. Years ago, when I worked in a factory, a…
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A Spidery Web
I cannot tolerate spiders. In fact, I may even be what people refer to as arachnophobic. I can smash them, but I get real edgy until they’re wiped out. The picture at the heading is one I took a few hours ago. As we were leaving a funeral home, my built in spider alarm went…
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The Closet
It seems like the world is all geared up for house cleaning. Do you know what I mean? When I was a teenager, my little brother, who is nine years younger, had a messy closet. From time to time I had the chore of “helping” him clean it out. You wouldn’t believe the things we’d…
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A Trapped Cat
Lately I’ve been thinking about traps and snares. I’ve thought about trapping animals and I’ve also remembered the feelings I had a number of years ago, when, like a wild animal, I was trapped. It would be insane for anyone who’s married to believe they are above and beyond ever falling into a snare or…
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Lustful Lies
Is sexual lust REALLY a problem? It doesn’t take a high level of intelligence to understand why and how the enemy enjoys using this weapon. He’s taken out a good many men and women with it, and in spite of the fact his tactics rarely change with this weapon, it’s still just as highly effective…
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In the Lion’s Den
Did you hear the story about Daniel in the Lion’s Den? You have? Well, this one may be a bit different. You see, there was this other guy named Daniel. Like any red blooded young man, this Daniel began to think about, and talk about, and look at, GIRLS! Throughout his junior and senior high…
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Tents
“For we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down (that is, when we die and leave this earthly body), we will have a house in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not by human hands. We grow weary in our present bodies, and we long…
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Musicians and Music
It’s been said that musicians are a strange breed of cat. I’ve been inclined to agree. But I’m not sure anymore. I believe everyone has a bit of peculiarity about them. God would call it uniqueness. However, there is something powerful about music. Maybe it’s the melody, words, rhythm, and harmony all working together that…
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Riches To Rags
He was the richest, most powerful man in the world. His wife was gorgeous; beautiful beyond description. Everyone knew she was made for him. For years people have commented about the first time he ever laid eyes on her. They say it was love at first sight. Yes, they were quite the couple. He lacked…
Jan Grace 