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Dancing for Joy
“There is no box made by God nor us but that the sides can be flattened out and the top blown off to make a dance floor on which to celebrate life.”—Kenneth Caraway. Sometimes we lose sight of the kind … Continue reading
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Tagged abundant life, celebration, dancing, illustration, John 10:10, joy, Kenneth Caraway, Philippians 4:4, rejoice in the Lord
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Scary Sermon
When Paul was being held for trial in Acts 24, he had an opportunity to speak to the governor, Felix. Verse 25 says, “As Paul discoursed on righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and said, “That’s … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations
Tagged Acts 24:25, illustration, Jesus, judgment, responsibility, righteousness, self-control, sermon
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Search for Courage
ESPN has decided to honor Caitlyn (formerly Bruce) Jenner with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award. This has sparked a huge controversy. Many have questioned the wisdom of this decision, claiming that others are much more deserving than the former Olympic … Continue reading
Recognize the Danger
An American woman was killed by a lioness Monday at the Lion Park north of Johannesburg. Although the park rules state that all vehicles must keep their windows rolled up, this car’s windows were down at the time of the … Continue reading
Lord Helps the Devils?!
It’s tournament time for high school baseball in Lexington, Kentucky. The Henry Clay Devils recently beat Lexington Christian Academy by a score of 3-0. One of Henry Clay’s top players, Cameron Lord, hit a home run and played some good … Continue reading
Strange Conditions
Cuban president Raul Castro recently visited Pope Francis at the Vatican. Castro had praise for the pope, with whom he met privately for about an hour. Castro later promised a warm welcome for Francis when he comes to Cuba for … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Current Events, Prayer
Tagged Cuban president, illustration, Joshua 24:15, Pope Francis, Raul Castro, Vatican, worship
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How Do You Like Your Pretzel?
Yesterday’s “The Family Circus” cartoon showed little Dolly holding a pretzel stick and saying to her mother, “Mommy, can you fix my pretzel? I like ‘em loopy, not straight.” How do you like your pretzel? Loopy or straight? It really … Continue reading
Who You Are
A minister was asked to go visit an elderly lady who lived in a nursing home. Although he had never met the woman, he was glad to go and pay her a visit. Arriving at the facility, he walked down … Continue reading
Invested
For the past several years, I have gotten into the habit of checking the status of a certain stock that my wife and I have owned. I looked at it almost every day. It was interesting to see it fluctuate. We … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Leadership, Prayer
Tagged giving, illustration, investing in stocks, Matthew 6:21, stewardship, where your treasure is
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Overcoming a Huge Deficit
I play word games on line with some friends. One friend and I are evenly matched—she wins about half the time and I win the other half. Right now we have a game going in which she is absolutely killing … Continue reading
Posted in Communion Meditations
Tagged grace, illustration, salvation, sin, words with friends
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