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Thanking God for the “small” gifts
James 1:17 KJV (17)  Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. Note that the apostle doesn’t say, “Every great/large gift…” We have a Read More...
When We Get More Than We Bargained For
We don’t always pay attention to what we pray for.  Too often, we can get caught up in prayers of repetition (which Jesus warned us about in Matthew 6:7 ), or we don’t actually think through the implications of what we are asking for in our prayers. Read More...
Putting God First
Genesis 39:2-6 KJV (2)  And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. (3)  And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his Read More...
The Meaning of Life
What is the meaning of life?  Why are we here?  What is our purpose? These questions have been asked for centuries and more, but there is a simple (if not eagerly accepted) answer. The purpose for all human life, as it is for all of creation Read More...
Guidance and Protection are Already Promised
We have been already promised guidance and protection -- we just need to obey... Exodus 23:20-22 KJV (20)  Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. (21)  Beware of Read More...
The Consequences of Failing To Maintain Personal Integrity
There are so many injunctions against personal misconduct, and yet people still allow greed and wickedness to rule in their lives: Exodus 23:1-2 ESV (1)  "You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be Read More...
Well, That didn’t take long!
Exodus 20:18-20 KJV (18)  And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off. (19)  And they said unto Moses, Speak Read More...
Complaining Instead of Trusting
Does it seem like we spend more time complaining and wanting to return to bad situations with which we are familiar, rather than overcoming the necessary trials that are on our path? Exodus 14:10-12 KJV (10)  And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children Read More...
God Still Means What He Says
Yesterday, I read an advice column in Slate where someone asks about whether they should return their tithe or pay their debt . Unfortunately, the answer given to the poor truth seeker was way off the mark.  And the comments that followed were not Read More...
Living By Biblical Principles
All too often, we take the way of convenience, or the way of expedience or the way of society, but not the way of Jesus. We make excuses or question the relevance of the Bible for solving today’s problems. The Bible remains relevant for the following Read More...

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