Month: October 2012
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Speaking to my own soul
My emotions were fired up. The day was one of peaks and valleys, exhilaration and anxiety, all mixed into one potentially intoxicating brew. I could feel the tension rising and knew it was time to speak to myself. No, I am not mentally unbalanced! I have learned from experience that when emotions are…
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Dating or Married?
This Sunday at Faith Discovery Church we will be talking about something everybody ought to know. Yep, we’re going to point out the obvious. What is it? That the church is a family and that Christianity is about relationships! Christ commissions us to faithfully do His work – feeding the hungry, comforting the broken, preaching…
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Ears to Hear?
Ears to hear? How’s your hearing? With age, mine isn’t what it used to be. When I ask Bev to repeat something she said while in another room, it frustrates her. But, some loss of ability to hear quiet or higher pitched tones is normal. Of greater concern to me is the ability to hear…
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Right Where You Are
Joseph’s life is an inspiration for me! As a teenager, the Lord gave him big dreams for the future. He saw a bright, wonderful promise ahead. For the next 20 years, he experienced one setback after another. His brothers’ hatred caused them to sell into slavery. The wife of the man in whose household he…
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Two Weeks from Today
Two weeks from today Are you planning to vote? In Presidential elections years about 2 of out of 3 eligible Americans will do so, leaving an amazing 30% who stay home for one reason or another. Electing our government officials should be regarded as a duty as well as a privilege. We can attempt to…
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He’s your Dad!
He’s your DadFor a few days last week I was with my children and grandchildren. Of all the ways I am described by others; friend, brother, Pastor, counselor; none compares to “Dad.” My adult kids love to tease me and can do it so well knowing all the right stories to tell. When one of…
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I DESERVE it!
Our political leaders are challenged by the fiscal demands of ‘entitlement’ programs. With mountains of debt threatening to break our state and national economies, they face hard choices about Social Security benefits, spending on education and health care, and public pension programs. No beneficiaries are going to willing say, “trim my programs.” After all, that’s…
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The BEST of Intentions
The Best of Intentions Good intentions are not enough in our worship. Obedience is! In an intriguing story from King David’s adventures, we catch a glimpse of an awesome God, in the most frightening sense of the word. David wanted to bring the Ark of the Covenant, the symbol of the Presence of the LORD…
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Time to make the donuts!
Vision teaches us the ‘why’ behind the ‘what.’ Lose vision and motivation dies. The lead guy on the crew that installed the new boiler at our church last week wasn’t just putting pipes together. He was building something in which he took pride. He had vision for his work and it is evident in the…
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Reboot!
Reboot! If one of my computers start running slowly or drops the network connection, the first thing I do is a reboot! I have learned that just shutting it down and starting over usually gets things going again. It’s a simple fix, yet very effective in most cases. Don’t you wish that life had a…
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