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Seeing God As He Is
Take inventory of your life as it is right now. Consider the things you have said, your reactions toward others, and your attitudes. How we respond to the situations of life reveals how we view […]
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The Person I Couldn’t Forgive
Forgiveness is one of the most difficult things to practice. When we have been repeatedly hurt, we build walls to protect ourselves, and our hearts tend to harden to as a defense mechanism to avoid […]
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Prelude To Victory
As my family and I walked through historic Spartanburg, South Carolina, we stopped to read a plaque that read, “The Battle of Cowpens: Prelude to Victory.” A Prelude is defined as an action or event […]
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The Gardens We Design
I want flowers. I want a lush garden of purple, blue, yellow, and bright pink hues. I want to see fruits and vegetables growing in nice, clean rows that are coming from rich, green stocks […]
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Ministry of Reconciliation
Our environment is frequently one of pointing fingers, of endless blame and taking sides. It seems there is always something to argue about or someone to criticize. It can simply get exhausting. There are, at […]
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The God of Broken Sticks
Springtime was upon us in East Texas. I was enjoying my morning coffee when Joseph, my one-year old son, came bounding down the steps in his rubber boots pointing towards the door saying, “dada, side […]
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To Those Hurt by the Church
Church hurt. It’s a subject I’ve seen on social media often met with a resounding response. “Sometimes it’s the ‘church folk’ that run people away from the church,” and other quotes have been shared frequently. […]
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The Ministry of Presence
It all began in the prayer room. I was excited to see what God had in store for our service, as I paced back and forth praying aloud. Suddenly, my pastor approached me with an […]
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5 Impediments to Hearing God’s Voice
Two men were walking along a crowded city sidewalk. Suddenly, one of the men remarked, “Listen to the lovely sound of that cricket,” But the other man could not hear the sound. He asked his […]