John 17:3 (NIV) Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. One of the things I’ve noticed about the way some Christians define their faith is by the things they do or don’t do. In previous times Christians would often say with pride, “I don’t drink, don’t smoke,
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Matthew 25:45 (NIV) “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ They are in almost every city in every part of our country. You see them at busy intersections with their cardboard signs and standing around on sidewalks, aimless with nowhere to go
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God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble… Psalm 46:1 (NLT) He occasionally appears at one of my regular lunch spots, first emerging as a speck in my rear view mirror. I make my way through the drive-thru, order up my Number One—no pickles and a half Coke/half Diet Coke—and then make my way
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1 John 3:16 (NIV) This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. She’s only six but sometimes my Anne can be the wisest teacher. Sometimes I learn great lessons even when she hasn’t spoken a word. It happened again
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Luke 23:34(NIV) Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lots. I stood there frozen trying not to let him see me shaking. His finger was inches from my face and profanity was spewing in anger filled curses. I held the warranty in my trembling hand.
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Matthew 5:44-45 (NIV) But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. Frankly, my new neighbors scare me. They run a business refurbishing old
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Matthew 22:38-39 (NIV) This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ My class of grade school boys were all wound up but the lesson began and we plowed through the topic of the morning; “Love.” Not the favorite subject for the typical grade school aged male. Nonetheless they gave me
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Ephesians 3:2 (NIV) Surely you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me for you, The Bible tells us that we receive many things when we place our trust in Jesus and begin a relationship with Him. Scripture tells us we have fellowship with other believers, we also have the Holy Spirit living in us
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Proverbs 4:23 (NIV) Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. One of the songs I remember singing as a kid growing up in church had a couple lines in the middle that went something like, “Prone to wander Lord I feel it, Prone to leave the God I love.” In my simple faith I
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Titus 3:5-6 (NIV) He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior. I really didn’t want to sit next to him. I could tell that he was
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