Joe, a leader at First church, was charged with finding a company to repave the church parking lot. His college buddy had recently started a paving company and Joe secretly wanted to help his friend build up his business. Though Joe knew about previous less-than-honest dealings that his friend was involved in, he presented the company in a positive light,
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A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. Proverbs 22:1 (NIV) If there’s one thing I hate, it’s when someone says something about me that isn’t true – especially when it paints a less than favorable picture of my character. This happened to me recently, and it sure made me
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John 8:32 (NIV) Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. There’s a popular commercial on television where a young lady is talking on the street with her neighbor. The woman makes a statement and the man says, “Where’d you hear that.” The woman quips back in a matter of fact tone, “On the internet.”
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Deuteronomy 4:39(NIV) Acknowledge and take to heart this day that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other. It seems that opinions about God and who He is are everywhere these days. I saw it on social media the other day, “This life is all you have, there’s no one and nothing
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